Mt. Olive School
Photo shows the front of Mt. Olive School's old infrastructure with a handwritten note on the back that says "Old Mt. Olive School consolidated with the Farmyard to make the Augusta Rosenwald Consolidated School. Shelby Co. This is an old church and school combined. You will notice that the tower was painted only up to the top of the door or as high as they could reach conveniently."
- Title
- Mt. Olive School in Shelby County, Tennessee
- Description
- Photo shows the front of Mt. Olive School's old infrastructure with a handwritten note on the back that says "Old Mt. Olive School consolidated with the Farmyard to make the Augusta Rosenwald Consolidated School. Shelby Co. This is an old church and school combined. You will notice that the tower was painted only up to the top of the door or as high as they could reach conveniently."
- Identifier
- fisk_rf_sf_24ctn_0116
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- Shelby County
- School Name
- Mt. Olive School
- Subject
- Julius Rosenwald Fund--Buildings, African American schools--History--20th century, African American schools, Photography and architecture.
- Source
- Box 24C, HBCU Photograph Project, Nos. 1-6, Julius Rosenwald Fund Collection Supplement 2, 1917-1946, Fisk University John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library
- Publisher
- John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library
- Date
- 1917/1948
- Rights
- Fisk University John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library reasonably believe that the Items made available in our digital collections are not restricted by copyright or related rights. However, these materials are publicly accessible, some restrictions on further use may still apply. Permitted uses for those items are limited to research, educational, and scholarly purposes under U.S. Copyright Law Title 17, §108 U.S.C. Besides educational uses, you need to obtain permission from Fisk University Franklin Library. Please contact archives@fisk.edu.
- Format
- jpeg
- Item sets
- School Fund

