Photograph three students standing in the front of the class room while the teacher stands before them with a book open.

Photograph of students seated in benches as they do schoolwork at the Locust Grove School. The teacher is visible standing in the background with an open book and ruler in hand.

Photograph of three children walking along a dirt road along the edge of a hill. There is a tree in the foreground and a vast mountain landscape in the background.

Photograph of two students playing a game of horseshoes. A young girl in the foreground is in the process of throwing a horseshoe as a male student stands behind her.

Photograph of a young girl standing at the front of a classroom next to a podium. There is a young man seated at a desk reading from a sheet of paper.

Photograph of two boys with their school books walking along a hillside cornfield. There is an expansive view into the fog-filled valleys in the background.

Photograph of three young women seated at desks in front of a furnace as they read books.

Photograph of three children seated on a bench in 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 a young girl holding a ladle used to drink water at her school.

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 another child runs around them.

Photograph of Bobby, Arnedia, and Molly Russell getting a ride to school on the back of a horse drawn cart.

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

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

Photograph of three young women seated at desks in front of a furnace as they read 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 students standing against the wall at the front of the class at the Locust Grove School. Two teachers are also at the front of the class looking in their books while other students remain seated at their benches.

Photograph of a male teacher standing at the front of a class room as students sit at their desk and do schoolwork.

Photograph of three students walking along a dirt path. Forests and numerous farms are visible in the background of the image.

Photograph of a young girl holding a ladle used to drink water at her school.

Photograph of a boy leaping over a grapevine being held between two girls. There is a line in the background of other students ready to take their turns leaping over the outstretched vine.

Photograph of Harry England and Otto Walker cupping their hands around a lizard as it rests on a rock.