Photograph of adults and children standing outside of a one room school house in a wooded area.

Photograph of Bobby Russell standing in front of other students who are seated at benches. The back of a teachers head is visible in the foreground of the image.

Photograph of Bobby Russell with his hands in the pockets of his overalls. He stands next to a podium at the front of the classroom at the Locust Grove School.

Photograph of a boy using a ladle to fill a glass jar with water from a bucket.

Photograph of a boy bending over as he loads chunks of coal into a furnace at the Locust Grove School.

Photograph of two boys and two girls walking along a country road. The boys wear overalls, boots, and hats while the girls are wearing dresses and no shoes. Each child carries a lunch pail on their way to the one room school house.

Photograph of two boys and two girls walking along a country road. The boys wear overalls, boots, and hats while the girls are wearing dresses and no shoes. Each child carries a lunch pail on their way to the one room school house.

Photograph of two boys and two girls walking along a country road. The boys wear overalls, boots, and hats while the girls are wearing dresses and no shoes. Each child carries a lunch pail on their way to the one room school house.

Photograph of two boys and two girls walking along a country road. The boys wear overalls, boots, and hats while the girls are wearing dresses and no shoes. Each child carries a lunch pail on their way to the one room school house.

Photograph of school children at recess playing a game called, "drop the handkerchief." The students are standing in a circle holding hands as two other children run around them. There is a separate young child standing in the foreground of the image.

Photograph of school children at recess playing a game called, "drop the handkerchief." The students are standing in a circle holding hands as another child runs around them.

Photograph of school children at recess playing a game called, "drop the handkerchief." The students are standing in a circle holding hands as another child runs around them.

Photograph of school children at recess playing a game called, "drop the handkerchief." The students are standing in a circle holding hands as another child runs around them.

Photograph of school children at recess playing a game called, "drop the handkerchief." The students are standing in a circle holding hands as another child runs around them.

Photograph of school children at recess playing a game called, "drop the handkerchief." The students are standing in a circle holding hands as two children run around them. There is a teacher standing to the right side of the image.

Photograph of school children at recess playing a game called, "drop the handkerchief." The students are standing in a circle holding hands as two children run around them. There is a teacher standing in the background wearing a white shirt.

Photograph of a group of children walking along a path. One boy carries a baseball bat.

Photograph of three children of varying ages walking along a dirt path through a wooded area. The child in the front of the line is barefoot and carrying a lunch pail.

Photograph of three children of varying ages walking along a dirt path through a wooded area. The child in the front of the line is barefoot and carrying a lunch pail.

Photograph of two students walking barefoot along a dirt road in the rain. Each child is carrying a lunch pail.

Photograph of two students walking barefoot along a dirt road in the rain. The young girl carries her lunch pail and the boy is carrying books

Photograph of three students working math problems at a blackboard. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional photos and information can be found in the pdf document "Joe Clark HBSS Scrapbook" Page 16. The Star Weekly. Toronto. January 29, 1949. Learning the Three R’s in the Hills of Tennessee. And Page 17-18 The Detroit News Pictorial. May 11, 1941. Going to School in the Tennessee Hills. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.

Photograph of a dog waiting at the door of the Locust Grove School.

Photograph of a dog waiting at the door of the Locust Grove School.