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[Handsome Class Photo Depicting Young Students of Multiple Races Together].

San Francisco: Frances Thompson Studio, 1928. Sepia-toned photograph, 4.5 x 7.5 inches, on a studio mount measuring 9.25 x 10.75 inches. Minor wear. Very good plus. Item #4895

A striking photograph documenting the diverse student population in a San Francisco grade school class in 1928. The class is comprised of a combination of white, African American, and Asian American students, emblematic of the racial diversity of the Bay Area then and now. Some of the children clutch American flags, as well as dolls, flowers and, in one case, a small drum. The image was produced by noted female photographer Frances Thompson, and mounted on one of Thompson's printed cards. Thompson was the official photographer for the San Francisco Board of Education at the time; the specific school is not identified here. The mount displays a Craftsman-style logo which reads, "FTS Frances Thompson Studio San Francisco" opposite the year, "1928." According to a 2019 San Francisco Gate story, Thompson was known as "The Picture Lady" by the thousands of children she photographed over her career.

Price: $250