Image Number040-32Dateca. 1918DescriptionA group high-school-age boys and several men pose for formal portrait in an classroom with a stripped-down automobile chassis in the foreground. Two African-Americans students are seated among group. Ray Parnham, standing at the rear and second from the left, was the auto shop teacher at Colorado Springs High School between at 1916 and 1920 according to his obituary and listed this as his occupation on his WWI Draft registration card. This photograph was likely taken at that time.PhotographerUnknownLocationColorado Springs (Colo.)SubjectVocational educationAutomobilesColorado Springs High SchoolStudentsAfrican AmericansNotes Thanks to J Richards of Colorado Springs for background research on this image. CollectionParnham CollectionPublisherPikes Peak Library DistrictOriginal FormatPhotographsPhysical Description6 1/2 x 4 3/8 b&w printRightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user’s responsibility to determine copyright status and obtain necessary permissions for use. You may use items from PPLD’s digital collections freely for private study, research and educational purposes. Any other use, including reproduction, publication or exhibition, should be requested through Regional History & Genealogy at PPLD. Proper credit and citation should accompany any use of these materials.