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Women playing volleyball at the University of Washington , circa 1923
Women's sports became very popular at universities in the 1920s. For much of the 1800s, athletic activities for women were considered improper and even harmful. In this photo, two University of Washington students pose with a volleyball. They are wearing typical women's athletic uniforms of the 1920s: a blouse and jumper with bloomers. Webster & Stevens number: 103533
ID Number:1983.10.134.5
Date:Circa 1923
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St. Nicholas School students, teachers, and staff, circa 1924
St. Nicholas School opened in 1910. It taught boys and girls in the lower grades, and girls only at the high school level. St. Nicholas merged with Lakeside School in 1971. Its old building on Capitol Hill is now occupied by the Cornish School for the Arts.In this photo, the girls, teachers, and staff of St. Nicholas School sit on…
ID Number:1983.10.317.1
Date:1924
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O'Dea School, Seattle, circa 1925
A Roman Catholic all-boys school, Edward J. O'Dea High School opened in 1923 at 802 Terry Avenue. The building, designed by a Seattle architectural firm Beezer Brothers, is a significant example of the Gothic Revival style. Handwritten on sleeve: O'Dea School.Webster & Stevens number: 111498
ID Number:1983.10.401
Date:Circa 1925
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Women's rifle team at the University of Washington, circa 1925
In the 1920s, the women's rifle team at the University of Washington was the only women's athletic team that competed against other universities. Shooting matches were held simultaneously and the results telegraphed between the teams.In this photo, taken around 1925, the women's rifle team poses at the University of Washington range. Webster & Stevens number: 111499
ID Number:1983.10.402.2
Date:Circa 1925
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Ceramics room at University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1925
This photo shows someone working at the ceramics room at the University of Washington. Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Ceramic Dept.Webster & Stevens number: 113203
ID Number:1983.10.547
Date:Circa 1925
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Women students at the University of Washington wearing football corsages, circa 1925
These University of Washington women students are dressed for a football weekend, probably the Huskies' 1925 football game against the University of California. Like many other young women in the 1920s, they wear their hair short in a bob style. Webster & Stevens number: 113305
ID Number:1983.10.557.1
Date:Circa 1925
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University of Washington student pinning corsage on Edmond Meany, Seattle, circa 1925
Professor Edmond S. Meany was one of the University of Washington's most notable faculty members. Meany began teaching history in 1897, when the history department was first established, and he taught until his death in 1935. During his busy lifetime, Meany also served as a legislator, journalist, author, and president of The Mountaineers. People on campus referred to him as…
ID Number:1983.10.557.3
Date:Circa 1925
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Shouting out the football game, November 14, 1925
In 1925, the University of Washington Huskies played the University of California Bears in Berkeley. An estimated 80,000 Seattle fans crowded to listen as the key plays were shouted from an upper window of the Seattle Times Square Building. In this photo, a young woman uses a megaphone to describe the game to the Seattle fans. Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.574.1
Date:1925
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Captain of a victorious football team being welcomed back to Seattle, November 16, 1925
Fullback Elmer Tesreau led the underdog University of Washington football team to victory against the University of California Bears. In this photo, excited football fans carry Elmer Tesreau from the Seattle train station after his return from the game. Webster & Stevens number: 113391
ID Number:1983.10.576
Date:1925
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Student in University of Washington chemistry laboratory, circa 1925
Women students at the University of Washington regularly took chemistry and other science courses. In this photo, taken in the 1920s, a female student works in a chemistry laboratory. Webster & Stevens number: 113601
ID Number:1983.10.580.1
Date:1925