Gore School, Otisfield, ca. 1921
Contributed by Otisfield Historical Society
Item 7299
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Black and white photo shows students and teachers standing on two ladders leaning against side of Gore School, Otisfield.
The only individuals identified are teacher Ruby Jillson in plaid dress; student Helen Brett, standing next to teacher; and Helen Ahonen, bottom left.
The one-room brick schoolhouse was built after 1830 and demolished and replaced after 1922. Several students appear on the schoolhouse roof.
Other Information
- Title: Gore School, Otisfield, ca. 1921
- Creation Date: circa 1921
- Subject Date: circa 1921
- Local Name: Gore
- Town: Otisfield
- County: Cumberland, Oxford
- State: ME
- Dimensions (cm): 12.5 x 7.5
- Local Code: 2002-26B
- Collection: Coll. 16
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Otisfield Historical Society
c/o Hankins, 202 Scribner Hill Rd., Otisfield, ME 04270
(207) 539-2521
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mecotisf/otis8.htm
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LC Subject Headings
Teachers--Maine--Otisfield
School children--Maine--Otisfield
Gore School (Otisfield, Me.)--Photographs
Ladders
One-room schools--Maine--Otisfield
People
Jillson, Ruby
Brett, Helen
Ahonen, Helen
Other Keywords
Brick schoolhouses
Cupolas
One room schoolhouses
Phillips Gore
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