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Modern dance group at John Muir School, circa 1927
By the 1920s, modern dance had reached Seattle's John Muir School. Modern dancers often wore clothing based on ancient Greek sculpture and danced with flowing lengths of fabric. In this photo, taken around 1927, several girls give a modern dance performance at John Muir School. Webster & Stevens number: 122145
ID Number:1983.10.743
Date:Circa 1927
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Columbia City Branch Library, Seattle, circa 1927
Opened in 1915, this was the smallest of Seattle's Carnegie libraries. The building was designed by W. Marbury Somervell and Harlan Thomas. Handwritten on sleeve: Columbia City libraryCaption information source: Seattle Public LibraryWebster & Stevens number: 122159
ID Number:1983.10.745
Date:Circa 1927
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Grover Cleveland High School, circa 1927
The construction of Cleveland High School on Maple Hill in 1927 gave Georgetown and south Seattle residents a six-grade junior-senior high school in their own neighborhood. When the new school opened, transferring students paraded up the hill from their old school carrying their books. This photo shows the new Cleveland High School on top of Maple Hill. Webster & Stevens…
ID Number:1983.10.755
Date:Circa 1927
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Estabrook Block, Seattle, circa 1927
The Eastabrook Building was completed in 1901 at the corner of Second Ave and Union Street, the present-day site of Benaroya Hall. This photo shows corner tenant Bartell Drugs around 1927. Signs in image: Billiards. Barber Shop. Store No. 5 Bartell Drugs. Eastern Outfitting Co. Newspapers From All Parts of the World - Your Home Town Papers. Mens Exchange -…
ID Number:1983.10.756
Date:Circa 1927
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University of Washington junior varsity crew team, Seattle, 1927
Rowing was added to the University of Washington's sports curriculum in 1904. By the 1920s, the team had become a serious challenge to the eastern universities which had dominated the sport for decades. This photo shows the junior varsity crew team on a dock in 1927. Handwritten on sleeve: U.W. J.V. Crew & Oars, 1927.Webster & Stevens number: 122253
ID Number:1983.10.760.1
Date:1927
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Liggett Building, Seattle, circa 1927
Downtown Seattle still has a number of older buildings which are surfaced in terra cotta tile. This building material was particularly popular in the 1920s. It was inexpensive and easy to cast in many colors, shapes and designs. This picture shows the tile-covered Fourth & Pike Building at its busy downtown intersection. At that time, it was called the Liggett…
ID Number:1983.10.761
Date:Circa 1927
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Sisters of Providence at King County Poor Farm, circa 1927
In 1854, Washington's legislature made counties responsible for caring for all poor, sick, and homeless people whose relatives could not support them. Counties could build workhouses or poor farms and contract out the care of sick and indigent adults. From 1877 to 1887, King County contracted with the Sisters of Charity of Providence, a Roman Catholic order, to operate a…
ID Number:1983.10.765
Date:Circa 1927
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Crystal Pool Natatorium, Seattle, circa 1927
The Crystal Pool Natatorium was designed by B. Marcus Priteca and constructed in 1915 and 1916. Seated at Second Avenue and Lenora Street, it housed a heated, saltwater pool with water from Elliott Bay. The pool could be covered by wood flooring, and the surface used to host dances or boxing matches. In 1942, Reverend William H. Offiler purchased the…
ID Number:1983.10.769
Date:circa 1927
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Ballard Building, June 20, 1927
The Ballard Building was built in the 1920s by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Because of this, it is sometimes called the Eagles Building. The opening of the Ballard Building marked the shift of Ballard's commercial area to Market Street. This photo shows the multi-purpose Ballard Building in 1927. It houses the Bagdad Theater, drug and department stores, and meeting…
ID Number:1983.10.783
Date:1927
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Bolcom Canal Lumber Company, Seattle, circa 1927
Lumber mills lined both sides of the Lake Washington Ship Canal near Ballard. Rafts of logs were floated to the mills, where they were cut into lumber. In this photo, taken in about 1927, log rafts float near the Bolcom Canal Lumber Company. Handwritten on sleeve: Ballard Mills.Webster & Stevens number: 122380
ID Number:1983.10.789
Date:Circa 1927