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Image of Issaquah School, Issaquah, circa 1925
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Issaquah School, Issaquah, circa 1925

The earliest school classes in Issaquah, Washington, were held in various homes and barns. As the population grew, residents of the area built a series of wooden schoolhouses. In 1915, after voters approved a $30,000 bond issue, the school district opened a three-story brick school building to serve the towns of Pickering and Issaquah.This photo, probably taken in the 1920s,…
ID Number:1983.10.2255
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Maple Valley School, circa 1920
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Maple Valley School, circa 1920

In 1920, a three-story brick schoolhouse opened to accommodate the growing number of students in Maple Valley, Washington. All grades attended classes here until Tahoma High School opened in 1926 to serve students in the Taylor, Hobart, and Maple Valley communities.This photo, taken sometime in the 1920s, shows the Maple Valley School. In 1994, the building was declared a city…
ID Number:1983.10.2256
Date:Circa 1920
Image of University of Washington football team, Seattle, 1898
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University of Washington football team, Seattle, 1898

The University of Washington played its first-ever football game on Thanksgiving Day, 1889, at the Jefferson Street Park, just east of downtown. In the next decade the university moved to its present site five miles north of downtown, in a wooded area bordering Lake Washington. Football games were played at old Denny Field on the northwest corner of the campus…
ID Number:1983.10.2260
Date:1898
Image of Hollywood School, circa 1921
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Hollywood School, circa 1921

Hollywood School was located near Hollywood Farm, the Woodinville estate belonging to Seattle lumberman Frederick Stimson. The Stimson family donated money and materials to build the school in 1912. This photo shows how the school looked in about 1921. Webster & Stevens number: 86368
ID Number:1983.10.2266
Date:Circa 1921
Image of North Bend High School, circa 1925
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North Bend High School, circa 1925

In 1915, the city of North Bend built a new brick high school building on Ballarat Street at a cost of $30,000. This photo of the school was probably taken in the 1920s. The building later burned and was torn down. The Snoqualmie Valley School District opened a new alternative high school on the site in 1997. Webster & Stevens…
ID Number:1983.10.2267
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Redmond School, circa 1920
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Redmond School, circa 1920

Before 1888, Redmond school children attended classes in a small log house. During the next ten or so years, the town lost two schoolhouses to fire. Classes were moved to the small wooden Congregational Church. Redmond continued to use the church off and on for classrooms even after the school district built a larger two-story building in 1908.This photo, probably…
ID Number:1983.10.2269
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Football team at the University of Washington, circa 1920
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Football team at the University of Washington, circa 1920

In the early 1920s, football uniforms had much less padding than today's uniforms. In addition, games were played on grass rather than artificial turf. In this photo, taken in the early 1920s, the football team sitting on wooden bleachers. The team had one African American member, Hamilton L. Greene, of Seattle. Webster & Stevens number: 86913
ID Number:1983.10.2354
Date:Circa 1920
Image of University of Washington football team, Seattle, 1896
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University of Washington football team, Seattle, 1896

The University of Washington played its first-ever football game on Thanksgiving Day, 1889, at the Jefferson Street Park, just east of downtown. In the next decade the university moved to its present site five miles north of downtown, in a wooded area bordering Lake Washington. Football games were played at old Denny Field on the northwest corner of the campus…
ID Number:1983.10.2395
Date:1896
Image of Office at West Seattle High School, December 1921
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Office at West Seattle High School, December 1921

As part of the West Seattle High School's commercial classes, women students learned how to work in an office. In this photo, taken around 1921, they type letters, operate the telephone switchboard, and sort mail. Webster & Stevens number: 87357
ID Number:1983.10.2404.2
Date:1921
Image of Book room at West Seattle High School, December 1921
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Book room at West Seattle High School, December 1921

Like many high schools in the 1920s, West Seattle High School taught what were called "Commercial Subjects." Students learned how to staff an office, manage supplies, type and take dictation, and do other business tasks. At this time, most high school students did not go to college.In this photo, taken around 1921, students inventory and distribute textbooks in the Book…
ID Number:1983.10.2404.3
Date:1921
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