State Normal School Students Outside Rooming House Located Near School

Creation Date

1914

Decade

1910

Photographer

unknown

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- History, State Normal School (Jacksonville Ala.) -- Students, Boardinghouses, Ethel Gilchrist (1892-1980), Ewell Gilchrist (1894-1997)

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Description

A group of State Normal School students are standing outside of a rooming house, or boarding house, located near the Jacksonville State Normal School. The young woman at the window was Ethel Gilchrist, married John M. Simmons in 1917. The young woman leaning against the column was Ewell Gilchrist, married Austin Kellett. Both Ethel Gilchrist and Ewell Gilchrist became teachers in one-room school houses. The original was donated by Eleanor S. Kerns, daughter of Ethel Gilchrist, and graduate of the class of 1941.

Date Digitized

August 2017

Names of Persons Pictured

Ethel Gilchrist, Ethel Simmons [sic], Ewell Gilchrist, Ewell Kellett [sic]

Source

Alabama Gallery Special Collections

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

This image is the property of Jacksonville State University and is intended for non-commercial use. Images may be copied for research, teaching, personal, or any fair use as defined by U.S. copyright law. Images may not be altered in any way. Users of these images are asked to acknowledge Jacksonville State University. For questions or further information about usage rights, please contact the Library’s Electronic Resources Department at (256) 782-8195.

Location

The original printed photograph is housed in the Houston Cole Library Alabama Gallery, Box 1, Item 202.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psp/psp1910/psp1910_2/PSP1910students_00202.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 575 dpi. The file name is PSP1910students_00202.tif; file size is 33.7 MB. Original image is 5 by 7 on glossy photographic paper