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University of Washington versus Dartmouth College football game at Husky stadium, Seattle, November 27, 1920
This image of the spectators and field at Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on November 27, 1920, during a game the Huskies lost 28-7 to Dartmouth. This was the first game held at the newly-completed stadium and the final game of the 1920 season. Although the student population at the time was only…
ID Number:1955.970.500.13
Date:1920
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Corner of Fourth Avenue and University Street, Seattle, January 31, 1924
This photo shows the corner of Fourth Avenue and University Street in downtown Seattle. The building on the corner is the Curtis Studio, a photography business managed by Edward Curtis's wife, Clara. A sign atop the studio indicates that this location is the future site of the Stimson Building, one of a group of buildings designed by architects Howells and…
ID Number:1971.5117.2
Date:1924
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Northgate Station, Seattle, June 1956
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.64
Date:1956
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Lake City Station, Seattle, June 1956
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.68
Date:1956
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Captain N.E. Cousins with dog, Seattle, circa 1920
Here, Captain N.E. Cousins poses with a dog on an unnamed ship, and part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers.Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and McBride…
ID Number:1974.5923.5
Date:Circa 1925
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J.L. Deviney, Seattle, circa 1925
This portrait of J.L. Deviney is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and McBride continued to operate a studio in…
ID Number:1974.5923.6
Date:Circa 1925
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Captain D. Fuchigami and another man on board ship, Seattle, circa 1925
This portrait of Captain D. Fuchigami was taken with an unnamed man in the mid 1920s. According to a 1916 issue of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Fuchigami was a captain on the Osaka Shosen Kaiska or OSK line from Japan, which regularly traveled from Japan to the West Coast.Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909…
ID Number:1974.5923.7
Date:Circa 1925
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Baseball player Rube Oldring, Seattle, 1921
'Rube' Harry Reuben Oldring (1884-1961) was born in New York City and began his Major League baseball career on October 2, 1905, with the New York Highlanders. He then played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1906-1918, with the exception of 1916 when he played for the New York Yankees and 1917 when he retired for one year. As a quick-footed…
ID Number:1974.5923.11
Date:1921
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Greek Dance Group, Seattle, circa 1930
The sleeve this photo names this as a Greek Dance Group from the Mary Ann Wells School. Mary Ann Wells founded the dance department at Seattle's Cornish School of the Arts (now Cornish College of the Arts) and taught there for seven years. Sometime around 1920, she started her own dance school, which operated until 1958. Robert Joffrey and many…
ID Number:1974.5923.17
Date:Circa 1930
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Dancers from production of "Carmen," Seattle, circa 1930
This photo of unknown dancers from a production of Carmen was taken around 1930 and part of a collection of McBride and Anderson photographers.Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925,…
ID Number:1974.5923.19
Date:Circa 1930