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The last day of school, Birchardville School, Birchardville, PA 1917.
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Here students and their families gather at the schoolhouse door at year's end.

Credit: Courtesy of the Birchardville School Historical and Educational Association

Here students and their families gather at the schoolhouse door at year's end. With America at war the public school became an important cultural resource for promoting patriotism, as symbolized in the flag.

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