One Room Schoolhouse Collection

Miss Blanche Lamont with her school in Hecla, Montana, October 1893
SCHOOLMISTRESS, 1893. Miss Blanche Lamont with her school in Hecla, Montana, October 1893

HOMER: COUNTRY SCHOOL. Oil on canvas by by Winslow Homer, 1871

COLONIAL SCHOOLHOUSE. Interior of an 18th century colonial American one-room schoolhouse: drawing, 1876

LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW. Spare the rod and spoil the child. The Yankee schoolmaster Ichabod Crane in the classroom. Line engraving after George Henry Boughton from a late 19th century edition of The

LEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1937. An elementary classroom for migrant children at Skyline Farms, Alabama. Oil over photograph by Arthur Rothstein, February, 1937

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1937. An elementary classroom for migrant children at Skyline Farms, Alabama. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, February, 1937

SCHOOLHOUSE, 1939. Children leaving school for the day, Grundy County, Iowa. Photograph, 1939, by Arthur Rothstein

One-room schoolhouse at Breathitt County, Kentucky. Photograph, 1940, by Marion Post Wolcott
ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE. One-room schoolhouse at Breathitt County, Kentucky. Photograph, 1940, by Marion Post Wolcott

SCHOOLMISTRESS, 1893. Miss Blanche Lamont with her school in Hecla, Montana, October 1893. Oil over a photograph

ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE. One-room schoolhouse at Breathitt County, Kentucky. Oil over photograph, 1940, by Marion Post Wolcott

ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE. Interior of a 19th century American one-room schoolhouse. Photogravure after a painting by W.L. Taylor, 1900

KINDERGARTEN, 1856. Diorama of the first American kindergarten, a German-language school opened at Watertown, Wisconsin, by Margarethe Meyer Schulze in 1856

ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE. Interior of a 19th century American one-room schoolhouse. Photogravure fter a painting by W.L. Taylor, 1900

OHIO: SCHOOLHOUSE, 1772. The Schoenbrunn schoolhouse, Ohios first school, built in 1772 at New Philadelphia. Drawing, 20th century

JOHN POUNDS (1766-1839). English teacher and altruist. Pounds and his Ragged School. Gravure reproduction of the painting by Edward Henry Wehnert (1813-1868)

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1839. A school beating in England. Etching, 1839, by George Cruikshank

ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE, 1887. The teacher and students of a one-room schoolhouse in Juneau, Alaska, in 1887

ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE. A one-room schoolhouse at Seattle, Washington, c1900

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1845. Dismissal of school on an October afternoon. Oil on canvas, 1845, by the American painter Henry Inman

FREEDMEN SCHOOL, c1867. A teacher and her pupils in front of a Freedmens School in North Carolina. Photograph, c1867

Steel engraving, English, 1812
DAMEs SCHOOL, 1812. Steel engraving, English, 1812

One Room School
United States: c. 1900. A one room school house with children of all ages

One Room Schoolhouse
Grand Junction, Michigan: c. 1890. A one room school house with the children of all ages

In the American South in the 1930s: oil over a photograph
RURAL SCHOOL, 1930s. In the American South in the 1930s: oil over a photograph

Unidentified rural elementary school, early 20th century
ONE-ROOM RURAL SCHOOLHOUSE. Unidentified rural elementary school, early 20th century

INDIANA: SCHOOLHOUSE FIRE. Hellfire and Brimstone. A schoolmaster in Indiana smokes his students out of a one-room schoolhouse after they had locked him out. Wood engraving, American, 1873

SAN FRANCISCO: FIRST SCHOOL. The first schoolhouse in San Francisco, California, built, 1847, on Portsmouth Square. Wood engraving, American, late 19th century

SCHOOLHOUSE, 1866. Scene outside an American one-room schoolhouse. Wood engraving, 1866

ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE. A rural schoolhouse of the early 19th century. Wood engraving, American, c1870

SCHOOLHOUSE: TOOLS, c1840. Apparatus and equipment of a district school. Wood engraving, American, mid-19th century

SUNDAY SCHOOL, 1832. Line engraving, American, 1832

RURAL SCHOOLHOUSE, c1840. Country district schoolhouse. Wood engraving, American, mid-19th century

ENGLISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The Last In. Steel engraving, English, mid-19th century, after the painting by William Mulready (1786-1863)

SCHOOLHOUSE, 1848. The first public schoolhouse in San Francisco, on Portsmouth Square, opened in April 1848: line engraving, 1892

DAMEs SCHOOL, 1812. / nSteel engraving, English, 1812
DAMEs SCHOOL, 1812. /nSteel engraving, English, 1812

DAMEs SCHOOL. Steel engraving, English, early 19th century

SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY. A one-room schoolhouse in 17th New England. Wood engraving, 19th century

SEGREGATED SCHOOL, 1870. A segregated colored school in New York City. Wood engraving, American, 1870

NEW ENGLAND: SCHOOLHOUSE. A one-room schoolhouse in 17th century New England. Wood engraving, 19th century

THE ANCIENT OAK. The ancient oak at Brighton, Massachusetts. Wood engraving, American, 1853

ONE-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE. The New School-Mistress. Wood engraving, American, 1873

SCHOOLHOUSE, 1875. American country schoolhouse. Wood engraving, 1875

SCHOOLHOUSE, 19th CENTURY. An old-fashioned schoolhouse. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1840. Wood engraving, American, c1840

LANCASTER SCHOOL, 1812. A pupil monitor teaching members of his draft at the Lancaster School at Georgetown, District of Columbia. Wood engraving, 1812

SCHOOLROOM, 1874. Elementary school in rural America. Wood engraving, American, 1874

SCHOOL INSPECTORS, c1870. Examining students at an American country school, c1870. Contemporary American wood engraving

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1880. Cold Morning In A Country School. Wood engraving, American, 1880

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Step back in time and enter the world of the one-room schoolhouse. From Winslow Homer's captivating oil painting, "Homer: Country School, " to Miss Blanche Lamont diligently instructing her students in Hecla, Montana, these images transport us to a bygone era of education. In Washington Irving's classic tale, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, " we catch a glimpse of Ichabod Crane, the Yankee schoolmaster, ruling his classroom with discipline. Spare the rod and spoil the child was their motto. Travel even further back to colonial America as we step inside an 18th-century one-room schoolhouse through a detailed drawing from 1876. The simplicity and charm of this educational setting are evident. Fast forward to 1937 at Skyline Farms in Alabama where migrant children found solace in an elementary classroom designed just for them. This image speaks volumes about inclusivity and providing equal opportunities for all children. As we journey across different states and decades, Grundy County in Iowa beckons us with a photograph capturing children joyfully leaving their school at day's end in 1939. Their smiles reflect the sense of community fostered within those walls. Breathitt County, Kentucky invites us into its humble yet impactful one-room schoolhouse captured beautifully by Marion Post Wolcott's lens in 1940. This image reminds us that education knows no boundaries or limitations. Miss Blanche Lamont reappears before our eyes once more as she stands proudly amidst her students at Hecla, Montana in October 1893. Her dedication shines through as she imparts knowledge upon eager minds. An oil-over-photograph artwork showcases another view of Breathitt County's one-room schoolhouse—a testament to how art can preserve history and evoke nostalgia simultaneously. Finally, let us step inside an authentic 19th-century American one-room schoolhouse—an intimate space where teachers nurtured young minds while fostering a sense of community and camaraderie.