Public School - Pingree School

Title Public School - Pingree School
Image Captions The Pingree School was constructed in 1893 on 30th Street and Pingree Avenue in honor of Job Pingree, who had been an advocate of better public schools. The original building cost just over $17,000 with George McCabe as principal and three teachers. Over the years, additions were made to the building to include more classrooms, heating and ventilation, an auditorium and a library. By 1912, the school had 18 teachers. Pingree became one of the first schools to offer a school lunch program under W.P.A. leadership.
Description Ogden City was still evolving when the first school was established in 1850 with Charilla Abbott as the first teacher. The school system continued to grow with public and private institutions accepting students. A bond issue passed in 1890 allowing for new buildings, including the showplace school, Central. Ogden High School called the “best and most attractive school in the world” was opened on October 29, 1937 after a cost of $1.2 million. Ogden High School and others still stand as proof of the community’s commitment to education.
Subject Ogden (Utah); Architecture--History; Education; Education--History; Public schools; School buildings
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date Original 1915
Date 1915
Date Digital 2008
Temporal Coverage 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964
Item Size 8.5 x 7 inch
Medium photography
Item Description black and white photograph
Spatial Coverage Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5779206, 41.223, -111.97383
Type Image/StillImage
Conversion Specifications Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use.
Language eng
Relation https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/312
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit the Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Source P90 Box 2 Fd 30 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University
Format image/jpeg
ARK ark:/87278/s6j5f55p
Setname wsu_school
ID 96641
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6j5f55p