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1. Fourth Grade, Rockford Street School 1911-1912 - Photo, accompanied by an identical newspaper clipping showing the 1911-12 fourth-grade class at Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, taught by Miss Susie Nunn. Note at the bottom of the newspaper clipping states this is the latest in Bob Watson's series of photo reproductions for the TIMES, with reprints of the picture available from Watson. Students, left to right are: front row, Miss Susie Nunn, Philip Galloway, Jack Fulton, Earl Herman, Frederick Smith, Harold Willis, Henry Schafer, Ben Hatcher, Ross Ashby. Second row, Annie Marshall, Odessa Crouse, Thelma Martin, Myrtle Taylor, Addie Roberson, Ray Massey, Carrie Chilton (?), Nonnie Jessup. Back row, Louise Bailey, Thomas Reece, Warren Lineback, Walter Poore, (?), William Sydnor, Alexander Worth. Source, Mrs. Doris Allred Poore.

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2. Graduating Class - Mount Airy High School, first graduating class, then at Rockford Street School. Girls are seated on ground outside building, boys are standing behind them.

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3. Miss Bess Merritt's Class - 1910 newspaper copy of Miss Bess Merritt's class at Rockford Street School, Mount Airy. The caption at the bottom of the picture reads, "MANY GRANITE CITIANS (sic), prominent in the business and professional life of Mount Airy and this area, are shown in a 1910 picture of students at Rockford Street School, Bob Watson's latest photo reproduction for the TIMES. The class was taught by Miss Bess Merritt, one of this section's best known and respected educators." First row: Margaret Taylor, Miss Merritt, Allie Marshall, (unknown), Carrie Jones, Alma Caudle, Vera Thompson, Alice Jones. Second row: Vera Davis, Thelma Saunders, Margaret Gentry, Alice Hale, Kate Mitchell, Lessie Smith, Ethel Cox, Guilda Parks, Lois Haymore, Carrie O'Neal. Third row: Haywood Merritt, Herman Davis, (unknown), Jesse Hogan, Clyde Hooker William McCargo, Thomas Ashby, Penn Marshall, Herbert Jefferies, Fred Folger, Collier Sparger. (Source, John W. Prather)

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4. Mount Airy Students, 1910 - Mount Airy students, school year 1910-1911. Fourth grade, Rockford Street School. Names of students are on the back of the picture, and have been scanned to aid in identification. Note at bottom of picture reads: "This 1910 group of Mount Airy students contains now prominent citizens."

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5. Ninth Grade Class, Rockford Street School, 1912-1913 - Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, 1912-1913. Ninth grade class, which graduated in 1915. Front Row: Estelle Leonard, Clara Tesh, Miss Holmes (teacher), Kate Fulton, Forrest Hale, Kate Hollingsworth, Annie Spaugh, Myrtle Bolt. Second Row: Nettie Smith, Jeanette Cody, Pearl Thompson, Pearl Hatcher, Leota Lineback, Joyce Nutt, Marjorie Banner, Virginia Banner. Back Row: Will Hollingsworth, Rufus Picket, George Key, Roscoe Callaway, Jesse Jeffries, Robert Galloway. Source, Mrs. Leota L. Poore. Students are seated outside the school building, with several of the girls wearing hats, and the boys dressed in suits.

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6. Rockford Street School - Black and white sketch of Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, by E. A. Camin. c1995.

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7. Rockford Street School - Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, built 1906. A large number of people, probably students and teachers, are assembled outside the building.

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8. Rockford Street School - Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, built 1906. The student body appears to be gathered outside the building.

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9. Rockford Street School - Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, built in 1904. Note on upper right hand corner of picture says, "Graded School, Mt. Airy, N. C."

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10. Rockford Street School - Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, middle 1900s.

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11. Rockford Street School - Rockford Street School, Mount Airy. Student body is gathered outside the school for a group picture. Early 1900s.

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12. Rockford Street School Class - Fourth grade class, Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, 1913-1914. The students and their teacher, Miss Minnie Sommers, are standing outside the building. Front row: Mabel McMillan, May Wagoner, Mozel Owens, Edna Cain, Eloise Sparger, Edith Sprinkle, Elsie Stanley, Miss Minnie Sommers. Second row: Lucy O'Neal, Hester Jones, Howeard Belton, Fred Norman, Bill Creed, Willie Roberts, Howard Schumaker. Third row: Doris Allred, Hazel McHone, William Bryan, Robert Taylor, James Brannock, Jesse Adkins, Joe Wheeler Johnson. Fourth row: Jesse Simmons, John Roberts, Wilfred McKinney, Richard McKinney, Stuart Bailey, Jack Albright, Ester Oakley, Gilmer Sparger, Albert Rector. A penciled correction on the back of the picture identifies it as "Third Grade Class, 1911-1912" with source Mrs. Doris A. Poore.

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13. Rockford Street School Student Body - Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, student body. Children (several barefoot) are standing on wooden bleachers outside the school, with two teachers in long skirts at the side. None of the students are identified.

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14. Rockford Street School Student Body - Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, student body. Students are seated on steps outside the building. Several are identified on the back of the picture (back also copied to include this information).

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15. Rockford Street School Students - Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, student body, 1910. Students are seated on wooden bleachers outside the school. Two names, Haywood Merritt and "Miss Bess" Merritt are listed on the back of the picture, but there are no other identifications.

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16. Rockford Street School Students - Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, student body. Children are seated on steps outside buildinging. No students are identified.

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17. Rockford Street School Students - Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, student body. Children are standing on wooden bleachers outside the school, with a teacher at the right. Names of several of the students are listed on the back of the picture, and the names have been scanned for reference. Ruth Minick is on the second row, second from left.

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18. Rockford Street School Students - Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, students. Students, who appear to be upperclassmen, are seated on steps outside the school. A few are tentatively identified on the back of the picture, and those names are copied.

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19. Rockford Street School Students - Rockford Street School Students, 1910-1911. Students are listed under "People" and and are also written on the reverse side of the picture.

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20. Salvation Army Camp Children,1940's - Salvation Army Camp Children,1940's Standing in front of the Rockford Street School, Mount Airy, NC

    Salvation Army Camp Rockford Street School Mount Airy, NC

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