One Hundred Years of exceptional teaching, learning, and community will be celebrated Friday, May 22, 2009 at Franklin School. Tell your Franklin friends and classmates and please be a part of this fabulous reunion! Students, staff, and volunteers are moving...

There's no doubt that Franklin Elementary School is an intriguing part of Spokane history. On an architectural level, the brick construction, wavy glass windows, and stone foundation give even the casual street observer a feeling of timeless tradition. Landscaped with...

This photograph was taken in front of the school next to ancient pines. This is Ray and Robert Mosher who attended Franklin in the 40s and 50s. They are sitting at the location of where Principal Widley had his...

This photo was taken sometime in the fall season. The two smaller trees to the left and right of the front door have been removed since the photo was taken. Also, the bushes against the building have grown considerably....

First Grade Franklin students 1975. The following is a collection of Franklin pictures that come from the mid-1970s. Unfortunately, we do not have the names that go along with many of them. It's likely that someone viewing these pictures...

This picture was taken in 1967 in front of the Franklin Kinderhouse on Mt. Vernon Street. The woman in glasses is Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Chamberlin. The little girl is Shelly Birchill-Pederson who is now a teacher at Franklin. (She...

Class of 1957, 8th Grade, 1956 - 1957 1 Ron Perone; 2 Roger Dirstine; 3 Tom Newman; 4 Bob Stallcop; 5 Eldon Fry; 6 Steve Ferguson; 7 Dennis McMacken; 8 ?; 9 Gary Sandberg; 10 Mr. Hardin; 11 ?;...

Class of 1954, Fourth Grade, 1949-1950, Teacher: Miss Agnes Blomberg 1 Larry Meyers; 2 Gary Myrene; 3 Bob Mosher; 4 Gerald Bowers; 5 Dick Allen; 6 Albert Adams; 7 Ray Strecker; 8 Donald Hindman; 9 Allan Minaker; 10 Pat...

Class of 1938 Graduation Picture Sitting Left to Right: Don Allen; Harold Ponton; Beryl Bereton (last name unclear); Marjorie Sayler; Robert Maland; Lucille Driskill; Don Sanders; Louise Skeman; Second Row: Robert Brewer; Melvin Pederson; Marjory Miner; Dick Tinsley; Don...

This photograph was taken between 1918 and 1930 on Franklin's front steps. I'm offering a range of years because it came from an AZO postcard style that was available during those years. The attire worn, including shoes, however, may...

This 1916 photograph originated from a classroom picture that was turned into a postcard. Turning pictures into postcards was a common practice back then. Here are the names that are known: Row 1 (far) Hildgarde Fredekind, ?, ?, ?,...

This photo was taken sometime in the fall season. The two smaller trees to the left and right of the front door have been removed since the photo was taken. Also, the bushes against the building have grown considerably....

This picture of Master Cory Davis was taken for his 1985 recitation, The Little Red School House. Cory's in full costume as an early day school kid on the Franklin stage. True to heart, Cory is now a teacher...

Greetings Franklin Friends, Oral Histories are a way to capture the events and culture of an organization. They are important because they teach future generations about how things were in the past. Without them, history from the personal human standpoint...