Tent City School in Shawneetown Illinois April 1937

A vintage image from April 1937 shows a school in Tent City near Shawneetown, Illinois, in Gallatin County. After severe flooding displaced many residents, the community established Tent City to provide temporary housing and educational facilities. These efforts exemplified the communitys determination to ensure childrens education despite adversity.

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