Seitz School, 1923, Pleasant Valley, PA
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Seitz School (No. 3)
154 Kittanning Road/Pike
Pleasant Valley, O'Hara Township, PA
(Allegheny County)

Seitz School, Oct. 30, 1923, Pleasant Valley, PA
Seitz School, Oct. 30, 1923 / Teachers & Pupils
(Photo by I. Wallenstein, contributed by Carolyn \"Cari\" Thomas Family)


According to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/phmc_display.cfm?KeyNo=020046
, the Seitz School was built circa 1860-1879.

Pleasant Valley and Kittanning Pike are at the north-east edge of
Sharpsburg. Seitz School is the lighter building to the right in the picture
and is now the home of the Pleasant Valley Fire Department. The darker
buildings behind the fence were row houses and laundry can be seen hanging
behind the fence.

During my mother¹s time in the school, and probably during its lifetime, the
school served grades 1 ‹ 8. The picture is identified on the right front:
"Teachers & Pupils Seitz School O'Hara Township Pa. Oct. 30/1923"; the
photographer is identified at left front: "Photo ‹ I. Wallenstein 1590
Lincoln Ave. Pgh. Pa"


Pupils STANDING in back rows and identified by my mother, from left:

1. (in front) Unknown
2. (in back) Olive BRINLING
3. (in front)Violet OLDENDORF
4. (in back) Marie KOPRIVA
5. (in front) Violet REAGEN
6. (in back) ‹?‹ SCHUBERT

7. (in front) Anna Mathilda FISCHER, my mother, who was in 8th grade this
school year. Mom delivered milk from the FISCHER cows to families up and
down the valley before and after school each day!
My Aunt Es, Mom¹s younger sister, Esther Sarah FISCHER, is the first
kneeling girl on far left.
Ten children of the William H. FISCHER family attended Seitz School.

8. (in back) Name unknown, but lived on the creek road
9. (in front) Unknown
10. (in back) Helen NOEL; Noel family lived in the row house closest to
school
11. (in front) Blurred boy; unknown
12. (in back) Unknown
13. (in front) Joseph DLUTOWSKI ?
14. (in back) George McCREADY
15. (in front) Unknown
16. (in back) Clifford KUNTZ
17. (in front) Eddie SCHIFFBAUER ?
Teachers:
18. Unknown teacher
19. Miss LANDIS
20. Miss Ilena?/Alena? HORNE; 7th and 8th grade teacher. Miss Horne married
a man from Sharpsburg.
21. Miss SMITH

Remainder of students are unknown. Note that in the first row, there is at
least one student cut from the picture on the right; in the second row, and
possibly the third, there is at least one student cut from the left side.

See also the photo of "Seitz School 1916-1917 Miss Mary Carson, Teacher" on
this website.

If you can identify any unknown children and/or add to the information on this photo or the
Seitz School, please contact Carolyn McQuaid Thomas ..AND.. the webmaster of the Allegheny
River Family Archives. Email information may be found on the Home Page, linked below.


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