This photograph shows young members of a Bible Study Class from around 1899 to 1901. The young men are seated and hold small pamphlets in their hands. Notice that although most of the people shown on the picture appear to be in their teenage years, all of them are wearing suits showing the formality on the dress code of the time.
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Notes:
There are two handwritten captions on the back of the photograph. The first one reads "Bible School Class". The second "Training School 1/2 Page Bible school Class Eastern Ave - 4 inches -"; The photograph is believed to have been used in an International Young Men's Christian Association College publication entitled "Twenty Years Growth", on page 33;
