These photos, from the application packet for the 2013 historic site designation for the public schools in Burton, Texas, show Burton students ca. 1910. Of those identified, I have spotted several names familiar to me from my research of this area. The child identified as Bill Bryan in the photo on the left and the bottom photo on the right is my great-grandfather, and the others with the same surname are his siblings. Additional relatives in these photos are the Watts, McCains, and Burkes, who were their cousins.
The associated historical marker reads:
Burton Public Schools opened in 1874, and by 1926 nine grades were offered. In 1938, construction on Burton’s first high school began. Funded through the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA), the building was completed in 1940. Designed by architect Travis Broesche and built by local contractor Will Weeren, the school exhibits international and rustic architectural style. Features include abutting two-story rectangular blocks, a curved wall near the entrance, and a native field stone veneer.
Source:
Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: Burton Public School]. The Portal to Texas History. http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth491853/. Accessed July 5, 2015.
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