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Image of Home economics class at the University of Washington, 1916
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Home economics class at the University of Washington, 1916

The University of Washington's home economics program taught household management and trained teachers in the areas of fine arts, clothing, textiles, and nutrition. In this 1916 photo, students are learning hand-sewing in a classroom in the new Home Economics Hall. Pedal-powered sewing machines sit in the foreground and under the row of windows. Webster & Stevens number: 52442
ID Number:1983.10.10354
Date:1916
Image of Football team at the University of Washington, circa 1916
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Football team at the University of Washington, circa 1916

The 1916 varsity football team won its ninth consecutive football championship under coach Frank Dobie. A record-breaking crowd attended the final game against the University of California. By spring of 1917, the entry of the United States into World War I left men's intercollegiate sports competition in doubt.This photo shows the 1916 varsity football team in an offensive formation at…
ID Number:1983.10.10375.2
Date:Circa 1916
Image of Madrona School, 1917
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Madrona School, 1917

Madrona School, originally called Randell School, opened around 1890 in a converted barn. A new Madrona School building was dedicated in the fall of 1917. It had eight classrooms, a home economics room, a shop, an auditorium, a lunchroom, and a kitchen. About 450 students had attended the school the year before.This photo shows Madrona School at about the time…
ID Number:1983.10.10612.1
Date:1917
Image of West Seattle Grammar and High School, circa 1917
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West Seattle Grammar and High School, circa 1917

For many years, West Seattle children went to school in Seattle. When a small school was finally built in West Seattle, the population outgrew it in a few years. In 1893, a large new school building opened at California Avenue and Lander Street. Both elementary and high school grades were taught in the building.This photo shows the West Seattle Grammar…
ID Number:1983.10.10617.2
Date:Circa 1917
Image of University of Washington cooking class, Seattle, circa 1918
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University of Washington cooking class, Seattle, circa 1918

The University of Washington's home economics department taught students the latest scientific methods in cooking and nutrition. Starting in 1918, all women students were required to take a course in "food administration" in order to graduate. Handwritten on sleeve: UW Cooking Class 1918.Webster & Stevens number: 60717
ID Number:1983.10.10669
Date:Circa 1918
Image of University of Washington football player, Seattle, circa 1917
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University of Washington football player, Seattle, circa 1917

Handwritten on sleeve: U.W. Football Players.Photographer's Reference Number: 61265
ID Number:1983.10.10687.1
Date:Circa 1917
Image of Navy pilots attending training class on UW campus, Seattle, 1918
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Navy pilots attending training class on UW campus, Seattle, 1918

During World War I the U. S. Navy established a temporary Naval Training Station in Seattle, on the University of Washington campus, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. The training camp was active from 1917-1919, during which time over 5,000 mostly college students were trained for both naval and naval aviation units. In this image, 11…
ID Number:1983.10.10784
Date:1918
Image of University of Washington football player Hamilton Greene, Seattle, 1923
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University of Washington football player Hamilton Greene, Seattle, 1923

Handwritten on sleeve: Ham Green[sic], U of W football.Webster & Stevens number: 100891
ID Number:1983.10.11419
Date:1923
Image of Aerial of Renton looking southeast, May 31, 1933
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Aerial of Renton looking southeast, May 31, 1933

The city of Renton is located at the southern shore of Lake Washington, on the site of earlier Native encampments. Settlers built a sawmill in the area in the 1850s, and coal was discovered nearby in the 1870s. Renton was also an agricultural center. For many years, its primary crop was hops, used in brewing beer.This view of Renton shows…
ID Number:1983.10.17530.1
Date:1933
Image of Aerial of Franklin High School and Mount Baker neighborhood looking south, Seattle, May 31, 1932
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Aerial of Franklin High School and Mount Baker neighborhood looking south, Seattle, May 31, 1932

Franklin High School opened in the fall of 1912 in Seattle's Mount Baker area. The new school had 42 classrooms, two gymnasiums, a library, a home economics model apartment, and a 1,300 seat auditorium. When it opened, the school had 769 students, but the student body grew quickly. The school was built in the popular Renaissance Revival style, and was…
ID Number:1983.10.17937
Date:1932
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