School and Class Photos at Jenks Library

Jenks Library holds many group photos of school children, some with the teacher, from many years back into the 1880s.  Many are labelled, though some are presently a mystery.  This page lists the photos we have by school and year.  To find a specific person, try our Name Index.  These pages are under construction and will grow over time; please check back. 

If you have corrections to the names, can help us identify individuals, or have other photos to add to the collection, we would love to talk to you.  Please contact us.

North Acton School c. 1889
North Acton School c. 1889
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East Acton School 1889

School Photos By Location and Year

Acton Center School:
  • Fall 1899, from Acton Centre Intermediate School, class of E. L. Miller, students and teacher labeled on back  [PH 95.06]
  • c. 1913-1914, Miss M. Smith's class, students listed on back, probably by a student [PH 86.65 A]
  • c. 1916, M. F. Smith's class, students labeled on back, probably by a student [PH 86.65 E]
  • c. 1917, grades 4,5 & 6 students and teacher labeled on back [PH 86.65 B]
  • c. 1917, grades 6, 7 & 8 students and teacher labeled on back [PH 86.65 C]
  • 1927-1928, grades 1, 2 & 3, students and teacher labeled on back [PH 2015.98.02]
  • 1931-1932, grades 1 & 2, students and teacher labeled on back [PH 2015.98.01]

North Acton School:
  • Fall 1897, mixed grades, students and teacher E. L. Miller labeled on back [PH 77-4-3 E]
  • about 1889, mixed grades, students and teacher Jessie Jones labeled on back [PH 77-4-3 D]

South Acton Schools:
  • c. 1883-1884, Class of Emma Estabrook Whitney, (probably 1883-1884 in South Primary School, based on attendance lists in Acton town report for that year), some students and the teacher labeled on back [PH 72.1.1 A]
  • c. 1883-1884, Class of Emma Estabrook Whitney, students and teacher identified [SB 92.17, Florence Merriam scrapbook]
  • c. 1883-1884, Class of Emma Estabrook Whitney, apparently Grammar School, students and teacher identified [PH 76.8.1]
  • c. 1886-1889, Class of Fannie (Houghton) Baker, probably South Grammar School, students and teacher labeled on back [PH 72.1.1 J]
  • Fall 1889, South Acton Grammar School, students identified [PH 84.18.1B]
  • c. 1902-1905, students identified [PH 84.14.1J]
  • c. 1902-1908, students identified, during period in which some classes met above McGreen's Tailor Shop  [PH 84.18.1K]
  • September 1903, South Acton Primary School, unlabeled [PH 84.2.14]
  • c. 1907, entire school, individuals not identified [scrapbook and different version PH 2006.02.1]
  • c. 1905-1910, students identified [PH 84.14.1D]
  • c. 1907-1909, students identified [PH 84.14.1E]
  • c. 1904-1912, students identified [PH 84.14.1K]
  • November 1914, Miss Stowell teacher, most students unidentified [PH 84.14.1A]
  • c. 1914-1917, South Acton School, class of Emma Halliday , some students identified [PH 84_14_1T]
  • October 1929, Grades 1 & 2,  South Acton School, students labeled [PH 84.2.18]
  • October 1929, South Acton School, Miss McCarthy teacher, unlabeled except for 1 student grade 4 [PH 84.2.15]
  • c. 1934, grades 5-6, students labeled on back
  • Year Unknown, Primary School, c late 1920s- early 1930s, one student labeled on back [PH 84.2.17]
  • Year Unknown [PH 2019_011_14]

West Acton School:
  • 1880s-era, unlabeled [PH 72.2.7]
  • c. 1886, Grammar School, two students identified [PH 92.9]
  • 1893, class of Alberta Preston, individuals not identified [SB 92.17]
  • 1894, class of Alberta Preston, individuals not identified [SB 92.17]
  • 1895, class of Alberta Preston, individuals not identified [SB 92.17]
  • c. 1893-1903, one student identified [PH 92.10]
  • c. 1910-1913, one student labeled on back [PH 92.11]
  • c. 1910-1913, one student labeled on back [PH 92.13]
  • c. 1915, class of Miss Harriet Gardner, many students identified [PH 92.12]
  • Unknown year, class of Harriet Gardner, most students identified [PH 95_180]
  • 1917, grades 1-3, some students identified [PH 98.77a]
  • 1931-1932, grades unknown, students labeled on back [PH 95.150]

