Smead School for Girls, Toledo, Ohio [approximately 1890]

A group of girls sitting at small writing desks in a wooded, residential area. A teacher faces the group standing on a small podium with a baton in hand. There is a violist and a pianist visible on the right side of the group. An American Flag stands in the foreground. The school moved to Toledo from the East in 1884 and was housed in the Craig Homestead on Summit Street. In 1885 classrooms moved to the Osborne House on Superior Street while boarders continued to live in the Craig Homestead. In 1887 the school moved to the Judge John Fitch homestead located on Woodruff Avenue in the Old West End Area of Toledo, Ohio where this photo was taken.. Terms associated with the photograph are: Smead School for Girls (Toledo, Ohio) | Choral recitations | Schoolgirls | School buildings | Old West End Area (Toledo, Ohio) | School grounds | Choral conductor