Edison School Lantern Slides

Edison School Lantern Slides, circa 1930

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Edison Training School (Ellensburg, Wash.)
Title: Edison School Lantern Slides
Dates: circa 1930 (inclusive)
19301930
Quantity: 0.25 cubic feet, (1 lantern slide box) : 39 lantern slides in fair condition, though several slides have cracks
Collection Number: RG010-05-26
Summary: This collection comprises slides depicting activities at Edison School in Ellensburg, WA, circa 1930.
Repository: Central Washington University, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Central Washington University
400 E University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Telephone: 509-963-1023
Fax: 509-963-3684
archive@cwu.edu
Access Restrictions: Open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

A model elementary school was established at Washington State Normal School during the first year of its operation in 1891. In 1917, the school was named the Edison School after an agreement was made between the trustees of the Normal School and the Ellensburg School District for use of the training school building. After the completion of a new school building, the name was changed to the College Elementary School. Students at the Washington State Normal School put theory into practice by observing and teaching at the elementary school.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The slides in this collection are not dated or identified but seem to have been taken around 1930. Most of the slides were numbered, but there exists no guide to the numbers. Each slide shows kindergarteners at various activities. In many pictures, the children interact wi6th animals, including pigs, cows, chickens and horses. In other pictures, the children play indoors and outdoors on the Washington State Normal School campus.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number]. RG010-05-26, Edison School Lantern Slides. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged numerically by original numbers on slides. Unlabeled slides have been assigned letters and placed after numbered slides.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description
box-item
1-A1	Children Reading Books at Hebeler
1-A2	Children picking fruit
1-A3	Children picking fruit
1-A4	Children in garden
1-A5	Children with wagon and teachers
1-A6	Children in greenhouse
1-A7	Children with flower bulbs
1-B1	Children in haystack
1-B2	Children on wagon
1-B3	Children and pigs
1-B4	Children and pigs
1-B5	Children and cow
1-B6	Children and cow
1-B7	Children and sheep
1-B8	Children and horses
1-B9	Children and horse (out of focus)
1-B10	Children and horse
1-B11	Children and chicken coop
1-B12	Children and chickens
1-C1	Children making cookies
1-C2	Children decorating a Christmas tree
1-D2	Children outside a playhouse [?]
1-D3	Children at play indoors
1-D4	Children cooking
1-E1	Children on a bus
1-E2	Children at the Ellensburg train station
1-E3	Children in a play
1-F1	Children with a lamb
1-F2	Children sitting with a lamb
1-F3	Children with a goat
1-F4	Children with a white rabbit
1-F5	Children with a porcupine
1-F6	Children around a box with chicks [?]
1-F7	Children and chicks
1-F8	Children outdoors with a turkey [?]
1-F10	Children with hen and chicks
1-A	Boy with fawn
1-B	Children in a play
1-C	Children watching house construction

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Education, Elementary--United States

Corporate Names

Washington State Normal School (Ellensburg, Wash.)

Geographical Names

Ellensburg (Wash.)

Occupations

Educators--United States

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- Edison Training School (Ellensburg, Wash.) (creator)

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