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Image of Boys in the kitchen at Seattle Children's Home, July 1944
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Boys in the kitchen at Seattle Children's Home, July 1944

Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7817.6
Date:1944
Image of Children playing at Seattle Children's Home, November 1946
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Children playing at Seattle Children's Home, November 1946

Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7818.1
Date:1946
Image of Director talking with resident at Seattle Children's Home, July 3, 1947
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Director talking with resident at Seattle Children's Home, July 3, 1947

Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7819.1
Date:1947
Image of Boy crafting at Seattle Children's Home, July 3, 1947
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Boy crafting at Seattle Children's Home, July 3, 1947

Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7819.2
Date:1947
Image of Children reading at Seattle Children's Home, July 3, 1947
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Children reading at Seattle Children's Home, July 3, 1947

Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7819.4
Date:1947
Image of Children surrounding Liverpool Five at Seattle Children's Home, June 1965
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Children surrounding Liverpool Five at Seattle Children's Home, June 1965

Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7825.3
Date:1965
Image of Boys joining Holly Park Boys Club, Seattle, March 13, 1960
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Boys joining Holly Park Boys Club, Seattle, March 13, 1960

In this image, members of the newly opened Holly Park Boys Club sign up for the club with the help of Fred O. Paulsell, president of Seattle Boys Clubs. The Boys Clubs, now Boys & Girls Clubs of King County, was founded in 1943 and continues to serve young people in 29 locations around King County. Caption information derived from…
ID Number:1986.5.8421.1
Date:1960
Image of Boy jumping on trampoline at Holly Park Boys Club, Seattle, March 13, 1960
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Boy jumping on trampoline at Holly Park Boys Club, Seattle, March 13, 1960

In this image members of the newly opened Holly Park Boys Club watch as one boy shows off his skills on a trampoline. The Boys Clubs, now Boys & Girls Clubs of King County, was founded in 1943 and continues to serve young people in 29 locations around King County. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and…
ID Number:1986.5.8421.2
Date:1960
Image of Sternwheelers club members square dancing, Seattle, August 12, 1955
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Sternwheelers club members square dancing, Seattle, August 12, 1955

In this image the Sternwheelers, members of the Seattle Indoor Sports Club, present their wheelchair square dance to an enthusiastic crowd during the American Legion's Cavalcade of Music and Drill at Memorial Stadium as part of the Legion's state convention. The Legion invited the Sternwheelers to perform after a performance scheduled at the Seafair Fiesta of Floats was canceled on…
ID Number:1986.5.8531.1
Date:1955
Image of Sternwheelers club members lined up on dance floor, Seattle, August 12, 1955
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Sternwheelers club members lined up on dance floor, Seattle, August 12, 1955

In this image the Sternwheelers, members of the Seattle Indoor Sports Club, pose together before performing a wheelchair square dance during the American Legion's Cavalcade of Music and Drill at Memorial Stadium as part of the Legion's state convention. The Legion invited the Sternwheelers to perform after a performance scheduled at the Seafair Fiesta of Floats was canceled on the…
ID Number:1986.5.8531.2
Date:1955
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