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Frances C. Willard School 80
Opened in 1929 as the IPS Public Grade School for Broad Ripple. There were some additions to the original building. A library was added to the north side in 1949 and classrooms were added to the east side in 1956. The school was closed in 1980. It became apartments in 1985. It became condos in 1996. Frances C. Willard was founder of the World Woman's Christian Temperance Union. When your editor attended from 1965 through 1974, the school was K - 8. When my father attended in 1937, there was no kindergarten.
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1967 from Kroger lot
1967 from Kroger lot
1967 from Kroger lot
1968
1968 - West entrance
1968
1972
1972 - East entrance and 1956 addition
1972

1957/1958

School's Out
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1957
1957 Home Movie
1957
1958
1958 Home Movie
1958

1959

Playground
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Playground 1959
Mustard Hall in rear
Playground 1959
Playground 1959
Playground 1959
Playground 1959
Mustard Hall and Haag Drugs sign in rear
Playground 1959

Christmas program
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Christmas 1959
Christmas 1959

Classroom 1960
Mrs. Radebaugh's class
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Classroom 1960
Classroom 1960
Classroom 1960
Classroom 1960
Classroom 1960
Classroom 1960
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Classroom 1960
Classroom 1960
Classroom 1960
Mrs. Radebaugh on right
Classroom 1960
Classroom 1960
Classroom 1960
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Classroom 1960
Classroom 1960

Christmas Program 1969
School 80 in the auditorium
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Christmas Program 1969
Christmas Program 1969
Christmas Program 1969
Christmas Program 1969
Christmas Program 1969
Christmas Program 1969

1969
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Christmas Program 1971
in the School 80 auditorium
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Christmas Program 1971
Christmas Program 1971
Christmas Program 1971
Christmas Program 1971
Christmas Program 1971
Christmas Program 1971
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Christmas Program 1971
Christmas Program 1971
Christmas Program 1971
Christmas Program 1971
Christmas Program 1971
Christmas Program 1971
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Christmas Program 1971
Christmas Program 1971

Classroom party 1971
School 80 in the auditorium
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Classroom party 1971
Classroom party 1971
Classroom party 1971
Classroom party 1971
Classroom party 1971
Classroom party 1971

Classroom 1973
School 80 Shop class
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