Power house, Rolling Prairie, Indiana, circa 1912

Description: The Interlaken School, located on the shores of Silverlake, followed a progressive curriculum influenced by the New Schools Movement. Boys who attended the boarding school received a traditional academic education as well as practical life skills training by helping to run the school. George K. Page (1870-1956) taught manual training at the school from 1910 to 1911, according to his obituary. He returned to the school in 1914 for an unknown amount of time according to a notice in the South Bend News - Times on April 21, 1914.Part of a group of photos labeled Studio of McDonald South Bend, likely referring to McDonald Studio, a photographer located on South Main Street around 1912. Handwritten on the top is Power House.
Origin: 1912, circa
Source: http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/1DE84F00-2872-4989-8B2C-385433955143
Collection: Indiana Album
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Geography: Rolling Prairie, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States
Subjects: George K. and Elizabeth G. Page Collection
Power industry
Electric lines
Rolling Prairie (Ind.)
LaPorte County (Ind.)

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