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A large group of men standing on the steps of a building with two signs in front of them. "- Sign near the center: "A WPA PROJECT." - Below that: "PRIEST RIVER SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SPONSORED BY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST NO 13." - At the bottom: "WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY." - Sign to the left: "AND NOW- THE BOYS WHO BUILT THE SCHOOL."
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Title:
The Boys Who Built The School
Donor:
Unknown
Date Created (Archival Standard):
1930-1950
Organizations:
WPA Crews; Priest River Public Schools
Description:
The WPA crew which built the high school on Hwy 2, (now Priest River Jr High). A large group of men standing on the steps of a building with two signs in front of them. Some of the men are holding a sign that reads, “And now…the boys who built the school.” Another sign reads, “A WPA Project,” with details about a school construction project.
Original Description:
The WPA crew which built the high school on Hwy 2, (now Priest River Jr High). It was donated by a gentleman from Laclede who called me (Marilyn) and whose name I forgot and who then left the picture at the Intermountain Citizen Office. He said his father or uncle was in it. Partial ID's: Frank Bongorino (Bongioni) (Bonji), in bib overalls & leaning on the sign in the front row. 2nd row: 2nd man, Henry Brown, above the "o" in "project", with a shock of red hair & suspenders, George Mack, John Shawgo to his right. 3rd row: extreme left with ribbon looped behind his head, Willie Hoop; extreme right, white hair, Slim Ferris; to his left, Oscar Derrick (tentative). 4th row: 3rd from left, short man with dark hair standing in front of tall man in a white shirt, Cliff Bossio, to his left, John Krizenesky. 5th row: extreme left, Max Salesky; last row, 3rd from left, Nick Dalebout, 2nd from left, Cliff Hill, foreman. In the 4th row, the man wearing the hat is possibly Ray Ingram, and Hugh Gillespie (Gillaspie) is supposed to be in the 5th row (next to last row), but I (Marilyn) don't know which one he is. In front, the third man from the left, wearing a tie & holding the small sign is George Hartman, a brother of Mrs. Joe Bombino.
Subjects:
education
Original Subject:
education
Location:
Bonner County
Latitude:
48.18108332
Longitude:
-116.9187841
Source:
Marylyn Cork Collection, Priest River Library
Source Identifier:
edu1-6
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng

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"The Boys Who Built The School", Marylyn Cork Priest River Historical Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/priestriver/items/priestriver0096.html
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