Columbus Day
On October 21, 1892, Grand Island Public Schools celebrated the 400th Anniversary of Christopher Columbus landing in the "New World." Student, like the ones featured in this photograph likely from Wasmer Elementary School, showed their patriotism by decorating their classrooms. A portrait of Columbus can be seen on the wall of the classroom just above the blackboard and the year 1492 is visible in the decorations just below and to the left of the portrait. On the blackboard at left is chalked "Pinta," the name of one of Columbus' three ships.

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