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St. Nicholas School students, teachers, and staff, circa 1924
St. Nicholas School opened in 1910. It taught boys and girls in the lower grades, and girls only at the high school level. St. Nicholas merged with Lakeside School in 1971. Its old building on Capitol Hill is now occupied by the Cornish School for the Arts.In this photo, the girls, teachers, and staff of St. Nicholas School sit on…
ID Number:1983.10.317.1
Date:1924
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Campbell Shingle Mill, Seattle, circa 1924
The Campbell Mill on Shilshole Bay was opened around 1900 by Napoleon Campbell (1858-1928), who moved to Seattle in 1897. This photo of the mill, which manufactured shingles, was taken around 1924. Handwritten on sleeve: N. Campbell Shingle Mill.Webster & Stevens number: 104505Caption information source: "Campbell Mill Pioneer, Passes," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 7, 1928, p. 10.
ID Number:1983.10.328
Date:Circa 1924
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Women modeling latest MacDougall & Southwick fashions, probably in Seattle, circa 1924
In 1875 Polish immigrants Ferdinand Toklas (1845-1924) and Paul Singerman (1847-1915) opened a retail business in Seattle which soon became the city's first department store. Toklas & Singerman, also referred to for a time as The San Francisco Store, was originally located at Cherry and Front Street (later called 1st Avenue). The store moved and expanded multiple times and was…
ID Number:1983.10.372.4
Date:Circa 1924
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Ferris wheels and crowds at the Western Washington Fair, Puyallup , circa 1924
The Western Washington Fair celebrated its 25th anniversary at Puyallup in 1924. The fair still takes place every September. In this photo, people walk along the midway of the Western Washington Fair, talking with one another and watching the amuseument rides. Webster & Stevens number: 109734.5
ID Number:1983.10.378.2
Date:Circa 1924
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Lake Washington Shipbuilding Co., Houghton, circa 1925
In 1924, the Lake Washington Shipyards Corporation opened a yard in Houghton, on the eastern shore of Lake Washington between Bellevue and Houghton. In this photo, two men walk through the shipyard. The boats being built may be lifeboats or fishing boats. Handwritten on sleeve: Lake Wn Ship Bldg Co Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 111399
ID Number:1983.10.384.5
Date:circa 1925
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Chamber of Commerce Building, Seattle, circa 1925
The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce was founded on April 17, 1882, by a group of 26 business and community leaders, to devise a way to win a $12,000 annual mail route to Alaska over a competing San Francisco steamship company. The Chamber's first decade was dominated by the fight to obtain a railroad for Seattle. Chamber founders Thomas Burke,…
ID Number:1983.10.391
Date:Circa 1925
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St. James Cathedral, Seattle, circa 1925
St. James Cathedral was built to celebrate the move of the Roman Catholic archdiocese from Vancouver, Washington, to Seattle. The cathedral's cornerstone was laid in 1905, and the 1,400-seat building opened two years later, in 1907. This photo shows St. James Cathedral on the corner of Ninth Avenue and Marion Street on First Hill. The building and its tall towers…
ID Number:1983.10.400
Date:Circa 1925
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O'Dea School, Seattle, circa 1925
A Roman Catholic all-boys school, Edward J. O'Dea High School opened in 1923 at 802 Terry Avenue. The building, designed by a Seattle architectural firm Beezer Brothers, is a significant example of the Gothic Revival style. Handwritten on sleeve: O'Dea School.Webster & Stevens number: 111498
ID Number:1983.10.401
Date:Circa 1925
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Women's rifle team at the University of Washington, circa 1925
In the 1920s, the women's rifle team at the University of Washington was the only women's athletic team that competed against other universities. Shooting matches were held simultaneously and the results telegraphed between the teams.In this photo, taken around 1925, the women's rifle team poses at the University of Washington range. Webster & Stevens number: 111499
ID Number:1983.10.402.2
Date:Circa 1925
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Boys' baseball team, circa 1925
Some of Seattle's fraternal organizations sponsored baseball teams and other activities for young people. The team in this photo, taken in the 1920s, may be a team sponsored by the Catholic Order of Foresters' St. Alphonsus Court in Ballard. Written on original sleeve: Mr. Olmer ball teamWebster & Stevens number: 111522
ID Number:1983.10.404.1
Date:Circa 1925