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Image of Two boys in their backyard playground, circa 1927
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Two boys in their backyard playground, circa 1927

Health experts encouraged parents to make sure that their children got lots of fresh air. Seattle children in the 1920s played in city parks and home-built playgrounds. In this photo, taken around 1927, two boys play on a swing set in back of a Seattle home. A racing car and other homemade toys sit nearby. Webster & Stevens number: 121771
ID Number:1983.10.676.2
Date:Circa 1927
Image of Cattle show at Hollywood Farm, Woodinville, November 19, 1918
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Cattle show at Hollywood Farm, Woodinville, November 19, 1918

Hollywood Farm, in Woodinville, was built by the Frederick Stimson family. They used it as a weekend retreat and summer home. Milk and cream from the farm's prize-winning Holstein dairy herd was sent to Seattle by railroad. Seattleites visited by train and bought cream, ice cream, and sausages at the farm's ice cream parlor. Caption on image: Pacific Northwest Ice…
ID Number:1983.10.1343
Date:1918
Image of Ice cream manufacturers looking at prize bull, November 19, 1918
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Ice cream manufacturers looking at prize bull, November 19, 1918

Hollywood Farm, in Woodinville, was built by the Frederick Stimson family. They used it as a weekend retreat and summer home. Milk and cream from the farm's prize-winning Holstein dairy herd was sent to Seattle by railroad. Seattleites visited by train and bought cream, ice cream, and sausages at the farm's ice cream parlor. In this photo, taken in 1918,…
ID Number:1983.10.1344
Date:1918
Image of The A.J. Sullivan family and their house, August 19, 1919
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The A.J. Sullivan family and their house, August 19, 1919

The Sullivan family arrived in Seattle in April 1918 with only $69.43 and found an abandoned farm in Kennydale. A year later, they were completely self-supporting, and their children were in school. In this photo, Mr. Sullivan, his wife, four of their children, and their pet dog are by the door of their wood frame house. Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.1636.1
Date:1919
Image of Washington Children's Home residents with dolls, Seattle, circa 1921
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Washington Children's Home residents with dolls, Seattle, circa 1921

The Washington Children's Home was located at 6516 32nd Avenue NE in the Ravenna neighborhood. Handwritten on sleeve: Washington Childrens Home Ext & Int.Photographer's Reference Number: 82370
ID Number:1983.10.1780.2
Date:Circa 1921
Image of Immigration staff member with Japanese baby, circa 1920
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Immigration staff member with Japanese baby, circa 1920

For many years, the United States laws tightly restricted Asian immigration. In the 1920s, Chinese and Japanese wives of Chinese and Japanese citizens of the United States couldn't immigrate to this country, but children could enter if their fathers were legal residents. This meant problems for mothers and children traveling together. The mother might be turned away, but the child…
ID Number:1983.10.1969
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Children playing grocery store, circa 1921
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Children playing grocery store, circa 1921

Many children enjoy playing store and selling things. The children in this photo, taken about 1921, have quite a complete grocery store to play with. Some products were sold by weight, and the boy is measuring out something on a scale. The girl holds her shopping basket while she watches her doll in the wicker doll carriage. Webster & Stevens…
ID Number:1983.10.2123
Date:Circa 1921
Image of Children and their champion snowman, November 20, 1921
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Children and their champion snowman, November 20, 1921

A five-inch November snowstorm in 1921 gave Seattle residents an unusual chance for winter play. In this photo, five children pose by the snowman they built in front of their house. Webster & Stevens number: 87155
ID Number:1983.10.2369.9
Date:1921
Image of Toonerville trolley, circa 1918
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Toonerville trolley, circa 1918

Many children enjoy building wagons, carts, and other things that move. The three boys in this photo have built their own version of the Toonerville Trolley, named after a popular newspaper cartoon. The side of their trolley is made from a burlap bag which had held hog meal. The photo was taken around 1918, possibly on Seattle's Capitol Hill. The…
ID Number:1983.10.2377.1
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Butterworth Mortuary, Seattle, circa 1923
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Butterworth Mortuary, Seattle, circa 1923

E.R. Butterworth & Sons Mortuary was founded by Edgar Butterworth in 1893 and moved to this location at 300 East Pine at Melrose in about 1923. The business was carried on by five generations of the Butterworth family. Signs in image: The Butterworth Mortuary. K&C Dye Works - Cleaning - Pressing, Repair - Laundry OfficeHandwritten on sleeve: Butterworth & Sons…
ID Number:1983.10.2561.3
Date:Circa 1923
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