Four students work in a school physics laboratory in this 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" black and white photograph. Two boys wearing dark suits sit at a table, while two girls wearing white blouses and long dark skirts stand at another table with a piece of equipment. More equipment sits on another table and on shelves in the background.
Omaha Public School Archive Collection / Educational Research Library
Local Accession/Call Number
Archive Files: Central High School File
Historical Notes
This is one of a series of photographs taken of the interior of the newly completed Omaha Central High School building located at 20th and Dodge Streets in 1912. The white limestone building was constructed over a twelve year period to replace the original 1872 brick building. The school became known as Omaha Central High School sometime after the stone building was completed. Depending on the source, the name was changed to differentiate it from the Omaha High School of Commerce about 1912, or it was changed about 1916, after South Omaha High School became part of the Omaha Public School District. The Omaha Central High School building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
