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Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1905 |
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LPC-011-001-001 |
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http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/9866 |
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Postcard showing a photo of the Battle Creek Central School building, opened on April 10, 1871. The school was three stories high with a slate roof and cost $83,000 to build. It had a capacity of 864 students from all grades. It was located on the SW corner of McCamly and Champion Streets. After construction of the new Battle Creek Central High School building in 1908, the building housed the districts Junior High School until W. K. Kellogg Junior High School was constructed in 1931-34 and the old Central building was razed.
Caption on front: HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING BATTLE CREEK, MICH
Written on front: Fri. eve. Dearest Coz:- We arrived in good time and safely. Feeling pretty lazy. Hope you are all O.K. and will write more later. Lovingly Fannie.
Sent on: August 18, 1905
Sent to: Miss Jennie Richmond
Sent from: F J. L. Hudson |
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b&w postcard |
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En |
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dc.subject |
Schools - Battle Creek Public |
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B.C. Schools, Willard Library |
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Battle Creek Central School Building, c. 1905 |
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Image |
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