Volume 13 , Issue 8

1895 Sod School House

Dale Talkington found this 1895 old Sod School house at sfrazier77 Webshots, in Wild Wild West Vol. 3 of the Wild Wild West albums (Vol. 1 - 4). The Old Sod School house was located somewhere in Woods (M) County, Oklahoma Territory around 1895.

The photo on the left shows the teacher and students out in front of the old sod school house. Not sure exactly where in Woods county, Oklahoma Territory that it was located, though.

We are not sure of how the schools were named back in the late nineteenth century, or even if the school had a name. They could have been referred to by the name of the local community where they were located. What we do know is that the photograph was taken about 1895 and it may be listed in the National Archives as 48-RST-7B-97.

Some of the boys wear blouses with large collars and many other wear suit jackets. One older boy wears a vest. There seems to be a mixture of knee pants and long pants. Many of the boys are barefoot. We note one boy wearing suspenders. Another boy seems to be wearing suspender pants. The girls wear dresses, but only one wears a pinafore over it.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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