The Bowman Technical School was founded by watchmaker Ezra F. Bowman in 1887 to teach the trade of watchmaking and engraving. During World War I, the Bowman Technical School trained soldiers to repair delicate aviation and naval instruments.
Group photo of the Beta Sigma fraternity, Alpha chapter at the Bowman Technical School. Note two members on either end of the front row wearing hats that say "I Am A Pledge".
The Bowman Technical School was founded by watchmaker Ezra F. Bowman in 1887 to teach the trade of watchmaking and engraving. During World War I, the Bowman Technical School trained soldiers to repair delicate aviation and naval instruments.
Sarah Ann Stauffer and her brother, Charles, as children, with their mother, Gertrude Frantz Stauffer (second from left) and several unidentified people, including a man in a miitary uniform.