Pisgah or Dentley School (1911); Rapides, Louisiana
Submitter of Photograph: Brian Pearson
Source: Alexandria Town Talk
Date: Jul 1998
Converted to text by: Jo Branch
Date: 28 Jun 2004




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The students and faculty of Pisgah or Dentley
school pose for this 1911 photograph.  The school
was located near what is now Paul Cemetery at
Midway. From left (front row) are Richard Nu-
gent, Maurice Stokes, Rufus Perry, Mary
Hearn, Ola Perry, Louis Bonial, Bessie Poole, 
Zennie Mounce, Maude Athens, Rose Summers,
Otis Bonial, Della Chancey, Dessie Poole, Ida
Bell Keith, and Julian Musgrove; 2nd row,
Eather Lamkin, Donner Bailey, Lawney Stokes,
Leroy Perry, Nathanial Stokes, Orvel Perry, 

June Lamkin, Burtha Patterson, Carrie West,
Mrs. J. J. Musgrove, and her son, Ted; 3rd row,
Paul Lamkin, Dave Nugent, Mat Patterson, 
Emily Mathews, Ola Lamkin, Fannie Roswell,
Dolly Simpson, Fannie Bailey, Bessie Campbell,
(teacher), Sophie Willis, Arelia Brady, and
Tolitha Nugent; back row, Buster Powell, Tom
Patterson, Clarence Perry, Maggie Duck, Theo-
dore Francis, Evie Worm, Ruth Wilkinson, Eml-
ine Roberts and Pilgrim Moreno.