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The Lutz-Franklin School was built in 1880 and is the third schoolhouse to be located on this same parcel of land.  The first one was built around 1768 and the second in 1826.  It has a basement area, unusual for a one-room schoolhouse.  It is owned and maintained and was restored by the Lower Saucon Township Historical Society, who gives tours of the building. For more information on the school, visit LutzFranklin.com.

Technical details:
Busch Pressman Model D 4x5 large format press camera.
150mm Caltar-S II F 5.6 lens in Copal BT shutter. 
Kodak Ektascan BR/A single-sided X-Ray film. 
Exposure was 1/2 second @ F45.
Semi-stand development in Rodinal 1:100 for 15 minutes in Mod54 daylight tank. 
Negative scanned with Epson V600. 

I want to re-shoot this at some point with the aim of trying development by inspection using hangers and tanks and try and control the highlights and contrast in the sky a little better.