School Days in Shackelford County

As the seasons slowly turn from summer to fall, families across the country anticipate the return of school days! The photograph collection at the Robert E. Nail, Jr. Archives contains a variety of photos of students, teachers, sports, organizations and more from the late 1800s through the present day.

The current Archives fall exhibition School Days has an assortment of photographs, yearbooks, and other school related memorabilia on display. Below are some additional images which have been digitized for the website!

Girl's Gym Class (Tap Dance), 1931

Albany High School Football Team, 1940

Graduating Class of 1959 elementary school picture, Undated

Albany Public School, Football Field and Main Buildling, 1941

Nannie Adamson's Class, 1919

First and second grades, 1889

School building and group where Ruby Hatcher Lieb taught, ca. 1900s

Albany Policeman Ben G. Reynolds with elementary school students, 1938

Oran Clary's 8th grade class, 1952

Nancy Smith Elementary School Cafeteria employees, ca. 1950s

Albany High School Band, W. R. Lenox, Director, 1929

Elementary school programs about the local post office with Postmaster Hilton Williams and assistant postmaster Burl Smith, 1938