Webster County Box 4 | UNI Museum @ Rod Library

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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	2020-FIC-108	Pamplet	Informational pamphlet on Area V Title II of the Elementary-Secondary Education Act of 1965. This pamphlet explains how Webster, Calhoun, Sac, Pocahontas, Buena Vista, Carroll, Greene, Hamilton, Wright, and Humbolt counties obtained 16 mm films, specialized books, and materials for the partially sighted students in their school districts. This pamphlet came from the Webster County Superintendent of Schools' Office in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Reprinted from Fort Dodge Messenger, Saturday, December 9, 1967.
2	2023-20-1	Scrapbook	Book of assorted black and white photos and notes from the Washington #1 school in Webster County, 1944-1948. The covers are gold with handwritten titles and are tied together with a brown ribbon. Inside are photos of the teacher, Helen Woolsey, various students, and different school activities. Most students have a cut-out picture of them beside their name and a short anecdote about life in a rural school. The last photo shows commencement was held in Fort Dodge in 1948 and the school had one graduate.
3	2023-20-10	Photograph	Rectangular black and white photo of six students with their teacher, Mrs. Woolsey, from the Washington #1 school in Webster County, early 1950s. The children are dressed primarily in dresses or Christmas-themed sweaters. Behind them is a white sheet hung on the wall acting as a stage curtain, a banner with evergreen trees running across the top of the photo, and a fireplace with a candelabra.
4	2023-20-11	Photograph	Rectangle black and white photo of ten students preforming in the Washington #1 school in Webster County, circa 1953. The students are either dressed in sweater or dresses and appear to be singing. Behind them are white sheets hung to act as stage curtains, a banner of evergreen trees above the center sheet, a fireplace and candelabra, and Christmas decorations. The audiences consist of children and adults. The teacher at the time was Mrs. Woolsey.
5	2023-20-12	Photograph	Rectangle black and white photo of three students in front of the Washington #1 school in Webster County, late 1940s. They're smiling at the camera, wearing jackets and dresses (one may be in patched pants), and are sitting on grass in the yard just outside of the school. In the background is the school's door and either a shed or a house. Lynda is on the left-hand side and Judy Juhl Ellerman is on the right wearing braided pigtails.
6	2023-20-13	Photograph	Rectangle black and white photo of eight students just outside of the Washington #1 school in Webster County, late 1940s. The group (three girls, five boys) are standing on the cement stoop of the school and are smiling at the camera. Most are wearing jackets and either denim pants or knee-length dresses. Judy Juhl Ellerman is in the back center wearing braided pigtails.
7	2023-20-14	Photograph	Rectangle black and white photo of twelve students from the Washington #1 school in Webster County, late 1940s. They are posed in two lines in front of a fence, all but three dressed in Halloween costumes that include a mask.
8	2023-20-15	Photograph	Square black and white photo of ten students from the Washington #1 school in Webster County, early 1950s. They are posed in a group, smiling at the camera, with seven sitting on the lawn (one holding a ball), one kneeling, and two standing. Most are wearing short sleeves and denim pants. Behind them is a grassy lawn, one large tree, and an outbuilding.
9	2023-20-16	Photograph	Square black and white photo often students sitting inside the Washington #1 school in Webster County, circa 1954. Each student is sitting in their desk, smiling at the camera. Behind them is a bookshelf with a plant on top and a white cupboard with a globe on top.
10	2023-20-17	Photograph	Square black and white photo of eleven students in the yard outside of the Washington #1 school in Webster County, early 1950s. Seven of the younger children are sitting on the ground, one with a basketball, and four are standing, one holding a football as if he's throwing it. To the left of them is the school building and an empty grass yard surrounds them. Judy Juhl Ellerman is on the bottom left-hand side, wearing a plaid shirt and braided pigtails.
11	2023-20-18	Photograph	Square black and white photo of six students from the Washington #1 school in Webster County, early to mid 1950s. Two students are sitting on the floor playing with blocks and four are sitting on a piano bench reading. Behind them is a piano topped with a plant and an owl, a window, and several photos and pieces of student work.
12	2023-20-19	Photograph	Square black and white photo of ten students from the Washington #1 school in Webster County, early 1950s. The students are posed in a cluster in front of a chalkboard, smiling at the camera. They're wearing an assortment of patterned clothing, denim pants, overalls, and skirts. Above them is a banner with the cursive alphabet, a photo of George Washington, and two art pieces.
13	2023-20-2	Photograph	Square black and white photo of ten children from the Washington #1 school in Webster County, dated early 1950s. They are standing and looking at the camera, most are wearing denim pants and plaid shirts. Behind them are decorations for Christmas: a train, mistletoe made out of cups, angels, streamers, and some tinsel. Judy Juhl Ellerman is in the plaid shirt on the left-hand side.
14	2023-20-20	Photograph	Rectangular black and white photo of five students from the Washington #1 school in Webster County, late 1940s. They're sitting (one standing) outside, wearing hats and coats, and squinting at the camera. Behind them is snow-covered grass, a fence, and a small herd of cattle. A person's shadow can be seen on the left-hand side of the frame.
15	2023-20-3	Photograph	Square black and white photo of a young boy standing outside of the Washington #1 school in Webster County in the late 1940s. He is dressed in a plaid coat and dark pants. Behind him is a yard with some snow and a large, bare tree.
16	2023-20-4	Photograph	Square black and white photo of four children from the Washington #1 school in Webster County. They are standing in line in front of a chalkboard with the cursive alphabet at the top and are dressed in Halloween costumes complete with masks. The caption on the back says, "Halloween 1952."
17	2023-20-5	Photograph	Square black and white photo of two students from the Washington #1 school in Webster County, 1950s. They are sitting outside, huddled together, dressed in hats and coats, in an empty yard covered in snow.
18	2023-20-6	Photograph	Square black and white photo of two older students from the Washington #1 school in Webster County, early 1950s. They are dressed in hats, coats, and gloves, sitting with one knee each on the ground, in an empty field covered in snow.
19	2023-20-7	Photograph	Square black and white photo of four students from the Washington #1 school in Webster County, early 1950s. They're posed with two younger children sitting in front, two older children standing in back. The boy in front is holding a cane. Behind them are Christmas decorations, photos, and a sheet draped from a doorway. The caption at the bottom reads, "Christmas Proposel." Judy Juhl Ellerman is on the bottom right-hand side.
20	2023-20-8	Photograph	Square black and white photo of two students from the Washington #1 school in Webster County, early 1950s. They're standing outside, hugging, smiling at the camera, and wearing hats, gloves, and boots. There is snow on the otherwise bare ground. Four students can be seen in the background near the fence on the right-hand side.
21	2023-20-9	Photograph	Rectangle black and white photo of a student preforming in the Washington #1 school in Webster County, mid-1950s. In the photo, one boy is standing in front of an audience of children and adults. Behind him is a fireplace with a candelabra, white sheets hung up to act as stage curtains, and Christmas decorations.