Photo shows the rear view of Lillington school in Harnett school in Lillington, North Carolina with notes on the back that says "10 acres of land. [ineligible] [ineligible] [ineligible] to the [ineligible] in [ineligible] 6.A 3-6-29"

Photo shows the front of Lillington school in Harnett, North Carolina.

Photo shows newly constructed Franklinton school in Franklin, North Carolina with notes on the back that says "as we passed this school Monday in the rain I was a little confused over it. Thursday Mr. Cudle and I inspected it and found it being completed, which clears the matter in my mind. It did not show on our records as a completed building, but was paid for yesterday. Located on 8 acres of land. - S.L.S."

Photo shows the front of both the old and newly built Young school in Warren, North Carolina with notes on the back that says "Young School in Warren County North Carolina about 15 miles from town, where a physician was rarely seen until after the new school was built which soon attracted attention of official who built a good auto cross road via this school. The Negroes are so prond of the school that they call it the "College". It was named for a negro farmer in the community who was not satisfied with the old log house shown at the left." An additional note identifies the "Cost of school $2150. Negroes $500. Public 1150. The Fund 500. Has classroom, a community room, two cloak rooms, two sanitary privies. The school is equipped with modern desks. SL."

Photo shows a woman tilling soil with a cow near the Young school in Warren, North Carolina with notes on the back that says "This Negro woman was standing in this same spot when we passed by going to the school, waiting to see the automobile pass. We broke the car in trying to get to the school. When I asked permission to take the picture she gladly consented. Then she asked if we had been over to "see our college." The school is making over this community, even though it is just a "one-teacher" school. S.L.S."

Photo shows the interior of the Young school's old infrastructure

Photo shows the front view of the old Young school in Warren, North Carolina with notes on the back that says "This building was being abandoned they day I visited it. The windows furnish less than 1/10 of the amount of area required. The interior walls are just like the outside with no overload ceiling. It has a most dismal appearance."

Photo shows the front view of Scotts school in Iredell, North Carolina with notes on the back that says, "a three-teacher, facing south."

Photo shows the front view Zebulon school in Wake, North Carolina.

Photo shows the front view of Maclin school in Nash County, North Carolina

Photo shows a school community in front of an unidentified school in Spring Hope County, North Carolina

Photo shows students and others outside of a Teacher's home in Spring Hope, North Carolina.

Photo of the front view of Lincoln school along with a photograph payment slip with a handwritten note on the back of the photo that says "Lincoln school, Greene Co., MO. 1st Ros. school in state completed April 23, 1931" and "Built with and from Rosenwald Fund".

Photo shows the front of an old shack that is used to teach in Mississippi, Missouri with a handwritten note on the back that says "Missouri. Old school where vocational Agri. is being taught at Charleston, Mississippi county. We hope a new shop will be built."

Photo shows community visitors at Sikeston in Scott, Missouri with a handwritten note on the back that says "Missouri. At Sikeston School in Scott county. WB Harrell; Supt. Anderson (county); Supt Lee (state); O.G. Sanford; Miss Lora Myers, new Jeanes supervisor."

Photo shows students and teachers inside of Sikeston school in Scott, Missouri with a handwritten note on the back that says "Missouri Sikeston School Scott County. Interior view of pupils in the two classrooms. Most of them were out picking cotton. The pupils were so excited over having their pictures made that their eyes are opened wide with amazement."

Photo shows the front of Sikeston school in Scott, Missouri with a handwritten note on the back that says "Missouri Sikeston school, Scott County. A fairly good two-teacher school, the bestseen in that part of the state as to lighting."

Photo shows the front view of an unidentified school in Mississippi, Missouri with a handwritten note on the back that says "Missouri. A Negro School, Mississippi Co., 7-19-29. About an average building in southeast, MO."

Photo shows the rear view of an unidentified school in Mississippi, Missouri with a note on the photo that says "Miss. Co. MO., located in an all-negro district (over) and a handwritten note on the back that says "Aug. 1929 Miss. county MO. We went out to this school in the Mississippi bottoms over next to impossible roads. The school has light on two sides and in front of the children, but is the best rural negro school seen in S.E. MO. We helped the body Supt. plan to change the windows on other side. It will then be painted on inside to conform to our plans. No aid is given by the Fund, but the negro district directors agree to pay for the remodeling and to buy a library. It has a modern jacket store and good desks. D.L.S."

Photo shows students outside of Caruthersville school in Pemiscot, Missouri with a handwritten note on the back that says "Missouri Caruthersville school (to be made county training school this year) Pemiscot Co. Mr. Harrell; Supt [illegible] (New Madrid Co.); Supt. Lee; Supt. Jones (Pemis County); O.G. Sanford, seen in front of building

Photo shows students and others outside of New Madrid County Negro school in New Madrid, Missouri with a handwritten note on the back that says "New Madrid Co. Negro school" and "They are all coal black"

Photo shows the full view of New Madrid Negro school in New Madrid, Missouri with a handwritten note on the back that says "Missouri. New Madrid school, New Madrid Co. Note the round end the monstrous tower. Enough money was wasted to have built two rooms more, making the entire building modern and furnishing ample equipment, and yet it is as bad as can [illegible] be found in the South."

Photo shows the rear view of New Madrid negro school in New Madrid, Missouri with a handwritten note on the back that says "A monstrosity in the field of architecture. It is fairly well built but could not have been planned worse if they had tried to see how bad they could make it, three teachers are employed."

Photo shows the front of an unidentified school in session in New Madrid, Missouri with a handwritten note on the back that says "Windows on two sides and in front of pupils", "Negro school New Madrid Co. MO in session" and "Holes in floor and walls"

Photo shows the front view of an unidentified school in New Madrid, Missouri with a handwritten note on the back that says "One-teacher and a pupil teacher in charge" and "One room Negro school - New Madrid Co., 100 pupils enrolled"