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Black and white photograph of the USD 500 Board of Education storeroom and shop building, front and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of the USD 500 Board of Education storeroom and shop building, front and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of the USD 500 Board of Education storeroom and shop building, front and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of Booker T. Washington School, exterior, front and side elevations. The actual date of construction and occupancy for this school, which served African American students, is not known. Booker T. Washington school was at…

Black and white photograph of the Bryant School Annex

Black and white photograph of Central Elementary School exterior

Black and white photograph of Central Junior High School, exterior front view

Black and white photograph of Chelsea Elementary School, exterior view

Black and white photograph of Clara Barton School, exterior front view. Clara Barton was located at 25th and Cheyenne in Argentine. The school operated from 1923 to 1951 when it was destroyed by flooding.

Black and white photograph of Columbian School, exterior front view. The school was located at 519 Seminary (current corner of South 7th St. and Southwest Blvd.). It operated beginning in 1886 and closed after the 1965-66 school year. The building…

Black and white photograph of Columbian School, exterior rear view. The school was located at 519 Seminary (current corner of South 7th St. and Southwest Blvd.). It operated beginning in 1886 and closed after the 1965-66 school year. The building was…

Black and white photograph of the Cooper School, exterior front view. The Cooper School was located on First Street between Central and Lyons Avenues. Built it 1904, Cooper operated until enrollment declined, closing in 1939.

Black and white photograph of the Cooper School, exterior rear view. The Cooper School was located on First Street between Central and Lyons Avenues. Built it 1904, Cooper operated until enrollment declined, closing in 1939.

Black and white photograph of Douglass Elementary School, located at 9th and Washington in Kansas City, Kansas, front and side elevation. Constructed in 1890 and named for abolitionist Frederick Douglass, the Douglass school served African American…

Black and white photograph of Douglass Elementary School, located at 9th and Washington in Kansas City, Kansas, rear elevation. Constructed in 1890 and named for abolitionist Frederick Douglass, the Douglass school served African American students.…

Black and white photograph of Dunbar Elementary School, located at 6th and Rowland, front and side elevation. The school was constructed in 1907-8 and designed by architect W. W. Rose. Serving African American students, it was named for noted poet…

Black and white photograph of Dunbar Elementary School, located at 6th and Rowland, rear elevation. The school was constructed in 1907-8 and designed by architect W. W. Rose. Serving African American students, it was named for noted poet Paul…

Black and white photograph of the Edison School, rear elevation.

Black and white photograph of Emerson School, front, side elevation. Named for Ralph Waldo Emerson, the school was located at 1429 South 29th Street in Argentine. Construction was completed in 1887 and the school had six rooms. The building was…

Black and white photograph of Edison School, side, rear elevation. Named for Ralph Waldo Emerson, the school was located at 1429 South 29th Street in Argentine. Construction was completed in 1887 and the school had six rooms. The building was damaged…

Black and white photograph of Frances Willard Elementary School, rear, side elevation. Opened in 1916 and named for the author Frances Willard, the four-room brick school was located at 34th and Orville. Frances Willard was one of five "Cottage Plan"…

Black and white photograph of Frances Willard Elementary School, front, side elevation. Opened in 1916 and named for the author Frances Willard, the four-room brick school was located at 34th and Orville. Frances Willard was one of five "Cottage…

Black and white photograph of Franklin Elementary School, front, side elevation. Located at 1403 Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, the school operated from 1898-1973.

Black and white photograph of Franklin Elementary School, rear elevation. Located at 1403 Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, the school operated from 1898-1973.

Black and white photo of Garrison School, front, side elevation. Originally known as Armstrong School, the two room brick structure was built in 1873. Located at the corner of 8th and Colorado in Armstrong (before annexation) in 1939 the building was…

Black and white photograph of the Garrison School, rear, side elevation. Originally known as Armstrong School, the two room brick structure was built in 1873. Located at the corner of 8th and Colorado in Armstrong, (before annexation) in 1939 the…

Black and white photograph of Grant School, front side elevation. Originally named Everett School, the eight-room brick building was located on Everett between 4th and 5th Streets. Constucted in 1881, it was one of the nine original schools of…

Black and white photograph of the Grant School, rear and side elevations. Originally named Everett School, the eight-room brick building was located on Everett between 4th and 5th Streets. Constucted in 1881, it was one of the nine original schools…

Black and white photograph of Hawthorne Elementary School Annex building, front and side elevations. Built in 1898 and named for Nathaniel Hawthorne, the school was located at 1126 Waverly Avenue. The school was added to a number of times over the…

Black and white photograph of Hawthorne Elementary School, rear and side elevations. Built in 1898 and named for Nathaniel Hawthorne, the school was located at 1126 Waverly Avenue. The school was added to a number of times over the years and an annex…

Black and white photograph of Hawthorne Elementary School, rear and side elevations. Built in 1898 and named for Nathaniel Hawthorne, the school was located at 1126 Waverly Avenue. The school was added to a number of times over the years and an annex…

Black and white photograph of Horace Mann Elementary School, front and side elevations. In 1909, planning began for a twelve-room school house at 822 State Avenue. The school was designed by W. W. Rose and the construction contract was awarded to…

Aerial view of Huron Park, and downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

Black and white photograph of Irving School, front and side elevations. The school was built in 1886 and was located on the north side of Riverview, between 9th and Mill Streets. The school closed in 1939 and demolished after the flood of 1951.

Black and white photograph of Irving School, rear elevation. The school was built in 1886 and was located on the north side of Riverview, between 9th and Mill Streets. The school closed in 1939 and demolished after the flood of 1951.

Black and white photograph of John Fiske Elementary School, front and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of John Fiske Elementary School, side elevation.

Black and white photograph of John J. Ingalls Elementary School, front and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of John J. Ingalls Elementary School, rear and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of Kansas City, Kansas High School, side elevation.

Black and white photograph of Kansas City, Kansas High School, rear and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of the Kansas City, Kansas High School Gymnasium building, front and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of Kealing School, front and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of Kealing School, rear and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of Lincoln School, rear and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of Lincoln School, front elevation.

Black and white photograph of Lindbergh School in Kansas City, Kansas, front and side elevations. Built around 1918 and named for Charles Lindbergh, the school was originally part of the "New Muncie" District #43. The building saw many additions over…

Black and white photograph of Longfellow School, front and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of Longfellow School, rear and side elevations.

Black and white photograph of Louisa May Alcott School, front and side elevations,