Birthday party at the Labor Lyceum, Madison, 1948

Birthday party at the Labor Lyceum, Madison, 1948

Interior view of the Labor Lyceum. The doors at the rear of the hall (beneath the balcony) led to the library (center-left), front entrance (center-right) and school office (right). Translation of the Yiddish text on the library door reads: “A R Shule, I.L. Peretz, Biblyotek” (Workmen’s Circle School, I. L. Peretz, Library). At the other end of the room was a stage for performances. The facility was made available for use by Greenbush neighborhood groups, in this case a birthday party for an African American family.

Wisconsin Historical Society digital collection, image ID 31021

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