East Acton School:
  • Fall 1889, unlabeled [PH 87.23i]


School Unknown:
  • 2nd Grade, 1930, most students labeled on back [PH 2015.98.03]
  • 3rd grade, probably 1931, most students labeled on back [PH 2015.98.04]
  • Grade unknown, probably mid-1930s, students labeled [PH 84.2.2]

High School Photos:
  • Class of 1886, Collage of individual portraits identified as Acton High School Class of 1886
  • Class of 1887, Individual portraits
  • Acton High School Students 1893-1894, Group Photo with most students identified. [PH 77.4.3 C]
  • Acton High School Students 1905, 4 students identified [PH 84_14_1Y]
  • Class of 1913, Individual portraits, Concord High School
  • Class of 1914, Individual portraits, Concord High School
  • Class of 1917: Possibly from Acton.  In our unidentified photos collection.
  • Class of 1926, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_01]
  • Class of 1928, Group portrait [PH 98_77B]
  • Class of 1929, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_02]
  • Class of 1930, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_03]
  • Class of 1931
    • Group portrait [PH 2018_065_04]
    • Individual portrait, one student [PH 2015_43]
    • Reunion Snapshots, 1979 [PH 96_77]
  • Class of 1932
    • Group portrait [PH 2018_065_05]
    • Individual portrait, one student [PH 2015_43]
  • Class of 1933
    • Group portrait [PH 2018_065_06]
    • Individual portrait, one student [PH 2015_43]
  • Class of 1934
    • Group portrait [PH 2018_065_07]
      • Individual portraits
  • Class of 1935, Individual portraits
  • Class of 1936, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_09]
  • Class of 1937, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_10]
  • Class of 1939, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_11]
  • Class of 1940, collage photo of the senior class, individuals labeled [PH 2018_065_12]
  • Class of 1940, Reunion photo taken 1957, individuals not labeled
  • Class of 1941, collage photo of the senior class, individuals labeled [PH 2014_21, 2018_065_13]
  • Class of 1941, Reunion photo taken 1957, individuals not labeled
  • Class of 1942, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_14]
  • Class of 1943
    • Collage photo of the senior class, individuals labeled [PH 2015_60, 2018, 065_15]
    • 1940 picture of grades 9-10, most identified
    • Reunion, year not specified [PH 2015_69_01]
  • Class of 1946, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_16]
  • Class of 1947, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_17]
  • Class of 1948, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_18]
  • Class of 1949, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_19]
  • Class of 1951, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_20]
  • Class of 1953, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_21]
  • Class of 1954, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_22]
  • Class of 1955, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_23]
  • Class of 1956, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_23a]
  • Class of 1957, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_24]
  • Class of 1958, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_25] (Regionalized graduating class photos began here)
  • Class of 1959, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_26]
  • Class of 1960, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_27]
  • Class of 1961, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_28]
  • Class of 1962, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_29]
  • Class of 1963, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_30]
  • Class of 1964, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_31]
  • Class of 1965, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_32]
  • Class of 1966, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_33]
  • Class of 1967, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_34]
  • Class of 1968, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_35]
  • Class of 1969, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_36]
  • Class of 1975, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_37]
  • Class of 1976, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_38]
  • Class of 1977, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_39]
  • Class of 1978, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_40]
  • Class of 1979, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_41]
  • Class of 1980, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_42]
  • Class of 1981, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_43]
  • Class of 1982, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_44]
  • Class of 1983, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_45]
  • Class of 1984, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_46]
  • Class of 1985, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_47]
  • Class of 1986, Group portrait [PH 2018_065_48]

Jenks Library also has yearbooks and graduation programs from some of the high school classes.  Please visit to browse the collection or contact us for specific information.

List under construction!