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Matthew Petroff, George Peabody Library – Baltimore, Maryland, George Peabody Library, 2013

A photograph of the George Peabody Library located in Baltimore, Maryland.

The George Peabody Library, originally the Peabody Institute Library,…

Tags: 18th Century, 19th Century, Baltimore, Don Quixote, George Peabody Library, John Hopkins, Maryland

The Stamford Historical Society, New England Primer Part One, The Stamford Historical Society, 1990

Pages from the most popular and used textbook of the 18th century, the New England Primer. Using illustrations, rhyme, and often biblical context,…

Tags: 18th Century, ABCs, American Revolution, Colonies, Education, Equal Opportunity, New England Primer

Winslow Homer, The Country School, Saint Louis Art Museum, 1871

I touch the future. I teach. Christa McAuliffe, teacher and NASA space shuttle crew member Soon after the American Revolution, our founders argued…

Tags: 18th Century, American Revolution, Country School, Public Education, Public Schools