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Black and white image of a school classroom around 1900. The pupils sit at paired desks in rows. The boys wear dark coloured button up jackets and the girls wear white aprons. Each child is holding up a piece of card with their artworks on. The room has a vaulted ceiling, and glass windows to the internal corridor beyond. The walls of the classroom are tiled and decorated with children’s artwork.

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Darley Street School, Leeds c.1900

Jacob Kramer was encouraged by his art teacher, Gertrude Poyzer, and the progressive Headmaster, Harry Blackburn, at Darley Street School. This image shows pupils in Darley Street School around the same time that Jacob would have attended. The walls are decorated with children’s artwork and the pupils have been making more cardboard crafts.

Image © Leeds Library & Information Services. Leodis. ID: 2002926_14037722