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Image of Director talking with resident at Seattle Children's Home, July 3, 1947
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Director talking with resident at Seattle Children's Home, July 3, 1947

Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7819.1
Date:1947
Image of Boy crafting at Seattle Children's Home, July 3, 1947
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Boy crafting at Seattle Children's Home, July 3, 1947

Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7819.2
Date:1947
Image of Children reading at Seattle Children's Home, July 3, 1947
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Children reading at Seattle Children's Home, July 3, 1947

Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7819.4
Date:1947
Image of High School graduates posing at Firland Sanatorium, Seattle, June 1, 1949
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High School graduates posing at Firland Sanatorium, Seattle, June 1, 1949

Firland Sanatorium, Seattle’s municipal tuberculosis hospital, opened on May 2, 1911, to help combat what was at the time Seattle’s leading cause of death. Firland was located north of Seattle, on land donated by railroad magnate Horace C. Henry (1844-1928), whose son Walter had died of TB. The hospital served there until its move in 1947 to a former Naval…
ID Number:1986.5.9376.1
Date:1949
Image of Thelma Dewitty, September 3, 1947
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Thelma Dewitty, September 3, 1947

Thelma Dewitty (1912-1977) joined the faculty of Seattle Public Schools in September 1947, one of the first two Black teachers hired by the district. Dewitty previously taught in Texas for 14 years, but segregationist policies there prevented her from attending graduate school, and she moved to Seattle to study at the University of Washington. Dewitty was hired in 1947 to…
ID Number:2000.107.049.03.01
Date:1947
Image of Three girls in costume at Hina Matsuri festival, Seattle, February 25, 1948
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Three girls in costume at Hina Matsuri festival, Seattle, February 25, 1948

Hina Matsuri, also "Doll's Day," "Girls' Day," and "Momo no Sekku," is a Japanese religious holiday celebrated on March 3 to pray for the health and good future of young girls. Traditionally, parents or grandparents of a newborn girl buy a set of hina ningyo ("hina dolls") for the baby, unless they have special dolls that are inherited from generation…
ID Number:2000.107.098.17.02
Date:1948
Image of Do Good Club members discussing event, Seattle, February 11, 1948
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Do Good Club members discussing event, Seattle, February 11, 1948

The Do Good Club, a club begun by five 11- and 12-year-old girls in Seattle's North Park neighborhood (roughly the area surrounding present-day North Seattle Community College), sponsored events to raise money for local organizations.In this image 12 of the 13 members of the club plan a sale of home-made Valentine's Day candy to benefit the Washington Heart Association. Members…
ID Number:2000.107.170.25.01
Date:1948
Image of New parking meters on Third Avenue, Seattle, February 5, 1942
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New parking meters on Third Avenue, Seattle, February 5, 1942

Starting in 1935, controversy raged in Seattle over whether people should have to pay to park on downtown streets. New parking meters finally went into operation at 9 AM on February 5th, 1942. The fee was five cents per hour. Nine citations were issued on the first day.This image shows the new parking meters installed on February 3, 1942 on…
ID Number:2000.107.178.06.03
Date:1942
Image of Students with disabilities in classroom, December, 1946
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Students with disabilities in classroom, December, 1946

As early as 1911, the Seattle Public Schools had special education classes for students with disabilities and those with other special needs. In 1943, the district started classes for students with cerebral palsy at Warren Avenue School. The program moved to Lowell School in the 1960s.This 1946 photo shows a teacher, identified by the photographer's notes as Elizabeth Boxeth, and…
ID Number:PI23202
Date:1946
Image of Betty Morrison and Thomas Morrison holding their naturalization papers, December 22, 1947
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Betty Morrison and Thomas Morrison holding their naturalization papers, December 22, 1947

In this image Betty Lorraine Morrison (b. 1931) and Thomas Lyle Morrison (b. 1930), two new American citizens, pose holding their naturalization papers. The siblings were born in Vancouver, B. C., and were adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morrison of Seattle. Along with about 40 other foreign-born residents, the Morrison children took their oaths of office in a ceremony…
ID Number:PI24530
Date:1947
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