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Image of Cooking class at the University of Washington, circa 1918
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Cooking class at the University of Washington, circa 1918

The University of Washington's home economics department taught students the latest scientific methods in cooking and nutrition. Starting in 1918, all women students were required to take a course in "food administration" in order to graduate.This photo was taken in about 1918. It shows three students preparing ingredients in a cooking class. Webster & Stevens number: 62866
ID Number:1983.10.7229
Date:Circa 1918
Image of G.L Reichenbach's houseboat, Seattle, 1905
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G.L Reichenbach's houseboat, Seattle, 1905

Houseboats have been popular in various parts of Seattle for many years. Plain and fancy summer houseboats showed up on Lake Washington soon after the opening of the Yesler cable car line in 1888. Both upper class and working class people lived in houseboats on Lake Union. There were speakeasy houseboats during Prohibition and working class houseboat dwellings on the…
ID Number:1983.10.7356.3
Date:1905
Image of Rolland H. Denny residence living room, Seattle, circa 1912
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Rolland H. Denny residence living room, Seattle, circa 1912

In 1907, Rolland H. Denny and his wife Alice M. Denny purchased 50 acres of land in what is now Windermere and developed it. They built a home overlooking Lake Washington and named it Lochkelden ("kel" for Alice's maiden name of Kellogg and "den" for Denny). This photograph of the interior of the home shows the type of furnishings favored…
ID Number:1983.10.7888
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Clarance B. Blethen residence, Seattle, circa 1912
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Clarance B. Blethen residence, Seattle, circa 1912

The residence in the center of this view belonged to Clarance B. Blethen and his family and was located at 500 West Comstock Street in Queen Anne. Handwritten on sleeve: C.B. Blethen Home.Photographer's Reference Number: 8114
ID Number:1983.10.7943.2
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Family in Winton Six automobile, probably in Seattle, 1910
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Family in Winton Six automobile, probably in Seattle, 1910

Photographer's Reference Number: 10632
ID Number:1983.10.8357
Date:1910
Image of Campers in Woodland Park, circa 1919
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Campers in Woodland Park, circa 1919

As cars got less expensive and people had more free time, many people started to take car camping vacations. They camped in farmyards, by the roadside, or in city parks. Cities and towns soon started building organized campgrounds. In 1920, Seattle's park department opened an "Automobile Tourist Camp" in the northern part of Woodland Park, overlooking Green Lake.This photo shows…
ID Number:1983.10.10781
Date:1918
Image of Edith May Stevens and her mother-in-law, Ida Stevens, Seattle, circa 1920
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Edith May Stevens and her mother-in-law, Ida Stevens, Seattle, circa 1920

Edith May Stevens was the wife of Nelson Nathan Stevens, co-founder of the Webster & Stevens Studio. The partners came to Seattle from Portland, Michigan around 1900 and soon established their own business here. Edith and NElson Stevens had two daughters and two sons, one of whom took over for his father in the photography firm. Mr. Stevens' father and…
ID Number:1983.10.11032.5
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Children sledding, circa 1920
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Children sledding, circa 1920

Seattle doesn't usually get hit by big snowstorms, but when deep snow falls, cars stay off the streets and children rush for their sleds. In this photo, taken after a large storm around 1920, a group of children try out their sleds on a neighborhood hillside. Webster & Stevens number: 91694
ID Number:1983.10.11037.1
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Native Alaskan women and children, 1905
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Native Alaskan women and children, 1905

In the early years of the 20th century, Frank H. Nowell, a Seattle photographer, spent several years in the area around Nome, Alaska. He took many photographs of the region and its native inhabitants and sold the photos to tourists and residents alike.In this photo, taken on a summer day in 1905, a group of Alaska Native, likely Inupiat, women…
ID Number:1983.10.13110
Date:1905
Image of Angokwakzhuk and family, Nome, Alaska, 1905
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Angokwakzhuk and family, Nome, Alaska, 1905

In this 1905 photo, the Inupiat carver Angokwakzhuk (known as Happy Jack) stands next to his wife, Assongoyi, and daughter, Rose Ann Omelak, near a wooden building in Nome, Alaska. All three wear traditional fur parkas with fur-rimmed hoods.During the Nome gold rush, in the early years of the 20th century, Frank H. Nowell, a Seattle photographer, spent several years…
ID Number:1983.10.13161
Date:1905
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