schoolgirls

'The Mikado'....but what else? On the grounds of probability I'd say you're correct. Notice the 'three minstrels' with their mandolins(?) at the back, a prominent feature of the opera. The Mikado has always been an exceptionally popular opera for school performances.

Definitely the Mikado and what a stunning photo? This is such a beauty, thank you for putting it up. I have it on CD and frequently listen to it when driving. It was one of the first light opera's I was taken to and the memory is still as bright as it was on the night.

Streetview of the front of the school (they are posed at the side of this building).

Dany, scumpa mea, revino! Sunt al tău! N-am să te părăsesc niciodată! Te iubesc! Mult! Te sărut mult, cu iubire! Tu ești Dumnezeul meu!

3 of my mother's sisters are in this photo, but she herself wasn't old enough. My mother (Chriss French), who is 93, pointed out her sisters, Moira, Marjorie and Nora, as well as four other girls and they are marked on this copy of the photo on Dropbox : www.dropbox.com/s/08dkdxh7eacwkul/Holy%20Faith%20Rosberco...

This is probably from what is now known in English as Sonchon or Sonch’on, North Korea, a town and county in the far northwest of the country. It was also spelled Sen Sen, Syen Shun, Syen Chun and a few other variations in early 20th century publications. A 1917 report on Protestant missionary activity describes it: "Syen Chun is our northernmost Station in Korea situated 100 miles northwest of Pyeng Yang in the thickly populated country which borders on the Yellow Sea." books.google.com/books?id=zYJEAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA5-PA211&a... map: mapcarta.com/16085174 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonchon_County see also: books.google.com/books?id=h2gwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA196&d... books.google.com/books?id=Xw7PAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA129&l...

Thanks fot the photographys, very interesants.Greetings.

See NYT, August 20, 1913 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9403E5DB163DE633A... "BROOKLYN FIELD DAY.; Two Thousand School Children In Various Athletic Exercises." The event was on August 19.

swanq: Thanks for the link to the article. We'll add the date next time we update the source data.