135 results for: Seattle Public Schools
Ephemera
Edison Technical School brochure, May 1957
Seattle Public Schools opened the Broadway High School Annex in 1921 to house vocational and technical programs. Renamed for inventor Thomas Edison in 1930, the annex became part of Seattle Central Community College (now Seattle Central College) in 1966. This 1957 catalog describes Edison's day and evening classes as well as trade training and apprenticeship programs. Caption information source: HistoryLink.org…
ID Number:Lib1996.44.5
Date:1957
Document
Mary Coyle's PE report card, 1921-1922
Mary (Coyle) Osmun (1913-1981) was the first of two daughters of University of Washington football hero (1980-1912) and Washington State Lieutenant Governor (1921-1925) William Jennings "Wee" Coyle (1888-1977) and his wife, Minnie May (Dalby) Coyle (1888-1964). Pictured here is the Seattle Public Schools report card regarding Mary's progress according to the Physical Education Department, and signed by Minnie. At the…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1089a
Date:1921-1922
Serial
Roosevelt High School News Memorial Day supplement, Seattle, May 28, 1945
In September 1922, Roosevelt High School opened in the then-outer limits of the Seattle School District, serving 1,300 students and 47 teachers, led by Principal V. K. Froula. A dedication ceremony took place on October 27, the birthday of President Theodore Roosevelt, for whom the school was named.This image is of a Memorial Day supplement to Roosevelt High School's student…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1124
Date:1945
Program
Seattle High School graduation program, June 4, 1886
Public education began in Seattle in 1854, and the University of Washington was founded as the Territorial University in 1861. In the early years of the college, 1861-1867, most of the students were Seattle school children, with very few students at the collegiate level. By 1882 the student population had outgrown a number of temporary housing situations, and what is…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1214
Date:1886
Photograph
Students with disabilities in classroom, December, 1946
As early as 1911, the Seattle Public Schools had special education classes for students with disabilities and those with other special needs. In 1943, the district started classes for students with cerebral palsy at Warren Avenue School. The program moved to Lowell School in the 1960s.This 1946 photo shows a teacher, identified by the photographer's notes as Elizabeth Boxeth, and…
ID Number:PI23202
Date:1946
Photograph
Garfield High School band and drill team in Husky Stadium, Seattle, 1937
The Seattle Public Schools' Parent Teacher Association and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer sponsored the city-wide high school football championship games. Over 25,000 fans crowded Washington Field on the University of Washington campus to root for their favorite teams. The second game pitted Roosevelt High School against Garfield High School. Roosevelt beat Garfield 16 to 8. This photo shows the Garfield High…
ID Number:PI25514
Date:1937
Photograph
Cheerleaders at charity football game, December 2, 1939
In 1939, the Seattle Public Schools' Parent Teacher Association and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer sponsored the city-wide high school football championship games. Over 25,000 fans crowded Washington Field on the University of Washington campus to root for their favorite teams. The second game pitted Roosevelt High School against Garfield High School. Roosevelt beat Garfield 16 to 8.This December 2, 1939 photo…
ID Number:PI25700
Date:1939
Photograph
Soccer team with championship pennant, January, 1936
Soccer teams from Seattle's Washington and Beacon Hill grade schools were the finalists in the 1935 league championships. After Washington beat Beacon Hill 2 to 1 to win the title, team members posed for their picture with their trophy and banner. The initials on the banner stand for Public School Athletic League. Most of the team members were Japanese Americans…
ID Number:PI25750
Date:1936
Photograph
Cleveland and Garfield High School football game, Seattle, 1937
The Seattle Public Schools' Parent Teacher Association and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer sponsored the city-wide high school football championship games. Over 25,000 fans crowded Washington Field on the University of Washington campus to root for their favorite teams. The income from the championship games provided hot meals and medical care to school children in need. Handwritten on negative: Football - Cleve-Gar,…
ID Number:PI26764
Date:1937
Photograph
Columbia St., looking east from 3rd Ave., Seattle, circa 1890
Seattle in the early 1890s was a rapidly growing city. The Seattle City Census of 1888 records population at 19,116, and although 1889's Great Fire leveled 116 acres in the heart of the city's business district, by 1890 the city's population actually grew to 40,000 inhabitants from the influx of people helping to recreate the city. Lumber and coal were…
ID Number:SHS1546
Date:Circa 1890