Springfield School "Open Air" Class

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Coordinates 37.534184, -77.415347

Direction 183° (S)

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Source:: The Valentine
Collection:: Cook Photograph Collection
Date:: 1914
Region:: Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from source)
Description:: Glass plate negative of one of two "open air" classrooms at Springfield School, 26th and Leigh Streets in Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia; image shows children covered with blankets lying on cots in two rows on the roof of the building; a man and a woman stand and watch over them; open air schools and classrooms were an early 20th century trend believed to help students maintain their health and boost their metabolisms through invigorating air and sunlight (ca. 1908-1941). Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --Church Hill (Richmond, Va.) --Leigh Street (Richmond, Va.) --26th Street (Richmond, Va.)
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