Original 1924 cabinet card class photograph of 14 children with their teacher, with small "one room" schoolhouse in the background.

The building may have doubled as both a church and a schoolhouse; note the steeple on the main roof and what appears to be a flag pole on the porch roof.

The location is not identified; however, it may be Connecticut (based on other photos found with this one).

Hand dated on the back, "1924".

In addition to the charming little country schoolhouse / church building, what makes this photo noteworthy is the class of children themselves, who are a mix of both white and black boys and girls.

The children appear to be arranged by age / height.

At the far left, closest to the bespectacled teacher, is a little African American boy.

A young African American girl is standing 6th from the right.

This is an original photograph, mounted on card.

8" x 10" overall.

Image size 4 11/16" x 6 5/8"

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Historical information :

Original antique photographs from the 1920s capturing racially mixed or integrated school classes clearly do exist, however they are relatively uncommon due to the strict Jim Crow segregation laws in the United States during that decade.

In Southern states, racial segregation in public schools was mandated by law ; under the Supreme Court 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling, Black and white children were legally required to attend separate schools.

In the North and West of the United States , de facto segregation was common. 

Outside the South, segregation was often shaped by housing patterns (de facto segregation) or local policies, however, many Northern and Western cities also enforced formal segregation. 

Segregation practices for Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanic/Latino students varied widely by region, with separate schools or restricted enrollment common in states like California , Texas , etc.

Period photographs from the early 1920s occasionally show integrated classrooms, with African American and white children posed together, reflecting unique local communities outside deep-south segregation zones.

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100+ years old.

Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer.