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Image of Class of 1910 at the Minor Private Hospital School for Nurses, 1910
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Class of 1910 at the Minor Private Hospital School for Nurses, 1910

In September 1906, a school for nurses was established at Minor Hospital, with a three-year course of training. The Hospital provided the nursing students with the basic clinical and practical experience considered necessary. There was a minimum of formal classroom instruction. The hospital hired only supervisory nurses, so the student nurses provided the patient care and housekeeping. Probationers, as student…
ID Number:1954.683.21.1
Date:1910
Image of Nursing students sitting for exam at Minor Private Hospital nursing school, 1910
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Nursing students sitting for exam at Minor Private Hospital nursing school, 1910

Minor Private Hospital was founded in January 1906, and a two-story, brick hospital building constructed at 1420 Spring Street in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. In September 1906, a school for nurses was established at Minor Hospital, with a three-year course of training. Minor Private Hospital closed in 1928, and the last nursing school class graduated in 1930. The nurses later…
ID Number:1954.683.21.2
Date:1910
Image of Lincoln High School graduating class, Seattle, 1919
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Lincoln High School graduating class, Seattle, 1919

In the fall of 1907, Lincoln High School opened in the Wallingford neighborhood, at Interlake Avenue North and North 43rd Street. It had thirty classrooms, a study hall, and a gymnasium. There were so many students in the area that the school was already too small when it opened. After several additions and 74 years of service, Lincoln High School…
ID Number:1967.4162.1
Date:1919
Image of Our Afternoon Trip, April 17, 1906
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Our Afternoon Trip, April 17, 1906

Inga Caroline Hoffield (1894-1945) was born in Iowa to Norwegian-immigrant parents Benjamin Kornelius Hoffield (1865-1949) and Ellen B. (Strom) Hoffield (1872-c. 1905). The family moved to Seattle before 1900, and Inga and her two younger sisters attended Salmon Bay School at 26th Avenue W and W Prospect Street.The manuscript pictured here is an essay that Inga wrote while a student…
ID Number:1970.4879.1
Date:1906
Image of Postmaster George Morry and post office supervisors, Seattle, October 30, 1956
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Postmaster George Morry and post office supervisors, Seattle, October 30, 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:1972.5319.72
Date:1956
Image of Minor School and students, Seattle, June 21, 1898
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Minor School and students, Seattle, June 21, 1898

Construction began on T.T. Minor School in 1889, the year Washington became a state. The Seattle school was named for Thomas Taylor Minor (1844-1889), physician, former mayor, and head of the school board. The original eight room school building opened in 1890 with more than 200 students. Starting in 1921, the city's program for deaf students was housed at T.…
ID Number:1978.6598.7
Date:1898
Image of Sixth grade class at Minor School, Seattle, June 21, 1898
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Sixth grade class at Minor School, Seattle, June 21, 1898

Construction began on T.T. Minor School in 1889, the year Washington became a state. The Seattle school was named for Thomas Taylor Minor (1844-1889), physician, former mayor, and head of the school board. The original eight room school building opened in 1890 with more than 200 students. Starting in 1921, the city's program for deaf students was housed at T.…
ID Number:1978.6598.9
Date:1898
Image of Seattle High School and students, 1903
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Seattle High School and students, 1903

When Broadway High School (originally Seattle High School) was built in 1902, Seattle some residents complained that it was too large and a waste of public money. By 1904 the school had 1,700 students, and the building was already crowded. The school closed in June 1946 and re-opened in September 1946 as Edison Technical College. Today the building's auditorium is…
ID Number:1978.6598.11
Date:1903
Image of Seattle High School Mandolin Club, 1903
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Seattle High School Mandolin Club, 1903

When Broadway High School (originally Seattle High School) was built in 1902, Seattle some residents complained that it was too large and a waste of public money. By 1904 the school had 1,700 students, and the building was already crowded. The school closed in June 1946 and re-opened in September 1946 as Edison Technical College. Today the building's auditorium is…
ID Number:1978.6598.12
Date:1903
Image of Seattle High School Glee Club, 1903
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Seattle High School Glee Club, 1903

When Broadway High School (originally Seattle High School) was built in 1902, Seattle some residents complained that it was too large and a waste of public money. By 1904 the school had 1,700 students, and the building was already crowded. The school closed in June 1946 and re-opened in September 1946 as Edison Technical College. Today the building's auditorium is…
ID Number:1978.6598.13
Date:1903
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