A group of school children and teachers are standing on the front steps of McKinley School in this 9-1/2" x 7-3/4" black and white photograph. They are standing in front of a large doorway with columns, and street lamps are visible on both sides of the group. Two of the children are holding school pennants. Printed at the bottom of the picture is: "McKinley Library Club, April 1914".
McKinley School was located at 230 S. 15th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska from 1902 to 1927. It was used as an elementary school until 1915 when it became a "special school with grades 1-9 with prevocational and evening classes." The school building was constructed in 1902 for a cost of $35,319.50. The contractor was T.P. Harrison.
