Gorham Normal School (46) Student Snapshot and 50 similar items

(46) Antique Shapshots of students from the Gorham Normal School, Gorham, Maine. Dated 1920. Measure varying sizes, up to approximately 2.75 x 4.5 including white border. Condition: These are original antique photographs, not a copy or reproduction. They are in overall very good condition. Comments: These photo pages were removed and separated from a photo album that contained other images unrelated to the Gorham Normal School. The album also contained many snapshots of the Marsh family of Brookline, Vermont, which are listed and sold separately. Established in 1878, the Gorham Normal School was the precursor to today's University of Southern Maine school. The Normal School movement quickly gained popularity across the United States in the late 1800s as a venue for women to attend college. The schools trained teachers to use standards, or norms, hence its name.