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First Mortgage of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1908
Seattle held its first world's fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), in 1909 on the University of Washington campus. The fair promoted the region's growth and prosperity that had begun with the 1897 arrival of the first shipment of Yukon gold. The Alaska-Yukon Exposition Corporation had been created in 1906, made up of various committees to oversee the work of the…
ID Number:1981.7191.3
Date:1908
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Anna Brand with son Leonard and other children reading a lesson, Seattle circa 1910
The Brand family ran the Kalmar Hotel on First Hill. They had three children, and the youngest Leonard is shown in this photo with a group of girls in white dresses. Leonard's mother Anna reads with the pupils. Stamped on photo: Johnson, 3rd and Union, Seattle
ID Number:1981.7328.18
Date:Circa 1910
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Teachers and students of the Edgren School of Music, Seattle, 1908
Professor Adolph Edgren, a prominent local musician and educator, along with his wife, Emma, operated the Edgren School of Music in Seattle. Professor Edgren was chosen as the day's Music Director in Chief for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, on July 31, 1909, Swedish Day. In addition to various musical ensembles performed by the school and the Grand Swedish Jubilee Choir, Professor…
ID Number:1981.7328.175
Date:1908
Poster
Ladies Musical Club poster with autographs, Seattle, 1991-1992
A vigorous women's club movement began to sweep the nation in the mid-nineteenth century, enjoying a heyday from the 1890s through the 1920s, born from women's desire to participate in civic activities despite being denied voting rights. Washington state women were no exception to the wide enthusiasm for informal volunteer societies dedicated to charitable efforts, self-improvement, and social reform. Seattle's…
ID Number:1981.7337.41.1
Date:1991-1992
Program
Program for LMC members' meeting, March 20, 1891
The Ladies Musical Club (LMC) of Seattle was organized officially on March 2, 1891, during the heyday of the national women's club movement from the 1890s through the 1920s. The LMC was designed for the purpose of "developing the musical talent of its members, and stimulating musical interest in Seattle." In addition to providing funds to the Seattle Symphony, the…
ID Number:1981.7337.288.1
Date:1891
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Ladies Musical Club members posing for the club's 30th anniversary, Seattle, 1921
The Ladies Musical Club (LMC) of Seattle was organized officially on March 2, 1891, during the heyday of the national women's club movement from the 1890s through the 1920s. Women's organizations not only provided countless benefits to urban and rural communities, but they also helped give a public voice and influence to women even before they were enfranchised as full…
ID Number:1981.7337.288.5
Date:1921
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Dr. Kathryn M. Harrison, Seattle, circa 1905
Born in Nova Scotia in 1859, Kathryn (McMillan) Lawrence Harrison attended the University of Minnesota, taught physical education, and later received a medical degree from Minneapolis Institute of Osteopathy. She practiced obstetrics and osteopathy in Minnesota, Cuba, and New York before coming to Seattle around 1907. In addition to her medical practice, she was married twice, had two children, Frank…
ID Number:1982.125.3.2
Date:Circa 1905
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Eighth grade girls in Greek costume on steps of Madrona School, Seattle, 1923
In this image the girls of the eighth grade at Madrona school pose on the steps outside the school, wearing costumes for their ancient-Greece-inspired performance at their graduation ceremony. The individuals are identified (in no particular order) as: Sophie Lundvall, Priscilla Storey, Dorothy Tenant, Charlotte Kinnear, Charis Pettie, Donna Bolch, Julia Smith, Margaret F. Thompson, Eugenia Ballis, Muriel Bearse, Dorothy…
ID Number:1982.158.4
Date:1923
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University of Washington rifle team member, Seattle, circa 1923
This portrait of a member of the Unversity of Washington Rifle Team is from the early 1920s. Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Rifle Team.Webster & Stevens number: 103276
ID Number:1983.10.103.1
Date:Circa 1923
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University of Washington Saxophone Trio in a skit, circa 1922
Students at the University of Washington had a variety of musical groups. In this photo, taken around 1922, the men of the Saxaphone Trio put on what appears to be an old-fashioned cops and robbers melodrama. Webster & Stevens number: 103277
ID Number:1983.10.104.2
Date:Circa 1922