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Red School House Child's Bank

Following patriotic fervor generated by the Centennial celebrations of 1776 and a resurgence in Nativism due to a fear and concerns of loss of white Anglo-American as a reaction to the large influx of foreign immigrants, classrooms began including patriotic symbols and school tools and supplies.

Date

1892-1906

Type

bank

Medium

wood (overall material)

Department

NMAH

Institution

National Museum of American History

Object number

nmah_1692388

Credit

Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection