Friday's Photo: Mr. William J. Trott at Lee School in Bienville Parish.

This photo was found in the Frye Family Collection. Written on the back is "Lee School." 

The picture appears to have been taken in the very early 1900s. The man in the middle of the photo is William Jackson Trott. On both the 1900 and 1910 U.S. census records his occupation was teacher. 

A comparison of the man in the photo and the William J. Trott family photos taken about 1908.

After looking for "Lee School" in old newspapers, I came to the conclusion that Lee School must have been the name of a community in Bienville Parish.  News from Lee School and Lee School Notes in the Bienville Democrat told of community news. The school was referred to as "the Lee School" or "the Lee School House."

I have enlarged portions of the photo to get a better look at the teachers and students. 

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Diana

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Lee School, photograph, no date; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of the Frye Family, San Francisco, 2019. Used with permission. 

William Trott and Family, photograph, abt. 1908; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of the Frye Family, San Francisco, 2019. Used with permission.