Lathrop School, calisthenics

About this video

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company.

Date created

1904

Duration

0:51

File

MPEG movie

License

This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.

Source

Original video housed by Library of Congress

See this video in context

• North Carolina in the New South: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the decades after the Civil War (1870–1900). Topics include changes in agriculture, the growth of cities and industry, the experiences of farmers and mill workers, education, cultural changes, politics and political activism, and the Wilmington Race Riot. (Page 4.9)

In the classroom

A group of preadolescent boys and girls is standing in a row facing the camera position. In back of them is a wall on which is written “Kansas City, Mo.” As the film progresses, the students go through a series calisthenics, performing them in unison, and continue this throughout the film.