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Photograph, South Blendon School, Ottawa County, Michigan

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Photographs ➔ Photograph, South Blendon School, Ottawa County, Michigan

Identifier:
1988.43.1
Description:
The photograph depicts a teacher and her 31 students standing outside the South Blendon School in Ottawa County, Michigan. Most of the girls stand on one side of the teacher, while the boys stand on the other.  "Aug. 32" is listed in the accession ledger, but this photo was created much earlier than 1932 - perhaps even 1882? 

"Curtis W. Tuller, 614 Lake Michigan Drive, G.R. Michigan, Aug. 32" is written on the reverse.  A man named Tuller ran the Ohio Mill at 5800 Port Sheldon Road. 88.43.1

"Blendon Township's first school was located at 9441 56th Avenue. It was organized in 1854, and rebuilt into a storage facility. Blendon #2 was located at 5755 Port Sheldon Road, and Corsin School #3 located at 6984 72nd. Avenue, are now used for storage. Sherborne School #4, located at New Holland Street and 64th Avenue, is now a two-family dwelling." (Blendon Township, GVSU)
88.43.1
Date:
1880 – 1900
Materials:
Paper
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Collection Tier:
Tier 2
Source:
Gift of Marilyn Steele
Links:
https://www.gvsu.edu/anthropology/adc/files/document/5B109368-9C74-F652-171D3A3A5EEF0AEA.pdf
http://www.migenweb.org/ottawa/twprecords/blendon/blendonhistory.html