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Image of Adams School, 1909
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Adams School, 1909

Adams School opened in Ballard in 1909 on property which had been recently logged. The following spring, the school celebrated Arbor Day by planting trees on the grounds. The older boys walked to nearby woods to dig up trees for the Arbor Day planting.This photo shows Adams School in 1909, at about the time it was completed. The school was…
ID Number:1983.10.8536
Date:1909
Image of Our Lady of Lourdes, Seattle, circa 1912
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Our Lady of Lourdes, Seattle, circa 1912

Our Lady of Lourdes Academy opened in the South Park area of Seattle in about 1912 and appears to have been in business until 1921. This boarding and day school for boys stood at the corner of 12th Avenue South and South Trenton Street. Handwritten on sleeve: Our Lady of Lordes [sic], S. Park. Caption information source: Polk's Seattle City…
ID Number:1983.10.8551
Date:Circa 1912
Image of University of Washington chemistry class, Seattle, circa 1913
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University of Washington chemistry class, Seattle, circa 1913

Handwritten on sleeve: UW Chemistry Class.Photographer's Reference Number: 15860
ID Number:1983.10.8759
Date:Circa 1913
Image of Students outside Whitworth School, Seattle, circa 1910
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Students outside Whitworth School, Seattle, circa 1910

Whitworth School, located at 5215 46th Avenue South, opened in 1908 with grades 1-8. This photo may document a graduating class with one of their teachers. Handwritten on sleeve: Whitworth School Group.Photographer's Reference Number: 16785
ID Number:1983.10.8944
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Adams School students doing exercises, Seattle, circa 1911
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Adams School students doing exercises, Seattle, circa 1911

When this photo was taken, the multi-storied brick Adams School was a brand new building. An all-boy calisthenics class appears to have been held in the basement. Handwritten on sleeve: Adams School Boys.Webster & Stevens number: 19645
ID Number:1983.10.9234.3
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Peterson Hall at Seattle Seminary, circa 1913
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Peterson Hall at Seattle Seminary, circa 1913

Seattle Seminary opened on the north side of Queen Anne Hill in 1891. In the first term, there were two faculty members and thirty-four students, mostly at the elementary level. The school soon added college classes and dropped the lower grades. In 1915, it became Seattle Pacific College, and in 1978, Seattle Pacific University.This photo shows Peterson Hall at Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.9340.1
Date:Circa 1913
Image of Jefferson School, circa 1911
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Jefferson School, circa 1911

West Seattle's Jefferson School opened in 1911 with four teachers, including the principal, and 160 students in five elementary grades. The building was designed by Edgar Blair based on the brick model plan of Seattle school architect James Stephen. Two wings were added to the original eight-room brick building in 1918 and 1927.This photo, probably taken in 1911, shows the…
ID Number:1983.10.9401
Date:Circa 1911
Image of View towards Franklin High School and Mount Baker area, circa 1912
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View towards Franklin High School and Mount Baker area, circa 1912

The development of Seattle's Mount Baker area began in 1909. This photo was taken in 1912, looking northeast across Rainier Avenue towards the new Franklin High School, in the curve of Mount Baker Boulevard. Malmo's Nursery can be seen between the school and Rainier Avenue. It sold trees and plants for landscaping. The logged-over land was soon filled with houses…
ID Number:1983.10.9504
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Franklin High School, circa 1912
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Franklin High School, circa 1912

In 1912, Franklin High School moved to a large new building on Mt. Baker Boulevard. That year, the school had 769 students. The building had 42 classrooms, two gymnasiums, a library, an auditorium and a lunch room. It also had a complete model apartment for use by home economics classes.This photo, taken around 1912, shows the new Franklin High School…
ID Number:1983.10.9543
Date:Circa 1912
Image of University of Washington observatory and chimes tower, Seattle, circa 1913
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University of Washington observatory and chimes tower, Seattle, circa 1913

The university's observatory was built in 1895 using sandstone left over from building Denny Hall. Features included an 1891 six-inch refracting telescope and Civil War cannonballs on which the glass dome rotated. The taller structure was built in 1904 as a water tower and became a chimes tower in 1914. The twelve bells were donated by Col. A.J. Blethen, the…
ID Number:1983.10.9593
Date:Circa 1913
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