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Image of Edison Technical School brochure, May 1957
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Edison Technical School brochure, May 1957

Seattle Public Schools opened the Broadway High School Annex in 1921 to house vocational and technical programs. Renamed for inventor Thomas Edison in 1930, the annex became part of Seattle Central Community College (now Seattle Central College) in 1966. This 1957 catalog describes Edison's day and evening classes as well as trade training and apprenticeship programs. Caption information source: HistoryLink.org…
ID Number:Lib1996.44.5
Date:1957
Image of Swedish Hospital Training School for Nurses commencement program, Seattle, May 18, 1921
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Swedish Hospital Training School for Nurses commencement program, Seattle, May 18, 1921

The Swedish Hospital Training School for Nurses was founded in 1910 at the hospital's first location on Belmont Avenue in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Applicants to the nursing school had to be female, aged 18-35, and high school graduates. Students had to outfit themselves with four gingham dresses, 12 aprons, six collars, and two pairs of "high black leather shoes…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1046
Date:1921
Image of High school football jamboree program, Seattle, September 20, 1963
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High school football jamboree program, Seattle, September 20, 1963

The Metro League is a high school athletics conference in Seattle, part of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), the governing body of athletics and activities for secondary education schools in the state of Washington. Annual jamborees were held between the city's high school football teams each fall at Memorial Stadium. The program pictured here is from the 1963 Seattle…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1066c
Date:1963
Image of Roosevelt High School News Memorial Day supplement, Seattle, May 28, 1945
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Roosevelt High School News Memorial Day supplement, Seattle, May 28, 1945

In September 1922, Roosevelt High School opened in the then-outer limits of the Seattle School District, serving 1,300 students and 47 teachers, led by Principal V. K. Froula. A dedication ceremony took place on October 27, the birthday of President Theodore Roosevelt, for whom the school was named.This image is of a Memorial Day supplement to Roosevelt High School's student…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1124
Date:1945
Image of Seattle High School graduation program, June 4, 1886
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Seattle High School graduation program, June 4, 1886

Public education began in Seattle in 1854, and the University of Washington was founded as the Territorial University in 1861. In the early years of the college, 1861-1867, most of the students were Seattle school children, with very few students at the collegiate level. By 1882 the student population had outgrown a number of temporary housing situations, and what is…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1214
Date:1886
Image of Aerial of Evergreen Point Bridge under construction from southwest, Seattle, 1963
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Aerial of Evergreen Point Bridge under construction from southwest, Seattle, 1963

Washington's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge carries State Route 520 across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle with the growing area east of the lake. When it opened, the bridge's 7,578 foot floating span was the longest in the world. This was the second floating bridge to cross Lake Washington, and both bridges are overcrowded daily with commuters in their automobiles.This photo shows…
ID Number:PI20474
Date:1963
Image of Aerial view of Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, March 1963
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Aerial view of Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, March 1963

Washington's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge carries State Route 520 across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle with the growing area east of the lake. When it opened, the bridge's 7,578 foot floating span was the longest in the world. This was the second floating bridge to cross Lake Washington, and both bridges are overcrowded daily with commuters in their automobiles.//This photo shows…
ID Number:PI20478
Date:1963
Image of Franklin High School band marching for school bond issue, Seattle, March 12, 1946
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Franklin High School band marching for school bond issue, Seattle, March 12, 1946

In this image, Franklin High School's 40-piece band, wearing 1906-era clothing styles, paraded through downtown Seattle on behalf of a $10 million bond issue sought by school authorities for the purposes of acquiring and improving school sites. Their sign reads "Our schools O.K. in '06...but this is '46." Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to…
ID Number:PI25501
Date:1946
Image of Garfield High School band promoting Thanksgiving benefit football games, Seattle, 1935
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Garfield High School band promoting Thanksgiving benefit football games, Seattle, 1935

Sign in image: Ballard vs. West Seattle 12:30, Garfield vs. Lincoln 2:30 - 2 Football Games - U of W Stadium Thanksgiving Day - All Receipts Go to Children's Welfare Fund. Handwritten on negative: Garfield Band. Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle - schools - Garfield - band. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date…
ID Number:PI25513
Date:1935
Image of Garfield High School band and drill team in Husky Stadium, Seattle, 1937
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Garfield High School band and drill team in Husky Stadium, Seattle, 1937

The Seattle Public Schools' Parent Teacher Association and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer sponsored the city-wide high school football championship games. Over 25,000 fans crowded Washington Field on the University of Washington campus to root for their favorite teams. The second game pitted Roosevelt High School against Garfield High School. Roosevelt beat Garfield 16 to 8. This photo shows the Garfield High…
ID Number:PI25514
Date:1937
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