Photograph of Mexican Ward School building in Mathis, Texas. Outdoor drinking fountain in foreground. Photograph labeled S-1. Annotation reads "Shows the typical dilapidated, inadequate, rotting old shack, which is one of the mainstays of the 'Mexican Ward School' of Mathis. Notice rotting lumber. No screens on windows. No screen doors. Improper lighting. No fly-proofing or rat-proofing. Inside, it is dark, crowded and generally of an uninviting appearance." Photograph identifier sanmat01.
Creator/Contributor:
Sánchez, George Isidore, 1906-1972 (collector)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1940s
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
negatives (photographs), still image, and photographs
Rights - Use and Reproduction:
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Language:
not applicable
Topic:
Discrimination in education--Texas, Mexican Americans, Mexican American children--Education--Texas, Public schools--Texas, and School buildings--Texas
Place Name:
Mathis (Tex.)
Geographic Coverage:
United States (country), Texas (state), and San Patricio County (county)
General Note:
Part of Series V. Photographs, 1930s-1966 of the George I. Sánchez Papers. Photographs documenting conditions in schools for Mexican American children as part of "A Study of the Educational Opportunities Provided Spanish-Name Children in Ten Texas School Systems" by Virgil E. Strickland and George I. Sánchez (1948). This study preceded a successful District Court decision, Delgado v. Bastrop ISD, which led to desegregation of Texas schools for Mexican American children.
Citation Note:
George I. Sánchez Papers, Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin