- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Rosenwald School Interior
- Date of Original:
- 1990/2022
- Subject:
- Schools--Georgia--Paulding County
African American schools--Georgia--Paulding County
Tables--Georgia--Paulding County
Rural schools--Georgia--Paulding County
Segregation in education--Georgia--Paulding County
African Americans--Segregation--Georgia--Paulding County
Ceiling fans--Georgia--Paulding County
Julius Rosenwald Fund
School buildings--Georgia--Paulding County
Schools--Furniture, equipment, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Paulding County, 33.92055, -84.86729
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- This Rosenwald school interior in Paulding County reflects some of the standard design elements, including wooden floors and tall double-hung windows, specified by Community School Plans, published by the Julius Rosenwald Fund in the 1920s.
Photograph of the interior of a Rosenwald school in Paulding County, Georgia. Several long tables with round seats sit vertically in the long schoolroom. The walls are painted tan. Both sections of the room have ceiling fans. This school reflects some of the standard design elements, including wooden floors and tall double-hung windows, specified by Community School Plans, published by the Julius Rosenwald Fund in the 1920s. Between 1912 and 1932, contributions from the Rosenwald Fund helped to build 4,977 new schools for African Americans in fifteen southern states. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/rosenwald-schools/m-6172/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Courtesy of Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Community Affairs - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/rosenwald-schools
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights: