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| 301 | 1986.4.153 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Image of a landscape. The image is of a hill that is heavily covered in long grass and trees. The left side of the image is of the hill and the right side is of the sky. |
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| 302 | 1986.4.154 | Negative, film | Summer. Image of a house on a field. The farm house is a ways in the distance. There are a few other structures and buildings behind the house. |
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| 303 | 1986.4.155 | Negative, film | Summer. Image of chicken wire with two coyotes behind the fence. The animals are blurry, but their outlines are clear. Located in Montana. |
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| 304 | 1986.4.156 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Image of men sitting on a table and chair. There is a wagon on the right side of the image and two houses on the left. |
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| 305 | 1986.4.157 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Two women standing outside of a shed. They have their hands wrapped around each others waist and posing for the picture. |
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| 306 | 1986.4.158 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Althea Jacobs standing in front of a schoolhouse. A dog stands to the side of her and faces the opposite way. |
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| 307 | 1986.4.159 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Three people in the photograph, one is sitting in a chair, another is sitting on the table with his back toward the camera, and the third is standing in front of the person on the table, also with his back turned away. A couple of buildings are seen in the distance. |
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| 308 | 1986.4.16 | Photograph | Group of 5 women standing atop mound of corn cobs; baby seated. |
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| 309 | 1986.4.160 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of three buildings in the distance. Buildings get smaller from left to right. Animals are in the in the pasture to the right. |
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| 310 | 1986.4.161 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of a bed with four posts. Bed is made with two pillows placed upright at the head. The foot of the frame is lower than the head. |
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| 311 | 1986.4.162 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of a shack with a building in the far distance. Shed appears to be repaired poorly several times. The roof is slated on one side. |
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| 312 | 1986.4.163 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of farming equipment. Several horses are harnessed and appear behind the equipment. A man is in the background toward the right of the image. The top left corner is blurred. |
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| 313 | 1986.4.164 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of two women and a child standing in front of a shed. The three of them are slightly turned to the right of the image. |
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| 314 | 1986.4.165 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of chicken wire with three coyotes behind it. |
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| 315 | 1986.4.166 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of a wooden shed with a flat roof. There is a small window on the side closets to the left side of the image. The developed image is 1986.4.137. |
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| 316 | 1986.4.167 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of students standing outside of schoolhouse. Looks as though there are fourteen individuals standing outside of the building. There are three windows on the side of the schoolhouse and one door. The developed image of this is 1986.4.147. |
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| 317 | 1986.4.168 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of a woman standing next to a horse who is wearing a halter and lead rope. A small structure is to the right of the image. |
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| 318 | 1986.4.169 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Althea standing on a platform behind a water pump, pumping water. A bucket hangs from the pump and a smaller bucket hangs from the top beam in front of her face. |
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| 319 | 1986.4.170 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of Althea standing outside on an open field wearing a plaid skirt or dress with a heavy cardigan over top. |
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| 320 | 1986.4.17 | Photograph | Black and white photograph of Miss Aletha Jacobs, taken at Tritz studio, Waterloo, Iowa, in 1915. The photo is inside a brown folder marked on the upper left corner with a red box and gold decoration reading "Tritz, Waterloo, IA." (Same photo as 86.4.008). |
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| 321 | 1986.4.171 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Two women, Althea to the right of the image, and two children posing for a photograph as they stand in the middle of a field. They are each holding baskets and/or tin lunch pails. They are wearing heavier jackets and sweaters over their clothing. The developed image of this is 1986.4.142. |
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| 322 | 1986.4.172 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Two women, the one on the right of the image is Althea, and two children posing for a photograph in a field. The women are wearing hats and holding lunch pails. |
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| 323 | 1986.4.173 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of the interior of a building. There is kitchenware, including various pots and pans as well as a tea kettle. There are a few shelving units mounted on the wall. |
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| 324 | 1986.4.174 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of two adults with three children. They are wearing heavier clothing and hats. They are each carrying lunch pails. The developed image of this is 1986.4.145. |
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| 325 | 1986.4.175 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of a cactus in a can. The plant is sitting in the center of the table that is covered with a table cloth. There is a blanket draped in the back ground and other items pinned to the wall. |
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| 326 | 1986.4.176 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of a field, half of which is tilled and the other half is not. Farm equipment resides on the border of the tilled and un-tilled land. The developed image is 1986.4.138. |
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| 327 | 1986.4.177 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of a building, potentially of a schoolhouse. There is one widow and one door. A barrel sits outside of the door. The developed image is 1986.4.136. |
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| 328 | 1986.4.178 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of Althea standing outside of a small building. There is one window and one door. She is wearing a dress with her hair pinned up. One arm is behind her back and the other is to her side. The developed image of this is 1986.4.139. |
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| 329 | 1986.4.179 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of a horse harnessed to a sled. Four people are sitting on it and one woman is standing off to the side. |
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| 330 | 1986.4.180 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Group of schoolchildren of various ages standing in a field with Althea in the background. |
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| 331 | 1986.4.18 | Print, photographic | Black and white mounted photo of five people posing beside a car in front of a house. The caption on the back reads "May 7, 1916. Family she (Aletha?) boarded with. Orange?" Mr. & Mrs. H. W. Miller Family. From the Aletha Jacobs Hutchison collection, who taught in either Black Hawk or Grundy County at the time. |
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| 332 | 1986.4.181 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. A group of schoolchildren of various ages and a woman standing in a field taking a picture. Image is similar to 1986.4.0180. |
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| 333 | 1986.4.182 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Group of people, presumably schoolchildren, on a hill far off in the distance. |
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| 334 | 1986.4.183 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Image of horses grazing in a pasture with a house in the near distance. |
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| 335 | 1986.4.184 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of objects sitting on a shelf. The objects are round and blurry. |
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| 336 | 1986.4.185 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Group of schoolchildren of various ages standing in front of a schoolhouse. Two windows are fully visible, and partially of the third in seen. The children are standing just outside of the door. |
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| 337 | 1986.4.186 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Image of four men building a small building. Two are standing on a platform, one is on the roof, and the other is on the ground. They are all facing the camera. |
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| 338 | 1986.4.187 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of a woman sitting at a table. There is a cactus in the middle of the table, a coat hanger behind the woman, and a bed post to the left of the image. |
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| 339 | 1986.4.188 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. A coyote behind chicken wire. The developed image is 1986.4.134. |
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| 340 | 1986.4.189 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Photograph of a landscape. There is a lake, bushes, and a hill in the image. The developed image from this negative is 1986.4.135. |
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| 341 | 1986.4.190 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. A large building standing on the side of a hill. Only the top portion of the structure is visible. |
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| 342 | 1986.4.191 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Two horses harnessed and pulling a wagon. The wagon is asymmetrical and is standing inside. |
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| 343 | 1986.4.192 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Image of a field and dirt road. A man stands to the left side of the image and is bent over. There are buildings in the distance. |
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| 344 | 1986.4.193 | Negative, film | Summer in Montana. Front view of a large building. Similar to 1986.4.0192. The building backs up to a hill. |
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| 345 | 1986.4.194 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs standing in front of a two-story school with belfry. School is in an open field. Written on back: "Stout, Iowa 1920 Aletha". |
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| 346 | 1986.4.196 | Negative, film | Dows School Building. Front view of the school. Building is three stories high with a set of double doors. Negative of 1986.4.199. Wright County, Iowa |
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| 347 | 1986.4.197 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs, third from left, with a group of nine grade school teachers, including one man, standing in from of a brick school in Dows, Iowa. 2 copies in same bag. Same photo as 86.4.200 Wright County, Iowa. |
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| 348 | 1986.4.199 | Print, photographic | Two 1/2-story brick school building. Written on back: "School building at Dows, Iowa 1920". Wright County, Iowa. |
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| 349 | 1986.4.200 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs, third from left, with a group of nine grade school teachers including one man in front of a brick school building in Dows, Iowa. Written on back in green ink: "Grade teachers at Dows, Ia. 1920." In black ink, "Dows, Iowa 1921". Same photo as 86.4.197. Another copy trimmed to 3 3/4" by 2 5/16" is in the same bag. Wright County, Iowa. |
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| 350 | 1986.4.2 | Print, photographic | Photo of Aletha Jacobs Hutchison. Buchanan County |
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| 351 | 1986.4.202 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs, third from left, and three unidentified women sitting on a bridge with their feet over the side. Written on back: "Near Dows, Iowa 1921". Same photo as 1986.4.0046 Wright County. |
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| 352 | 1986.4.203 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs, right side of back row, in a group of 13 teachers including two men standing in front of brick school. Written on back: "Dows, Iowa 1921. Aletha indicated by ink". Picture has an arrow drawn on it from the top in ink. Wright County. |
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| 353 | 1986.4.204 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs on left seated on a low wall with an unidentified woman standing next to her. Both are wearing hats and coats. Trees in background are partially in leaf. |
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| 354 | 1986.4.205 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs on left and unidentified woman standing on sidewalk in front of house. Both are wearing winter coats. |
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| 355 | 1986.4.206 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs, second from left in back, standing in a group of 15 teachers including two men in front of brick school. Same group of people in 1986.4.0209. Wright County. |
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| 356 | 1986.4.207 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs, on right, standing with three unidentified women [teachers] holding on to a pipe railing in front of a brick school. Dows, Wright County, Iowa. |
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| 357 | 1986.4.208 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs, on left, standing in a line with 6 other women beside a house. Witten on back: Dows". Also on back a list of names: Hazel, Ruby, Ruby N, L Moses, Claire, Eda, Gertrude. Wright County, Iowa. |
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| 358 | 1986.4.209 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs, second from left in rear, in a group of 15 teachers including two men standing in front of a brick school at Dows, Iowa. A list of names is written on the back in pencil. Same group as 1986.4.0206. Wright County. |
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| 359 | 1986.4.21 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs standing for a portrait. Picture is in a trifold. Butler County. |
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| 360 | 1986.4.211 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs on right with class standing in front of a brick school. "Wright County" written on back. |
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| 361 | 1986.4.212 | Print, photographic | Aletha Jacobs on left with class standing outside of a brick school. "Wright County" is written in pencil on the back. |
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| 362 | 1986.4.214 | Print, photographic | Eighth Grade ( list of 40 pupils' names), Dec. 6. |
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| 363 | 1986.4.215 | Photograph | Aletha Jacobs and best school "marm" chums: Hazel Miner & Ruby Trumbly. |
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| 364 | 1986.4.217 | Photograph | Group of children, White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 365 | 1986.4.218 | Photograph | Chidlren and teacher, White Oak School, Pennsylvania. |
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| 366 | 1986.4.219 | Negative, film | Chidlren and teacher at White Oak School.The individuals in the photograph are blurry. Located in Montana. |
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| 367 | 1986.4.220 | Photograph | White Oak School children and teacher in Pennsylvania. |
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| 368 | 1986.4.223 | Negative, film | White Oak School children and teacher posing for a class photograph in front of the school. |
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| 369 | 1986.4.226 | Negative, film | Aletha Jacobs Hutchison alone at Goods wearing navy cat and hat, also stone blue dress. |
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| 370 | 1986.4.227 | Negative, film | Aletha Jacobs Hutchison alone at Goods wearing navy cat and hat, also stone blue dress. |
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| 371 | 1986.4.23 | Print, photographic | Knitting for soldiers, WWI; Aletha Jacobs (on right) and Mrs. Stroh knitting on porch. |
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| 372 | 1986.4.235 | Photograph | Large brick building at least four stories tall. There is shrubbery growing up the brick. |
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| 373 | 1986.4.236 | Photograph | Group of children inside school building. |
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| 374 | 1986.4.24 | Photograph | Two women sharpening mower blade on pedal whet stone under a large, leafy tree outside a two-story house. |
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| 375 | 1986.4.25 | Photograph | "Canning the Kaiser"; woman in barrel imitating Kaiser; Aletha Jacobs, wearing a short-sleeved dress, is about to put a basket over her friend's head. The two women are outside a two-story house. |
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| 376 | 1986.4.251 | Contract | For Aletha Jacobs to teach, Jockeytown School District, Black Hawk County, 11 March. Color: WH,BK,BL |
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| 377 | 1986.4.252 | Contract | For Aletha Jacobs to teach, Seward School, Buchanan County, 10 November. Color: WH,BK,BL |
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| 378 | 1986.4.254 | Contract | For Aletha Jacobs to teach, Seward School, Buchanan County, 29 February. Color: WH,BK,BL |
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| 379 | 1986.4.255 | Contract | For Aletha Jacobs to teach, Grant School #6, 3 September. Color: WH,BK,RD |
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| 380 | 1986.4.256 | Contract | For Aletha Jacobs to teach, Grant School #6, 25 November. Color: WH,BK,RD |
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| 381 | 1986.4.257 | Contract | For Aletha Jacobs to teach, Grant School #6, 14 March. Color: WH,BK,BL |
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| 382 | 1986.4.258 | Contract | For Aletha Jacobs to teach, District #6, Black Hawk County, 19 August. Color: WH,BK,BL |
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| 383 | 1986.4.259 | Contract | For Aletha Jacobs, to teach in District #6, Black Hawk County. 17 November. Color: WH,BK,BL |
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| 384 | 1986.4.260 | Contract | For Aletha Jacobs, to teach in District #6, Black Hawk County. 2 March. Color: WH,BK,BL |
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| 385 | 1986.4.26 | Photograph | Black and white photo of Aletha Jacobs Hutchison inside a cardboard photograph folder. The caption reads "Aletha Jacobs 1919." She was teaching in Grundy County at the time. Taken by E. Willard Spurr in Waterloo, IA. Duplicate of 1986.4.27. |
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| 386 | 1986.4.261 | Contract | For Aletha Jacobs, to teach in District #6, Black Hawk County. 17 June. Color: WH,BK,BL |
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| 387 | 1986.4.262 | Contract | For Aletha Jacobs, to teach in District #6, Black Hawk County. 21 October. Color: WH,BK,BL |
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| 388 | 1986.4.263 | Contract | For Aletha Jacobs, to teach in District #6, Black Hawk County. 23 February. Color: WH,BK,BL |
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| 389 | 1986.4.264 | Contract | For Aletha Jacobs, to teach in Orange School Township, Black Hawk County. 28 August.. Color: WH,BK,PK |
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| 390 | 1986.4.27 | Photograph | Black and white photo of Aletha Jacobs Hutchison inside a cardboard photograph folder. The caption reads "Miss Aletha G. Jacobs 1919." She was teaching in Grundy County at the time. Taken by E. Willard Spurr in Waterloo, IA. Duplicate of 1986.4.26. |
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| 391 | 1986.4.280 | Certificate | Certifies that Aletha Jacobs passed the teaching exam for Benton County, Iowa, and was granted to teach for six weeks from Apil 9th. Given on April 9th, 1902, in Vinton, Iowa. Signed by C. R. Lowe, the county superintendent. Aletha Hutchison Jacobs, born in Buchannan County, Iowa, was a teacher for rural schools in Benton County (1900-1902), Buchanan County (1902-1910), Black Hawk County (1912-1916), Grundy County (1916-1920), Wright County (1920-1921), and Webster County (1922). In 1922 she moved to Pennsylvania with her husband, Elmer. There she taught at Hummelstown High School in Dauphin County (1922-1924) and Reamstown School in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County (1926-1960). |
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| 392 | 1986.4.28 | Photograph | Selling "CIrcle of Knowledge"; Aletha Jacobs with horse and buggy in the summer. The back of the photo reads, "Illinois 1928 Selling, "Circle of Knowledge" |
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| 393 | 1986.4.281 | Certificate | Teacher's certificate for Aletha Jacobs to teach second grade in Buchanan County, valid until April 1, 1905. Signed in Independance, Iowa, Aug. 1, 1904, by M. J. Goodrich, the county superintendent. Results of the teacher's exam are listed near the bottom of the paper beside a column that reads "Insitute Record: 1904, Member of the A grade, Term of institute 6 days, No. days attended: 6, No. terms taught: 9." The page has a slight pink tint, a thick, black, decorative border, an illustration of an eagle in the center, and an illustration of a flag and field in the bottom left corner. Aletha Hutchison Jacobs, born in Buchannan County, Iowa, was a teacher for rural schools in Benton County (1900-1902), Buchanan County (1902-1910), Black Hawk County (1912-1916), Grundy County (1916-1920), Wright County (1920-1921), and Webster County (1922). In 1922 she moved to Pennsylvania with her husband, Elmer. There she taught at Hummelstown High School in Dauphin County (1922-1924) and Reamstown School in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County (1926-1960). |
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| 394 | 1986.4.282 | Certificate | Teacher's certificate for Aletha Jacobs to teach first grade in Buchanan County, valid for two years. Signed in Independance, Iowa, Aug. 1, 1906, by M. J. Goodrich, the county superintendent. Results of the teacher's exam are listed near the bottom of the paper. The page has a thick, black, decorative border, an illustration of an three women in the center, and a space for a seal in the bottom left corner. Printed by the W. M. Welch Co., Chicago, Ill. Aletha Hutchison Jacobs, born in Buchannan County, Iowa, was a teacher for rural schools in Benton County (1900-1902), Buchanan County (1902-1910), Black Hawk County (1912-1916), Grundy County (1916-1920), Wright County (1920-1921), and Webster County (1922). In 1922 she moved to Pennsylvania with her husband, Elmer. There she taught at Hummelstown High School in Dauphin County (1922-1924) and Reamstown School in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County (1926-1960). |
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| 395 | 1986.4.283 | Certificate | "Uniform County Teachers Certificate" for Aletha G. Jacobs to teach first grade in any Iowa school, valid for three years. It was signed by A. M. Deyoe, the president of the Educational Board of Examiners in Des Moines, Iowa, 1910. The application was from Black Hawk County, but Buchanan County is also listed here with the date 7/1/1913. It also lists examination results. The page has a thick, black, decorative boarder and an illustration of a soldier with a town behind him in the center. Aletha Hutchison Jacobs, born in Buchannan County, Iowa, was a teacher for rural schools in Benton County (1900-1902), Buchanan County (1902-1910), Black Hawk County (1912-1916), Grundy County (1916-1920), Wright County (1920-1921), and Webster County (1922). In 1922 she moved to Pennsylvania with her husband, Elmer. There she taught at Hummelstown High School in Dauphin County (1922-1924) and Reamstown School in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County (1926-1960). |
