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Image of St. Anne Convent, Seattle, December 22, 1930
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St. Anne Convent, Seattle, December 22, 1930

The Church of St. Anne, a Roman Catholic institution located on Queen Anne Hill, built this convent in 1930. Located near the parish school, the two-story clinker brick structure designed in the European monastic style housed the Sisters of Holy Names who served St. Anne's school. Handwritten on sleeve: St. Anne Convent 12/22/30.Photographer's Reference Number: 136192
ID Number:1983.10.4246.1
Date:1930
Image of St. Edwards Seminary, Kenmore, September 15, 1931
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St. Edwards Seminary, Kenmore, September 15, 1931

The St. Edwards Seminary on Lake Washington trained boys for the Catholic priesthood from 1931 until the late 1970s, when it was sold to Washington state for a park. Handwritten on sleeve: St. Edwards Seminary, Ints. Groups Exts. 9/15/31.Photographer's Reference Number: 138058Caption information source: "History Echoes in Decaying Halls of St. Edward Seminary," by Katherine Long, Kenmore Heritage Society, June…
ID Number:1983.10.4319.9
Date:1931
Image of Students eating in St. Edwards Seminary dining hall, Kenmore, September 15, 1931
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Students eating in St. Edwards Seminary dining hall, Kenmore, September 15, 1931

The St. Edwards Seminary on Lake Washington trained boys for the Catholic priesthood from 1931 until the late 1970s, when it was sold to Washington state for a park.This photo shows students at the dining hall of the seminary. Handwritten on sleeve: St. Edwards Seminary Ints. Groups Exts. 9/15/31.Photographer's Reference Number: 138058Caption information source: "History Echoes in Decaying Halls of…
ID Number:1983.10.4319.10
Date:1931
Image of St. Edwards Seminary students, Kenmore, August 26, 1931
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St. Edwards Seminary students, Kenmore, August 26, 1931

The St. Edwards Seminary on Lake Washington trained boys for the Catholic priesthood from 1931 until the late 1970s, when it was sold to Washington state for a park.This group portrait shows students at the seminary in front of the main entrance. Handwritten on sleeve: St. Edwards Seminary 8/26/31.Photographer's Reference Number: 137954Caption information source: "History Echoes in Decaying Halls of…
ID Number:1983.10.4323.2
Date:1931
Image of St. Mark's Cathedral, April 14, 1931
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St. Mark's Cathedral, April 14, 1931

In the 1920s, construction of St. Mark's Cathedral began on Capitol Hill. The original plans called for a huge, Gothic-style structure. However, funding was cut back drastically during the Depression, and only the central part of the cathedral was built. St. Mark's still serves as the cathedral for Episcopalians in the northwest. This photo shows St. Mark's Cathedral shortly before…
ID Number:1983.10.4363
Date:1931
Image of St. Edwards Seminary, Kenmore, May 8, 1935
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St. Edwards Seminary, Kenmore, May 8, 1935

The St. Edwards Seminary on Lake Washington trained boys for the Catholic priesthood from 1931 until the late 1970s, when it was sold to Washington state for a park. Handwritten on sleeve: St. Edwards Seminary Bldg & Grounds 5/8/35.Photographer's Reference Number: 140714Caption information source: "History Echoes in Decaying Halls of St. Edward Seminary," by Katherine Long, Kenmore Heritage Society, June…
ID Number:1983.10.4526.2
Date:1935
Image of Home of the Good Shepherd, May 13, 1936
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Home of the Good Shepherd, May 13, 1936

In 1908, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd opened a home in Wallingford for orphaned girls and troubled girls. For over 65 years, the Home of the Good Shepherd provided young women with shelter, counseling, and job training. The home closed in 1973. The buildings are now called Good Shepherd Center and are used by…
ID Number:1983.10.4550.1
Date:1936
Image of Seattle's first church, circa 1885
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Seattle's first church, circa 1885

In 1855, a group of Methodists dedicated Seattle's first church. It was a plain white building, commonly known as the "White Church." The Methodist Episcopal congregation grew quickly over the next few years. They sold the church in 1887 and built a larger one several blocks away.In this photo, the White Church stands behind its picket fence at Second Avenue…
ID Number:1983.10.6031
Date:Circa 1885
Image of First Presbyterian Church, Stacy residence, and First Methodist Episcopal Church, Seattle, 1890
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First Presbyterian Church, Stacy residence, and First Methodist Episcopal Church, Seattle, 1890

The buildings shown in this photograph are, from left to right: First Presbyterian Church, the Martin Van Buren Stacy residence (on the northeast corner of 3rd and Madison), and the First Methodist-Episcopal Church on the southeast corner. Original photo copied by Webster & Stevens.Caption on image: 3rd St. South From Madison.Handwritten on sleeve: 3rd South from Madison.Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.6102
Date:1890
Image of Exterior of Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, circa 1880
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Exterior of Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, circa 1880

Trinity Parish Church, Seattle's first Episcopal church, was established on August 13, 1865. The congregation's first church building and the rectory next door were located at Third Avenue and Jefferson Street, and were dedicated on June 11, 1871. Both buildings were destroyed in the 1889 Great Fire, and the church moved to its present site, on First Hill at 609…
ID Number:1983.10.6168
Date:Circa 1880
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