Ca.1916 Falls Township High School Bookkeeping Class Students in Classroom RPPC For Sale

OverviewThis fascinating 1916 real photo postcard provides an inside look at the bookkeeping class of Falls Township High School. The sender, a student named Katie, identifies the scene and dates the photo to Valentine's Day. She adds a charming, self-deprecating joke that the picture "would be better if my face wasn't there." The image, with its mix of male and female students and signs like "BE HONEST," is a wonderful snapshot of co-educational vocational training in an American high school during the World War I era.

Front of PostcardThe photograph captures the interior of a bustling high school classroom filled with students seated at their desks. The class is composed primarily of young women, with a few young men also visible. The student in the immediate foreground is a young woman wearing a dark vest over a light-colored blouse, looking intently at the camera. Next to her, another young woman in a classic white sailor-style middy blouse writes in a ledger. The room is well-equipped with sturdy wooden desks, a large blackboard on the left wall, and large, built-in wooden bookcases with glass doors at the back. Motivational signs are posted above the cases, with one clearly reading "BE HONEST."

Reverse Side

Handwritten CorrespondenceEdward Holocker.

This is the book-keeping class inthe bank of theFalls Township Highschool. This isa pretty fair picturewould be better ifmy face wasn't thereThats what they all say.KatieTaken Feb. 14, 1916.

Postal History & Printed Details

• Postmark: None.

• Stamp: None.

• Layout: Divided Back with faded "POST CARD" at the top and headers for correspondence and address sections.

• Publisher Information: The postcard was printed on AZO photographic paper. The stamp box, featuring four triangles pointing up, indicates a production date between 1904 and 1918, consistent with the 1916 date provided in the message.