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Greek Dance Group, Seattle, circa 1930
The sleeve this photo names this as a Greek Dance Group from the Mary Ann Wells School. Mary Ann Wells founded the dance department at Seattle's Cornish School of the Arts (now Cornish College of the Arts) and taught there for seven years. Sometime around 1920, she started her own dance school, which operated until 1958. Robert Joffrey and many…
ID Number:1974.5923.17
Date:Circa 1930
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Dancers from production of "Carmen," Seattle, circa 1930
This photo of unknown dancers from a production of Carmen was taken around 1930 and part of a collection of 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,…
ID Number:1974.5923.19
Date:Circa 1930
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Ruth Anderson with leg in traction, Seattle, circa 1930
The sleeve of this photo from a collection of photographs from McBride and Anderson identifies the patient as Ruth Anderson in a Scottish Rite Hospital bed. 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…
ID Number:1974.5923.21
Date:Circa 1930
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Life drawing class, Seattle, circa 1930
This photo shows a seemingly nude model posing for a life drawing class at an unnamed art museum, possibly the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, and 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…
ID Number:1974.5923.22.1
Date:Circa 1930
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Dancer Gloria Grafton, Seattle, circa 1930
Gloria Grafton, who is described here as a dancer, also became known as a singer and movie actress. Her singing credits include "Two Cigarettes in the Dark" (1934), and her screen appearances include "Oh, What a Business!"(1934) and "Lost Angel" (1943). This photo of Grafton is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers.Born in 1863, Ella McBride began…
ID Number:1974.5923.25.2
Date:Circa 1930
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Cast of the Junior League children's play "The Golden Ball," Seattle, May 1934
For more than a century, Junior League members have confronted society’s most pressing issues and tackled its toughest problems, leaving an unrivaled legacy of reform. Since its inception in 1923, members of the Junior League of Seattle (JLS) have worked to improve our community through mission-driven projects and hands-on work with many Community Partners.Some JLS projects included entertainment for children.…
ID Number:1974.5923.26.1
Date:1934
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Glenn Hughes, Seattle, circa 1930
Glenn Hughes (1894-1964) arrived at the University of Washington as a teaching fellow in September 1919, later to became director of the University of Washington's drama program in 1930. He continued in that position until 1961. His innovative curriculum coupled with the University's state of the art facilities made the drama program one of most famous and profitable in the…
ID Number:1974.5923.27
Date:Circa 1930
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Rev. Herbert H. Gowen, Seattle, 1932
An Episcopal minister, Dr. Herbert H. Gowen served in the department of Oriental Studies at the University of Washington (UW) teaching from 1909 until 1944. A voracious reader who was reputed to have read a book a day, he taught the history and literature of China, Japan, India, and the Near East along with the Sanskrit, Arabic, and Hebrew languages…
ID Number:1974.5923.42.1
Date:1932
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Harry Whitney Treat, Seattle, circa 1920
Businessman Harry Whitney Treat arrived in Seattle from New York around 1904. He bought hundreds of acres of land north of Ballard where he developed the Loyal Heights area and Golden Gardens Park. The Treats owned a mansion on Queen Anne Hill, a large country estate in Loyal Heights, and were active in Seattle society. Treat was an avid horseman…
ID Number:1974.5923.45
Date:Circa 1920
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Priscilla Grace Treat, Seattle, ca. 1920
The Treat family owned a mansion on Queen Anne Hill, a large country estate in Loyal Heights, and were active in Seattle society. This portrait is of Priscilla Treat holding a dog. Priscilla was the older sister of Loyal Treat, for whom Loyal Heights was named.This portrait is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863,…
ID Number:1974.5923.46
Date:Circa 1920