Classroom at Matthias W. Baldwin School circa 1936

Home Classroom at Matthias W. Baldwin School circa 1936

Classroom at Matthias W. Baldwin School circa 1936

Photograph

Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection (V07)

The children in this photo appear to be studying a lesson on immigration. In this photo, a boy stands in front of a chalkboard with “America—The Melting Pot” written on it. To the left is a chalk illustration of a group of immigrants, and written above it is text that appears to read “[Shall] we, whose ancestors once upon a [time] were immigrants too, help them to [make] their dreams come true?”

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