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Image of University of Washington versus Dartmouth College football game at Husky stadium, Seattle, November 27, 1920
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University of Washington versus Dartmouth College football game at Husky stadium, Seattle, November 27, 1920

This image of the spectators and field at Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on November 27, 1920, during a game the Huskies lost 28-7 to Dartmouth. This was the first game held at the newly-completed stadium and the final game of the 1920 season. Although the student population at the time was only…
ID Number:1955.970.500.13
Date:1920
Image of View of the 14th Avenue South Bridge over the Duwamish River, Seattle, circa 1930
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View of the 14th Avenue South Bridge over the Duwamish River, Seattle, circa 1930

This image of the original South Park Bridge (also called the 14th/16th Avenue South Bridge) was taken between 1929-1931, either when the bridge was close to or recently completed. The bridge is a Scherzer rolling lift double-leaf bascule bridge, built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982,…
ID Number:1955.970.500.55.1
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Seattle High School Class of 1901
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Seattle High School Class of 1901

As the population of Seattle grew, so did the city's schools. The first school was called "Central School," a name that was applied to several different buildings as the original building was outgrown and a subsequent building burned down. In 1900, the older students of Seattle would have attended Seattle High School, located on the third floor of a building…
ID Number:1961.2387.1
Date:1901
Image of Corner of Fourth Avenue and University Street, Seattle, January 31, 1924
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Corner of Fourth Avenue and University Street, Seattle, January 31, 1924

This photo shows the corner of Fourth Avenue and University Street in downtown Seattle. The building on the corner is the Curtis Studio, a photography business managed by Edward Curtis's wife, Clara. A sign atop the studio indicates that this location is the future site of the Stimson Building, one of a group of buildings designed by architects Howells and…
ID Number:1971.5117.2
Date:1924
Image of Curtis residence, near Houghton, circa 1895
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Curtis residence, near Houghton, circa 1895

Ship captain Frank Curtis lived in this home with his wife Molly. After the Squak, which he commanded, sank in a storm in 1890, he commissioned Edward Lee to build the steamer Elfin. With the assistance of his two sons, he piloted the boat on six round trips each day between Kirkland and Seattle. Handwritten on verso: Frank and Molly…
ID Number:1971.5246.1
Date:Circa 1895
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of Northgate Station, Seattle, June 1956
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Northgate Station, Seattle, June 1956

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.64
Date:1956
Image of U.S. Post office employees in front of Lake City Station, Seattle, June 1956
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Lake City Station, Seattle, June 1956

The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.68
Date:1956
Image of Mayor Bertha Landes and Captain Roald Amundsen at train station, Seattle, June 28, 1926
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Mayor Bertha Landes and Captain Roald Amundsen at train station, Seattle, June 28, 1926

Bertha Ethel Knight Landes (1868-1943) was the first female mayor of a major American city, serving as mayor of Seattle from 1926 to 1928. Landes vowed to clean up city government, running for mayor on the platform of "municipal housekeeping." She served only one term as mayor but remained a civic leader in such organizations as the Women's University Club,…
ID Number:1974.5855.17
Date:1926
Image of Captain N.E. Cousins with dog, Seattle, circa 1920
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Captain N.E. Cousins with dog, Seattle, circa 1920

Here, Captain N.E. Cousins poses with a dog on an unnamed ship, and part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers.Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and McBride…
ID Number:1974.5923.5
Date:Circa 1925
Image of J.L. Deviney, Seattle, circa 1925
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J.L. Deviney, Seattle, circa 1925

This portrait of J.L. Deviney is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and McBride continued to operate a studio in…
ID Number:1974.5923.6
Date:Circa 1925
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