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A Rare Look Inside a Washington, D.C. Kindergarten Classroom in 1899

Classroom scenes in Washington, D.C. public schools: studying live dog, 5th Division -1899 (Library of Congress)
Take a rare look inside a Washington, D.C. kindergarten classroom in 1899, as captured by photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston. See the children learning about the anatomy of a live dog in this unique classroom scene.
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Here’s an interesting scene that you probably wouldn’t see kindergarten today. This classroom of children is learning about, what appears to be, the anatomy of a live dog. This was taken by the local great, Frances Benjamin Johnston.

Classroom scenes in Washington, D.C. public schools: studying live dog, 5th Division -1899 (Library of Congress)
Classroom scenes in Washington, D.C. public schools: studying live dog, 5th Division -1899 (Library of Congress)

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