No to the Cane: Pictures of British School Children Went on Strike in London, May 1972
This post was originally published on this siteOn May 4, 1972 about 200 boys aged between 11 and 16, put down their pencils and rulers […]
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Amazing Pics Show What an American Dorm Room Looked Like Over 100 Years Ago
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing pics were found by Richard that show a student dorm room from a school near Lakewood, New […]
Wonderful Vintage Photos of Female Students at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1948
This post was originally published on this siteThe Civil Rights Movement in the United States fueled the feminist movement as well. Women demanded equal rights […]
“The ABC of Sex Education for Trainables”: 1975 Educational Film on Sex Education for Mentally Handicapped People
This post was originally published on this siteThe ABC of Sex Education for Trainables is a 1975 short educational film hosted by Richard Dix. It […]
Bob Carlos Clarke’s The Agony & The Ecstasy: Wild Photos of Young Lovers Getting Off With One Another in the 1990s
This post was originally published on this siteBob Carlos Clarke (1950–2006) was one of the 20th century’s great erotic photographers. Although he was born in […]
Students Protesting the High School Dress Code That Banned Slacks for Girls in Brooklyn, New York City, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteThis vintage photograph shows students protesting the high school dress code that banned slacks for girls in Brooklyn […]
School Without Rules: Welcome to Burgess Hill aka Beat School, Where You Can Do Whatever You Want in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteEngland has long been famous for its educational establishments, the freedom of choice of schools and for their […]
33 Lovely Photos Show What the First Day of School Looked Like in the Past Century
This post was originally published on this siteWhile the outfits, books, bags and hairstyles may have changed, the excitement surrounding going back to school, making […]
40 Old Photos Show What School Looked Like in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteSchool was different back in the ’70s. Students focussed on the basics.. reading, writing, and mathematics. They also […]
20 Vintage Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in Wellesley College, Massachusetts From the Late 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteWellesley College is a private women’s liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1870 by Henry and […]
La Ventana: Texas Tech University’s Yearbook Featured Their Female Students as Playmates for 20 Years
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1961, the Texas Tech University yearbook, La Ventana, began the tradition of having their own edition of […]
30 Vintage Photographs Capture Scenes of High School Typing Classes From Between the 1950s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteCall it keyboarding, or old-school typing… During the 1950s and ’60s typewriting was taught mostly in elementary schools, […]
30 Fascinating Vintage Photographs of Girls Home Economics Classes From Between the 1920s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteMany people argue that home economics classes are an outdated, patriarchal set of skills women were forced to […]
Rare and Strange Photographs From the 1955 Art Students League of New York
This post was originally published on this siteThe Art Students League of New York is an art school located on West 57th Street in Manhattan, […]
Photo of the Raddest High School Math Teacher Explaining the Physics of Surfing in 1970s SoCal
This post was originally published on this siteWhat a dude backbone boards 1+1= Tube A math teacher at Dana Hills High School in Southern California, […]
November 14, 1960: Ruby Bridges’ First Day of School
This post was originally published on this siteSurrounded by U.S. Marshals, six-year-old Ruby Bridges makes her way down the steps of the William Frantz Elementary […]
38 CDV Photos of Cambridge University Men in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteFounded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by King Henry III in 1231, the University of Cambridge […]
Amazing Candid Photographs Capture Teenagers Dancing at the High School Dance From the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe school dance is looming and you have no idea what moves you will shake, much less how […]
Rare Vintage Photos Capture Student Life at the World’s First Medical College for Women From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded in 1850 as the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, was the […]
52 Pictures Show How North Carolina’s Cheerleaders Have Changed For Nearly 100 Years
This post was originally published on this siteThese pictures from North Carolina Digital Heritage Center that show how North Carolina cheerleaders have changed throughout the […]
27 Black and White Photos That Document the Annual Christmas Dance of Lynchburg College, Virginia in the Late 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteAn amazing photo collection from Lynchburg College Archives that show Annual Christmas Dance of students in Lynchburg College, Virginia from […]
45 Color Class Photos That Capture Children of Primary Schools From Between the 1960s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the pre-1970s, most children attending Council Schools came in what was deemed “School Clothes”, this could vary […]
Vintage Photographs Capture the Life at an Outdoor “Bench School” in 1939
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the end of the Great Depression in 1939, many rural schools held classes outside due to the […]
Touching Footage of Muhammad Ali Surprised Kids on “Candid Camera” in 1974
This post was originally published on this site“You are Muhammed Ali! Wanna meet my sister?” One a fine day in 1974, at a school in […]