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Students Working with Froebel Gifts in a Classroom at the Chicago Kindergarten College

Chicago Kindergarten College · 1900

Students using Froebel Gifts in a classroom at the Chicago Kindergarten College in Chicago, Illinois, circa 1900.

Students using Froebel Gifts in a classroom at the Chicago Kindergarten College in Chicago, Illinois, circa 1900.
Students using Froebel Gifts in a classroom at the Chicago Kindergarten College in Chicago, Illinois, circa 1900.

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This photograph captures students at the Chicago Kindergarten College around 1900. They are engaged with 'Froebel Gifts,' a series of specialized educational play materials developed by Friedrich Froebel, the founder of the kindergarten system. The college was a significant institution in the American kindergarten movement, often associated with the work of educator Elizabeth Harrison.

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