Elisabeth Walker Leading Schoolchildren in Circle Game (Circa 1927)

Schoolteacher Elisabeth Walker leading dozens of young schoolchildren holding hands in a large circle outside a wooden schoolhouse. — Elisabeth Walker Leading Schoolchildren in Circle Game (Circa 1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A touching archival record showing schoolteacher Elisabeth "Betty" Walker—who would marry Donald A. Hall Sr.—leading young schoolchildren in a traditional circle game on the open yard outside a California schoolhouse. The flagpole and rustic board-and-batten school building preserve an authentic snapshot of 1920s public education.