Mary I. Stanton - 1894
Mary I. Stanton - 1894

Mary I. Stanton - 1894

1894 – Mary I. Stanton, is in the first row seated, she is second starting from the left of the photograph. She is wearing a darker colored dress. Mary I. Stanton, a member of the Current Topics Club, establishes the first children’s library in the United States. Mr. Calvin Esterly, a retired Army officer and West Point graduate, was El Paso's first Superintendent of Schools. First row: Fannie Echols (Mrs. Leigh Clark), Mary I. Stanton, Miss Sega, Anna Moore (Mrs. Fruin), Mary H. Gates (Mrs. Chas. R. Morehead). Standing: Bessie Cairn (Mrs. B. Bailey), Larua Fink (Mrs. C.E. Kell__, Prof. Esterly, Ella B. Meckins (Mrs. Wilkins), Mrs. Disbro (Mrs. Lomax), Mrs. Smythe. Ella Wilkins became principal of El Paso High School (first location) in 1886. For more info on Mary Irene Stanton see Handbook of Texas on line.

Area: Central / Downtown

Source: El Paso Museum of History

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