"Making the Flag" play, Flood School, 1936.
Title
"Making the Flag" play, Flood School, 1936.
Subject
one-room schoolhouses
Rural schools
Forsyth (Ill.)
Hickory Point (Macon County, Ill. : Township)
Macon County (Ill.)
Description
"Making the Flag" play by Flood School students, 1936.
Members of the cast (left to right): Betsy Ross's daughter, Janet Sibthorb; George Washington, Dean March; Uncle Sam, Elmer James; Betsy Ross, Peggy Rainey.
Flood School was located about 1.5 miles north of Forsyth on the west side of Rt 51. It was built in 1881 by Henry Flood and closed in 1942. The schoolhouse and property were sold in 1948.
Members of the cast (left to right): Betsy Ross's daughter, Janet Sibthorb; George Washington, Dean March; Uncle Sam, Elmer James; Betsy Ross, Peggy Rainey.
Flood School was located about 1.5 miles north of Forsyth on the west side of Rt 51. It was built in 1881 by Henry Flood and closed in 1942. The schoolhouse and property were sold in 1948.
Source
Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society (146).
Publisher
Macon County Historical Society
Date
November 13, 1936
Contributor
Photo courtesy of Janet Sibthorp Brewer.
Format
JPG
Identifier
2023-1042
Original Format
black and white photo
Files
Collection
Citation
“"Making the Flag" play, Flood School, 1936.,” MF School Archives, accessed May 17, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/88.
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