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University of Washington football game on Denny Field, Seattle, November 30, 1916
Handwritten on sleeve: U.W. Grandstand & Football Game, Nov. 30, 1916.Webster & Stevens number: 51951
ID Number:1983.10.10342.1
Date:1916
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Herb Munter's seaplane in Lake Union, Seattle, 1916
Handwritten on sleeve: Minter [sic] Seaplane Lake Union, 1916.Webster & Stevens number: 52298
ID Number:1983.10.10347
Date:1916
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Securities Building, Seattle, circa 1916
Handwritten on sleeve: Securities Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 52420
ID Number:1983.10.10350.2
Date:Circa 1916
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Seattle Cedar mill, circa 1916
The Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company had a large mill in Ballard, just to the west of the Ballard Bridge. Logs were floated to the mill, and kept in the water until they were cut. The rough lumber was then stacked to dry before it was planed and sold.This photo, taken around 1916, shows the tall smokestack and piles of…
ID Number:1983.10.10353
Date:Circa 1916
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Home economics class at the University of Washington, 1916
The University of Washington's home economics program taught household management and trained teachers in the areas of fine arts, clothing, textiles, and nutrition. In this 1916 photo, students are learning hand-sewing in a classroom in the new Home Economics Hall. Pedal-powered sewing machines sit in the foreground and under the row of windows. Webster & Stevens number: 52442
ID Number:1983.10.10354
Date:1916
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Women's chorus at the University of Washington, circa 1916
In the 1910s, a number of small and large singing groups were active at the University of Washington. Both men's and women's glee clubs and the coed University Chorus gave regular concerts on campus and around the state. The students also put on operas and musical comedies.This photo, taken around 1916, shows six members of a chorus dressed for a…
ID Number:1983.10.10360.1
Date:Circa 1916
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Football team at the University of Washington, circa 1916
The 1916 varsity football team won its ninth consecutive football championship under coach Frank Dobie. A record-breaking crowd attended the final game against the University of California. By spring of 1917, the entry of the United States into World War I left men's intercollegiate sports competition in doubt.This photo shows the 1916 varsity football team in an offensive formation at…
ID Number:1983.10.10375.2
Date:Circa 1916
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Stimson Mill in Ballard, Seattle, circa 1916
Handwritten on sleeve: Stimson Mill Pan.Webster & Stevens number: 52957
ID Number:1983.10.10386.2
Date:Circa 1916
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Loggers amidst large trees, circa 1917
The loggers who cut down trees were called fallers. Using their axes, they cut notches in the trunk for springboards. They then stood on the springboards and felled the tree with a crosscut saw. Cutting above ground level was easier because the trunk was narrower, and there was less pitch to gum up the saws. Even so, it might take…
ID Number:1983.10.10400.2
Date:Circa 1917
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Loading logs, circa 1916
Loggers used steam engines called donkey engines or steam donkeys to load logs onto railroad cars. Loops of cable from a pair of donkey engines pulled the logs up an incline and onto the car. The car had stops on the far side to keep the logs from rolling off.This photo shows a pile of logs at an incline, ready…
ID Number:1983.10.10403
Date:Circa 1916