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Image of Players in University of Washington vs. University of Oregon football game at Husky Stadium, Seattle, September 29, 1945
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Players in University of Washington vs. University of Oregon football game at Husky Stadium, Seattle, September 29, 1945

The University of Washington Huskies opened their 1945 Pacific Coast Conference football season under sunny skies in a game against the University of Oregon Webfoots. In this photo, U.W. halfback John Wingender (52) runs with the ball, protected by teammate Norm Sansregret (40). The Huskies went on to defeat the Webfoots, 20-6. Handwritten on image: John Wingender (with ball) UW…
ID Number:1986.5.15972.6
Date:1945
Image of University of Washington vs. California football game at Husky Stadium, Seattle, 1962
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University of Washington vs. California football game at Husky Stadium, Seattle, 1962

Under Coach Jim Owens, the Huskies won their 1962 homecoming game against Cal 27-0. Handwritten on sleeve: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, (U.W.) Football, 1963. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): 1962.Caption information source: P-I exhibit.
ID Number:1986.5.15977.1
Date:1962
Image of University of Washington vs. University of Southern California football game at Husky Stadium, Seattle, 1967
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University of Washington vs. University of Southern California football game at Husky Stadium, Seattle, 1967

The Huskies lost this 1967 homecoming game to the USC Trojans 6-23. Handwritten on sleeve: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, "U.W." Football, vs. U.S.C., 1967. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): October 21, 1967.
ID Number:1986.5.16000.1
Date:1967
Image of WPA bookmobile at Grayland School, June 8, 1940
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WPA bookmobile at Grayland School, June 8, 1940

During the Great Depression, libraries all over the United States had to lay off staff members and reduce salaries of those who remained. From the mid-1930s until the outbreak of World War II, several New Deal programs provided money to improve public and school library buildings and services. In Washington state, two federally-funded bookmobiles carried reading material to communities in…
ID Number:1986.5.16696.1
Date:1940
Image of Woman serving dessert to international students, November 1962
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Woman serving dessert to international students, November 1962

In this photo, Kathy Flynn, center, serves dessert to Rachel Chipeco and Rajwant Singh, who are sitting at a table in a large dining room. This is probably an event for international students at the University of Washington, as Ms. Chipeco and Mr. Singh are wearing tags with their names and home countries, the Philippines and India, respectively. Date photograph…
ID Number:1986.5.21469.1
Date:1962
Image of Ida May Daly, director of the Handicapped Center, in her office, Seattle, November 1963
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Ida May Daly, director of the Handicapped Center, in her office, Seattle, November 1963

Ida May Daly, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, developed muscular dystrophy at age three. While this progressive disease weakened her muscles and confined her to a wheelchair in her thirties, it challenged her to become a tireless advocate for people with disabilities. In the 1950s, she worked with the Seattle Parks Department to found and run the Handicapped Center, which…
ID Number:1986.5.22836.1
Date:1963
Image of Marie Edwards receiving certificate at King County Youth Services Center, March 1960
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Marie Edwards receiving certificate at King County Youth Services Center, March 1960

Marie and Isaiah Edwards arrived in Seattle from Kansas in 1942 to work at Boeing. While working the swing shift, Marie Edwards decided use her mornings to study the beauty business, and she apprenticed with Ruth Whiteside, who had a beauty school at Seventh Avenue and Jackson Street. Edwards bought the school from Whiteside in 1946, and the Marie Edwards…
ID Number:1986.5.24280.1
Date:1960
Image of Mary Gates and son Bill Gates at the Museum of History & Industry, Seattle, 1959
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Mary Gates and son Bill Gates at the Museum of History & Industry, Seattle, 1959

Mrs. William Gates, Jr. watches as her three and a half year-old son William Gates III examines an old medical kit included in a "Tillicum Box." Mrs. Gates was the Junior League chairman of the project that began in November 1958 with Junior League members visiting fourth grade classes with a box of museum artifacts. The school box program still…
ID Number:1986.5.26003.1
Date:1959
Image of Padmini Vasishth and her husband in their kitchen, January 11, 1955
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Padmini Vasishth and her husband in their kitchen, January 11, 1955

Padmini Vasishth came to the U.S from India in 1954 to study chemistry as a graduate student at the University of Washington. Vasishth was active in international student relations at the UW, and spoke frequently about the culture and customs of India at events around Seattle. Vasishth was also active in the Foundation for International Understanding through Students, an organization…
ID Number:1986.5.28575.1
Date:1955
Image of Group of UW students demonstrating stick dance, April 1954
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Group of UW students demonstrating stick dance, April 1954

This photo shows a group of five University of Washington international students demonstrating a bamboo stick dance, possibly the Tinikling, a traditional Philippine folk dance. The dance may have been part of an annual traveling show put on by international students at UW and performed at various Washington state locations. The production was broken up into acts from different countries…
ID Number:1986.5.30906.1
Date:1954
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