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Image of University of Washington crew in action, circa 1930
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University of Washington crew in action, circa 1930

Each of the rowing shells used by the championship University of Washington team held eight men and a coxswain (pronounced COX-en). It is the coxswain who calls the strokes and steers the boat. The lightweight western cedar racing shells were designed and built on campus. This photo shows an eight-man shell streaking through the water. Webster & Stevens number: 135200
ID Number:1983.10.975
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Portage Bay and University of Washington campus from north Capitol Hill, Seattle, circa 1930
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Portage Bay and University of Washington campus from north Capitol Hill, Seattle, circa 1930

This view shows Portage Bay and the University of Washington from East Boston Street on Capitol Hill. Handwritten on sleeve: City View U of W Campus from East Boston St.Webster & Stevens number: 135094
ID Number:1983.10.998.1
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Suzzallo Library reading room, University of Washington, circa 1928
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Suzzallo Library reading room, University of Washington, circa 1928

The University of Washington completed the cathedral-like Unit 1 of its library in about 1926. President Suzzallo believed that the library should be the focus of the university, inspiring both mind and spirit. It had shelving for 200,000 books and a large upstairs reading room with tall windows and seating for 750 readers. This photo shows the oldest part of…
ID Number:1983.10.999
Date:Circa 1928
Image of First aid station at Campus Day, circa 1918
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First aid station at Campus Day, circa 1918

The University of Washington held Campus Day every spring, starting in 1904. In the early years, male students planted trees, repaired the tennis courts, graded lawns, and did other chores to improve the campus. In this photo, taken during World War I, women students in the Campus Day Hospital Corps practice giving first aid to some of the workers. Webster…
ID Number:1983.10.1030.3
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Observatory and telescope at the University of Washington, October 19, 1919
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Observatory and telescope at the University of Washington, October 19, 1919

Beginning in 1895, students and faculty at the University of Washington could study the stars in the school's new observatory. It was the third building completed on the present campus, and was built from stone left over from Denny Hall. The telescope had been moved from the university's downtown location.In this photo, a student looks through the telescope in the…
ID Number:1983.10.1698.1
Date:1919
Image of Football team at the University of Washington, circa 1919
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Football team at the University of Washington, circa 1919

The University of Washington's football program was suspended during World War I because so many male students were serving in the military. After the men returned, the University continued to build its championship teams. This photo, taken about 1919, shows an early post-war football team posed in formation in the university's early stadium, University Field. The men have removed their…
ID Number:1983.10.1758.2
Date:Circa 1919
Image of Military veterans learning automobile mechanics, January 1920
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Military veterans learning automobile mechanics, January 1920

After the veterans of World War I returned home in 1918, many had trouble finding work. The Knights of Columbus, a Roman Catholic benefit organization, sponsored a free evening school to help them learn job skills. In this photo, World War I veterans are learning auto mechanics. At least one member of the group is an African-American. Webster & Stevens…
ID Number:1983.10.1791.8
Date:1920
Image of Lake Burien School, circa 1920
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Lake Burien School, circa 1920

Lake Burien School was organized in 1911, and its first classes were held in a tent. The school moved into a permanent building in 1917, after brief stays in a real estate office and other temporary sites. This photo, taken around 1920, shows the Lake Burien School, south of Seattle. Webster & Stevens number: 83026
ID Number:1983.10.1911.2
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Duwamish School, circa 1920
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Duwamish School, circa 1920

After the old one-room Duwamish School closed in 1900, elementary school students had to walk three miles to Foster for school each day. Delia Merkle and several neighbors led a successful petition drive to form a school district and open a new elementary school in Duwamish. The new wood-frame Duwamish School building, for grades 1 through 8, opened in 1911…
ID Number:1983.10.1911.3
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Oak Lake School, circa 1920
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Oak Lake School, circa 1920

The one-room Oak Lake School opened in 1886 near what is now Washelli Cemetery, north of Seattle. For many years Oak Lake was the only school in the northern part of King County. After several moves and additions, the school opened its first permanent building in 1914 at 10040 Aurora Avenue North.This photo shows Oak Lake School's brick building on…
ID Number:1983.10.1911.4
Date:Circa 1920
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