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Renton High School, 1925
Renton's first high school was built in 1911, at a cost of $65,000. The clock in the school's tower rang on the hour and half hour and could be heard all over town. By 1931, this building was too small for the growing student body. A larger high school replaced it in 1932, and the old school building was torn…
ID Number:1983.10.3068.4
Date:1925
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School gymnasium in Sumner, January 16, 1926
In January 1926, a photographer from Webster & Stevens took photographs of homes, businesses and other sights around Sumner, Washington. Included in the group was this photograph of the school gymnasium. A group of students is gathered at the entrance marked "GIRLS." The "BOYS" entrance is to the left of the main entrance. Photographer's Reference Number: 118686
ID Number:1983.10.3116.10
Date:1926
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Professor Meany having his portrait painted, circa 1925
Professor Edmond S. Meany was one of the University of Washington's most notable faculty members. Meany began teaching history in 1897, when the history department was first established, and he taught until his death in 1935. During his busy lifetime, Meany also served as a legislator, journalist, author, and president of The Mountaineers. People on campus referred to him as…
ID Number:1983.10.3169
Date:1925
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First building of the University of Washington library, circa 1926
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:1983.10.3384
Date:Circa 1926
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John Marshall Intermediate School, circa 1928
Seattle had no junior high schools until the late 1920s. Students in the seventh and eighth grades stayed in small, neighborhood grade schools. John Marshall Intermediate School, one of the city's first two junior high schools, opened in September 1927 at East 68th Street and Ravenna Boulevard. It served the University and Green Lake areas. This photo shows John Marshall…
ID Number:1983.10.3609
Date:Circa 1928
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Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, April 15, 1929
Wilson's Modern Business College opened in Seattle in 1895. It was one of several schools in the city which prepared women and men for jobs in business. Daytime and evening classes included arithmetic, geography, and spelling, as well as bookkeeping, shorthand, and commercial law. Handwritten on sleeve: W.M.B. College Exterior 4-15-29.Photographer's Reference Number: 131213
ID Number:1983.10.3677.2
Date:1929
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Women students with crew gear at the University of Washington, January 26, 1929
As early as 1903, women students at the University of Washington were rowing in the “same boats” and “under the same conditions” as the men, according to the university’s 1904 yearbook. With Hiram Conibear as head rowing coach from 1907 to 1917, the women’s program grew right alongside the men's, while still facing opposition to women competing in the strenuous…
ID Number:1983.10.3686
Date:1929
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Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, circa 1928
Wilson's Modern Business College opened in Seattle in 1895. It was one of several schools in the city which prepared women and men for jobs in business. Daytime and evening classes included arithmetic, geography, and spelling, as well as bookkeeping, shorthand, and commercial law. Handwritten on sleeve: Wilsons Modern Business College.Photographer's Reference Number: 129321
ID Number:1983.10.4008.2
Date:Circa 1928
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West Woodland School, 1928
Seattle's population grew quickly after 1900. When the West Woodland School opened in 1910 on Fifth Avenue NW, it was already overcrowded. Wings were added to the Building in 1913 and 1925. The school continued to serve the Phinney Ridge area until the late 1980s, when it was replaced by a new building. This photo, taken in 1928, shows the…
ID Number:1983.10.4032
Date:1928
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Briscoe School, Kent, circa 1929
The Briscoe Memorial Boys School operated in Kent from 1909 to 1970 as an Catholic orphanage and boarding school. Caption on image: Briscoe School - Kent, Washington.Handwritten on sleeve: Briscoe School, Kent, Wash.Photographer's Reference Number: 129527Caption information source: "Briscoe Memorial Boys School is founded in Kent on October 24, 1909," by Hilary Pittenger, HistoryLink.org Essay 20873
ID Number:1983.10.4037.1
Date:Circa 1929