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Cast stone statue representing "Thought," circa 1927
This image of a cast stone figure representing "Thought" was taken prior to its placement above the entrance to Suzzallo Library on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. The figure, created by sculptor Allan Clark from a live model in his Tacoma studio, was fabricated in cast stone by the Pacific Stone Company of Seatttle. Photographer's number: 14334Caption information…
ID Number:1991.22.2.14
Date:Circa 1927
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Cast stone statue representing "Mastery," circa 1927
This image of a cast stone figure representing "Mastery" was taken prior to its placement above the entrance to Suzzallo Library on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. The figure, created by sculptor Allan Clark from a live model in his Tacoma studio, was fabricated in cast stone by the Pacific Stone Company of Seatttle. Photographer's number: 14335Caption information…
ID Number:1991.22.2.15
Date:Circa 1927
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Exterior of Alexander Hamilton Intermediate School, Seattle, circa 1927
This image of Alexander Hamilton Intermediate School, at 1610 N 41st Street in Seattle, was taken upon or near completion of construction in January 1927. Hamilton was the first school building in Seattle to be designed specifically for intermediate (grades 7-8) education. Hamilton continues to operate as a middle school (grades 6-8), and has changed little in its exterior appearance.…
ID Number:1991.22.2.22
Date:Circa 1927
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Coliseum Theater at night in deep snow, Seattle, 1916
This image of the Coliseum Theatre on Pike Street and 5th Avenue was taken shortly after the building's opening on January 8, 1916, during the second-deepest blizzard in Seattle's history. The Big Snow of 1916 came after an exceptionally cold January during which about 2 feet of snow had already accumulated. In early February a storm hit which added an…
ID Number:1991.64.1
Date:1916
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Moran-Lakeside School mailer, Seattle, 1921
In 1919, Frank G. Moran, founder of the Moran School for Boys on Bainbridge Island, opened an additional boys’ school on Lake Washington in Seattle’s Denny-Blaine district. Named Moran-Lakeside School, it lasted for four years before a series of changes in ownership, name, and location. Today, as Lakeside School, it serves both boys and girls at its campus in North…
ID Number:1996.55.4
Date:1921
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Seattle General Hospital nurses on roof, circa 1915
Seattle General Hospital was located at 909 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle from 1900-1971, later merging with two other local hospitals to become the Swedish Medical Center. Considered one of the best teaching hospitals in the region, 598 student nurses were trained at the hospital's School for Nurses between 1897-1938. In this image four nurses or nursing students pose on…
ID Number:1998.41.12.1
Date:Circa 1915
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Clara B. White and two children on porch of house, Seattle, circa 1975
Clara B. White owned and lived in the duplex at 729-731 22nd Avenue in the Central District of Seattle. She was a seamstress and was one of the first African-American women to own property in Seattle. The education wing at the First African Metodist Episcopal Church is named after her, as she was a Sunday School teacher there for 60…
ID Number:2000.30.2
Date:Circa 1975
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Northwest AIDS Walk in Myrtle Edwards Park, Seattle, September 22, 1991
In this photo Eiric Ovrid, a member of the gay pride group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, offers vitamin C tablets to participants in Myrtle Edwards Park during the 10-kilometer Northwest AIDS Walk. An estimated 13,000 walkers and runners participated, raising $1.1 million for 30 AIDS service and education organizations in the state. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.18
Date:1991
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Clarence Acox directing Jazz Ensemble at Garfield High School, Seattle, May 11, 1991
In this image director Clarence Acox leads the Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble in some swinging music of the '30s and '40s in the high school gymnasium. A native of New Orleans, Clarence Acox Jr. is a well-known jazz drummer and band director who has been teaching at Garfield since 1971. Acox has led the Garfield Jazz Ensemble to win…
ID Number:2000.107.002.17.01
Date:1991
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UW crew team members Gordon Adam and Norm Turay, Seattle, circa 1936
In this image two members of the Husky men's rowing team sit outside what appears to be the crew house on the University of Washington campus. Both men were coached by the legendary Alvin M. Ulbrickson (1903-1980) and Thomas Bolles (1902-1978), racing in boats built by George Pocock (1891-1976). This famed period in UW rowing history was featured in Daniel…
ID Number:2000.107.002.18.01
Date:Circa 1936