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West Seattle High School office, Seattle, circa 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 memos, and take care of routine administrative matters. Both boys and girls participated in this type of vocational educational classes. Handwritten on sleeve: West Seattle High Interiors.Webster & Stevens number: 87357
ID Number:1983.10.2404.9
Date:Circa 1921
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School children leaving Main Street School, December 11, 1921
The Main Street School opened in 1873, at Sixth Avenue South and Main Street. By the 1920s, the old wooden building was no longer adequate. On a rainy day in December 1921, the students and teachers left their old school building and walked to the new, brick Bailey Gatzert School on 12th Avenue South and Weller Street.In this photo, Main…
ID Number:1983.10.2408.1
Date:1921
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Men's basketball team at the University of Washington, 1923
According to the 1923 yearbook, the University of Washington men's basketball season was one of the most exciting ever. Under coach Clarence "Hec" Edmundson, the team won most of their games and finished second in the Pacific Coast and Northwest Conferences. This portrait shows the 1923 team. Photographer's Reference Number: 96303
ID Number:1983.10.2543.2
Date:1923
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University of Washington shellhouse, Seattle, circa 1923
This structure was built in 1918 as a hangar for the Aviation Training Corps. It was never used, but turned over after the war to the University and used as a shell house for the rowing crews. The name was changed to the Canoe House when the rowing crew moved to their new quarters in 1949. Handwritten on sleeve: U.…
ID Number:1983.10.2608.1
Date:Circa 1923
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Greenwood School, Seattle, circa 1922
The Seattle School Board hired architect James Stephen in 1899 to develop plans for the growing city's new schools. His 1908 model plan required fireproof materials and modern lavatory equipment. The original part of Greenwood School, built in 1909, is one of just a few buildings still standing which were based on this model plan. Handwritten on sleeve: Greenwood SchoolPhotographer's…
ID Number:1983.10.2850
Date:Circa 1922
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Don Palmer, University of Washington track star, circa 1899
The University of Washington's track program started in 1896. In the three years that followed, track team member Don Palmer starred in the broad jump, hurdles, and the 90-, 100-, and 220-yard dash. Original photograph copied after 1902 by Webster & StevensPhotographer's Reference Number: 93602
ID Number:1983.10.2852.1
Date:circa 1899
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Police captain Kimball with two John Muir School students, Seattle, circa 1922
In January 1922, Seattle School District inaugurated the first safety patrol program in the state. It was headed by a young policeman named Captain George Kimball, and the first school to have a safety patrol was the John Muir School. Handwritten on sleeve: John Muir - Lk. Wash. Dist.Photographer's Reference Number: 93810
ID Number:1983.10.2866.1
Date:Circa 1922
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Children in safety training class, circa 1922
Schools in the Seattle area taught children how to cross streets safely. This photo was taken in the early 1920s. Children are lined up to follow the directions of the crossing guard. Other schoolchildren and teachers look on. The name and location of the school in this photo are uncertain. Photographer's Reference Number: 93810
ID Number:1983.10.2866.5
Date:Circa 1922
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Children doing exercises at East Seattle School, circa 1925
In 1914, Mercer Island built a new four-classroom public school building at East Seattle. By the early 1940s, most island children went to classes there. The building now houses the Mercer Island Boys and Girls Club. In this photo, probably taken in the mid-1920s, boys and girls do exercises outside East Seattle School. Photographer's Reference Number: 112971
ID Number:1983.10.3016
Date:Circa 1925
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J.J. Smith School, Enumclaw, circa 1911
The original J. J. Smith School, named after the highly regarded Enumclaw doctor and state senator, was built in 1910. The all-grades school was a three-story brick building with nineteen classrooms and an auditorium. The school was torn down in 1957 and replaced with a second J. J. Smith School, a one-level elementary.This photo shows the first J.J. Smith School.…
ID Number:1983.10.3054.2
Date:Circa 1911