Souvenir, Bloomington Ferry School 1913
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Title
Souvenir 1913 Bloomington Ferry SchoolCreation Date
1913Materials
Dimensions
5" H x 3.5" W
Description
Small booklet given to students of Bloomington Ferry School at the end of the school year. Cardstock cover is embossed with “Lest we Forget” and “The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.” The word “Souvenir” is in gold, and the image of a globe atop two books surrounded by a latticework oval and embossed picture frame. The first page has a poem and illustrations of a one-room schoolhouse and a family reading at a table. The next page is a list of students at the school in 1913, the teacher Elizabeth V. Pehoushek, and school board director Mrs. Robert Kelley, clerk J.C. Cameron and treasurer E. A. Baillif. Pages 4 and 5 have a series of quotations and proverbs. The last page has the illustration of a tree-lined dirt road heading into the distance. The booklet is held together with a gold cord at the fold, ending in a red tassel.