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| 396 | 1986.4.284 | Certificate | Certificate for Aletha Jacobs certifying that she attended Buchanan County Normal Institute at Independance, Iowa, Aug. 8th - Aug. 13th, 1910. Signed by G. R. Lockwood, the county superintendent. The page has a thick, black, decorative boarder, an illustration of a soldier holding a flag in the center, and was printed by the W. M. Welch Co., Anamosa, IA. Aletha Hutchison Jacobs, born in Buchannan County, Iowa, was a teacher for rural schools in Benton County (1900-1902), Buchanan County (1902-1910), Black Hawk County (1912-1916), Grundy County (1916-1920), Wright County (1920-1921), and Webster County (1922). In 1922 she moved to Pennsylvania with her husband, Elmer. There she taught at Hummelstown High School in Dauphin County (1922-1924) and Reamstown School in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County (1926-1960). |
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| 397 | 1986.4.285 | Certificate | Certifying Aletha Jacobs attended the Buchanan County Normal Institute at Independance, IA, Aug. 7 - Aug. 12, 1911. Signed by g. R. Lockwood, the county superintendent. The page has a thick, black, decorative boarder, an illustration of a soldier holding a flag in the center, and was printed by the W. M. Welch Co., Anamosa, IA. Aletha Hutchison Jacobs, born in Buchannan County, Iowa, was a teacher for rural schools in Benton County (1900-1902), Buchanan County (1902-1910), Black Hawk County (1912-1916), Grundy County (1916-1920), Wright County (1920-1921), and Webster County (1922). In 1922 she moved to Pennsylvania with her husband, Elmer. There she taught at Hummelstown High School in Dauphin County (1922-1924) and Reamstown School in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County (1926-1960). |
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| 398 | 1986.4.286 | Certificate | "Uniform County Teachers Certificate" for Aletha G. Jacobs to teach the first grade, valid for life in the state of Iowa. It lists the examination results near the bottom. The application was from Black Hawk County and signed by A. M. Deyoe, the president of the Educational Board of Examiners in Des Moines, Iowa, July 1, 1913. The page has a thick, black, decorative boarder and an illustration of a soldier with a town behind him in the center. The back lists the specific counties, dates, and county superintendents for which Aletha taught: Black Hawk County, 8/23/1913 - 7/1/1916 under superintendents Margaret C. Myers and H. C. Moeller, Grundy County, 9/2/16-7/1/1918 under superintendent D. R. Earl, Butler County 9/4/1918-7/1/1918 under superintendent E. B. Rodgers, Grundy County, 9/10/1918-7/1/1920 under superintendent D. R. Earl, and Wright County, 9/21/1920-10/8/1921 under superintendent Blanche Bock. Aletha Hutchison Jacobs, born in Buchannan County, Iowa, was a teacher for rural schools in Benton County (1900-1902), Buchanan County (1902-1910), Black Hawk County (1912-1916), Grundy County (1916-1920), Wright County (1920-1921), and Webster County (1922). In 1922 she moved to Pennsylvania with her husband, Elmer. There she taught at Hummelstown High School in Dauphin County (1922-1924) and Reamstown School in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County (1926-1960). |
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| 399 | 1986.4.287 | Certificate | Paper titled "Esco: Proof of Successful Teaching Experience" that states Aletha Jacobs Hutchison taught in Stout, Grundy County, Iowa, for four years, from Sept. 1916 - June 1920. Signed in Grundy Center by D. R. Earl, the county superintendent for Grundy County. The paired envelope is addressed to Mrs. Aletha Hutchison, Mechanicsburg, PA., and is postmarked from Grundy Center, Oct 25th, 1922. Aletha Hutchison Jacobs, born in Buchannan County, Iowa, was a teacher for rural schools in Benton County (1900-1902), Buchanan County (1902-1910), Black Hawk County (1912-1916), Grundy County (1916-1920), Wright County (1920-1921), and Webster County (1922). In 1922 she moved to Pennsylvania with her husband, Elmer. There she taught at Hummelstown High School in Dauphin County (1922-1924) and Reamstown School in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County (1926-1960). |
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| 400 | 1986.4.288 | Letter | Certifies previous teaching positions Mrs. Aletha Jacobs Hutchison held in Buchanan County, Iowa, between September 1901 and March 1911. Includes the Delaney (Murphy) and Seward District schools in Homer township and the Prospect Hill, Empire District, and Lime Creek schools in Jefferson township. Signed by A. E. Jewett, county superintendent, on October 13, 1922, in Independance, Iowa. The page was printed and is tinted green. Aletha Hutchison Jacobs, born in Buchannan County, Iowa, was a teacher for rural schools in Benton County (1900-1902), Buchanan County (1902-1910), Black Hawk County (1912-1916), Grundy County (1916-1920), Wright County (1920-1921), and Webster County (1922). In 1922 she moved to Pennsylvania with her husband, Elmer. There she taught at Hummelstown High School in Dauphin County (1922-1924) and Reamstown School in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County (1926-1960). |
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