Laurel School
Title
Laurel School
Description
Black and white portrait of eight people, seven students and their teacher, in the back row, second from the left of the image. Museum records identify the teacher as Helen Austin. These students are likely those graduating from the school at this time. Laurel School was one of two which served the community of Laurel, south of Hillsboro on Highway 219. In 1933, the school's directors applied for government funding to install a gravity flow water system, as all water for the school had to that point been hauled by hand from a nearby well. The students shared a communal dipper for drinking from a water bucket. The water system installed by the Public Works Administration was still in use in the late 1970s.
[back] [pen] I believe this is the best proof of all the children, but I would like to have it made a little lighter if it is at all possible. Helen Austin
Creator
Schramel Studio, photographer, Hillsboro, Oregon
Date Created
9/29/1936
Subject
Schools
Rural schools
School children
Minority students
Japanese American children
Austin, Helen
Education History
Genealogy & Family History
Asian American Studies
Place
Laurel, Oregon
Medium
photographic prints
Language
English
Identifier
WCMpic_013019
Rights
Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.
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Source
Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum
Type
Still Image