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Image of Football team with phonograph at the University of Washington , ca. 1925
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Football team with phonograph at the University of Washington , ca. 1925

The University of Washington Huskies football team had a championship season in 1925. In this photo, members of the team play their portable phonograph as they goof off for the photographer. The record player was powered by a crank on the side. Webster & Stevens number: 113685
ID Number:1983.10.581.1
Date:1925
Image of Students in front of columns on University of Washington campus, Seattle, circa 1925
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Students in front of columns on University of Washington campus, Seattle, circa 1925

Stylishly dressed golfers gather in front of the Ionic columns "Loyalty," "Industry," "Faith," and "Efficiency." Originally part of the first Territorial University building downtown, the 24-foot hand-fluted cedar columns were saved and brought to the new campus when the building was torn down. The columns were moved once again in 1921 to this final home in the tree-enclosed Sylvan Theater…
ID Number:1983.10.589
Date:Circa 1925
Image of University of Washington track team in Husky Stadium, Seattle, 1926
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University of Washington track team in Husky Stadium, Seattle, 1926

This group portrait of UW's men's track team was taken in 1926. Handwritten on sleeve: U of W track team 1926.Webster & Stevens number: 119473.5
ID Number:1983.10.603.1
Date:1926
Image of University of Washington crew leaving for the east coast, June 5, 1926
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University of Washington crew leaving for the east coast, June 5, 1926

Before the 1960s, the University of Washington's athletic teams traveled by train to games and matches at other universities. In this photo, members of the University of Washington's rowing team wave from the train's observation platform as they leave for the annual intercollegiate crew races in the east. The crew's rowing shells were also on board the train. The trip…
ID Number:1983.10.605
Date:1926
Image of Architecture students at the University of Washington, circa 1927
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Architecture students at the University of Washington, circa 1927

The University of Washington's architecture students took courses in building design and drafting. In this photo from the late 1920s, students draw at drafting tables, using triangles and T-squares. Drafting classes look very different today now that much of this work is done on computers. Webster & Stevens number: 121540
ID Number:1983.10.639.1
Date:Circa 1927
Image of University of Washington architecture student, Seattle, circa 1927
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University of Washington architecture student, Seattle, circa 1927

The University of Washington's architecture students took courses in drawing and watercolor as well as in building design. In this photo from the late 1920s, a woman architecture student works with pen and ink at her drafting table. Handwritten on sleeve: Fred & Nelson U of W Arch. students. Webster & Stevens number: 121540
ID Number:1983.10.639.2
Date:Circa 1927
Image of Freshman crew at the University of Washington, circa 1927
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Freshman crew at the University of Washington, circa 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. In this photo, the 8-man freshman crew of the Class of 1927 poses with oars near the building where the racing shells are stored. The coxswain, who…
ID Number:1983.10.667.1
Date:Circa 1927
Image of Modern dance group at John Muir School, circa 1927
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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
Image of Grover Cleveland High School, 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
Image of University of Washington junior varsity crew team, Seattle, 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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