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Students eating in St. Edwards Seminary dining hall, Kenmore, September 15, 1931
The St. Edwards Seminary on Lake Washington trained boys for the Catholic priesthood from 1931 until the late 1970s, when it was sold to Washington state for a park.This photo shows students at the dining hall of the seminary. Handwritten on sleeve: St. Edwards Seminary Ints. Groups Exts. 9/15/31.Photographer's Reference Number: 138058Caption information source: "History Echoes in Decaying Halls of…
ID Number:1983.10.4319.10
Date:1931
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St. Edwards Seminary students, Kenmore, August 26, 1931
The St. Edwards Seminary on Lake Washington trained boys for the Catholic priesthood from 1931 until the late 1970s, when it was sold to Washington state for a park.This group portrait shows students at the seminary in front of the main entrance. Handwritten on sleeve: St. Edwards Seminary 8/26/31.Photographer's Reference Number: 137954Caption information source: "History Echoes in Decaying Halls of…
ID Number:1983.10.4323.2
Date:1931
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Garfield High School, Seattle, December 15, 1934
In 1917, the Seattle School Board authorized the purchase of property at 24th Avenue and East Jefferson Streets for a new high school. A 12-room wooden structure was constructed in 1920, followed by the three-story brick building shown here. As the 1920s progressed, Garfield's student body increased to over 1,500. A bond issue passed in 1929 provided funds for an…
ID Number:1983.10.4496
Date:1934
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St. Edwards Seminary, Kenmore, May 8, 1935
The St. Edwards Seminary on Lake Washington trained boys for the Catholic priesthood from 1931 until the late 1970s, when it was sold to Washington state for a park. Handwritten on sleeve: St. Edwards Seminary Bldg & Grounds 5/8/35.Photographer's Reference Number: 140714Caption information source: "History Echoes in Decaying Halls of St. Edward Seminary," by Katherine Long, Kenmore Heritage Society, June…
ID Number:1983.10.4526.2
Date:1935
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Female students at the Territorial University of Washington, 1883
The University of the Territory of Washington opened for classes in 1862 on a hill overlooking Seattle. Both men and women came to study at the university. Men lived in the school's one dormitory, and women lived in the university president's house.This photo shows the young women who attended classes at the university in 1883. In the early days, the…
ID Number:1983.10.6387
Date:1883
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Old Sixth Street School building at Marion Street, circa 1884
Seattle's Sixth Street School opened in September 1878. The two-classroom building was used only until 1883, when the new Central School opened. In 1884, the old wooden Sixth Street School building was sold and moved away.This photo shows Seattle's old Sixth Street School building after it was moved to the south side of Marion Street, east of Seventh Avenue. Notes:…
ID Number:1983.10.6408
Date:Circa 1884
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South Seattle School, Seattle, circa 1911
South Seattle School opened in 1892 at a site south of the Seattle city limits on S. Andover Street. It became part of the Seattle School District in 1905 and remained open until June 1932. The building was demolished in 1939. Caption on image: South Seattle School.Handwritten on sleeve: South Seattle School.Photographer's Reference Number: 80
ID Number:1983.10.6569
Date:Circa 1911
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West Seattle School, Seattle, circa 1905
The small community of West Seattle constructed this impressive castle-like structure in 1893 to serve all of its school-age residents. The first year only a single classroom was used for 20 pupils. By 1902 high school classes began and enrollment continued to grow. This photo shows the West Seattle School as it looked prior to an addition constructed in 1909.…
ID Number:1983.10.6603
Date:Circa 1905
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Life drawing class at Western Academy of the Beaux Arts , 1911
After the University of Washington moved to its present campus, a group of Seattle artists and architects held art classes in the old downtown university building. In 1908, they formed the Western Academy of the Beaux Arts and purchased land near Bellevue for an artists' community. This 1911 photo shows a Beaux Arts life drawing class. The artists' drawings are…
ID Number:1983.10.6640
Date:1911
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Beaux Arts sculpture class, 1911
In 1908, Seattle's Western Academy of the Beaux Arts bought land south of Bellevue. Members wanted to build a community where artists and craftspeople could live, work, and play together. They called their new settlement Beaux Arts Village. Part of the land was set aside for workshops and studios.This 1911 photo shows a Beaux Arts sculpture class. Several of the…
ID Number:1983.10.6644
Date:1911