State School for Girls, Hallowell, ca. 1920
Contributed by Maine State Archives
Item 13248
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This photograph, probably from the early 1920s, shows a group of teenage girls in front of a building at the State School for Girls in Hallowell.
This institution was established to rehabilitate juvenile offenders remanded by the courts, but it should be noted that many of these youngsters were guilty of nothing more than being chronic runaways or truants or were considered at risk because of their home situations.
The school resembled a boarding school, with a pleasant campus overlooking the Kennebec River. The girls were given a practical, basic education, but many were allowed to attend Hallowell High School and receive an academic diploma.
The girls depicted here in their white dresses were probably graduating from Hallowell High School.
Other Information
- Title: State School for Girls, Hallowell, ca. 1920
- Creator: State School for Girls
- Creation Date: circa 1920
- Subject Date: circa 1920
- Town: Hallowell
- County: Kennebec
- State: ME
- Media: Black and White Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 10.16 x 12.7
- Local Code: msa00016
- Collection: State School for Girls
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine State Archives
84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084
(207) 287-5795
http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/
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LC Subject Headings
Graduation ceremonies
State School for Girls (Hallowell, Me.)
Reformatories
Students
Detention facilities
Schools--Maine--Hallowell
Other Keywords
Education
Girls School
Graduation ceremonies
High School Graduation
juvenile offenders
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