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Image of Man mowing lawn at Seattle Golf Club,  The Highlands, circa 1922
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Man mowing lawn at Seattle Golf Club, The Highlands, circa 1922

The Seattle Golf and Country Club moved to its current location in The Highlands in 1908-1910. Their clubhouse was designed by noted architect Kirtland K. Cutter. Here, a worker mows the lawn at the club. Handwritten on sleeve: Tractor Eqpt. Co., Country Club Mower.Photographer's Reference Number: 94064
ID Number:1983.10.2828
Date:Circa 1922
Image of Woman's Century Club, Seattle, circa 1925
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Woman's Century Club, Seattle, circa 1925

A group of prominent Seattle women founded the Woman's Century Club in 1891. Club activities included the study of the arts and social issues, and members also lobbied for social justice. In 1925, the group built a brick club house on Harvard Avenue at Roy Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill area. In 1968, the club sold its building with the…
ID Number:1983.10.3052.3
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Woman's Century Club parlor, Seattle, circa 1925
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Woman's Century Club parlor, Seattle, circa 1925

A group of prominent Seattle women founded the Woman's Century Club in 1891. Club activities included the study of the arts and social issues, and members also lobbied for social justice. In 1925, the group built a brick club house on Harvard Avenue at Roy Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill area, where they met in the parlor, shown here. By…
ID Number:1983.10.3052.4
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Children at the Medina Baby Home, circa 1926
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Children at the Medina Baby Home, circa 1926

Before the county and state became involved in child welfare, children's services were provided by private groups such as the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society. The society's Medina Baby Home specialized in finding adoptive or foster homes for babies and children up to six years old. After the home moved to Seattle, it was sometimes called the Medina Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.3107.2
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Eagles Auditorium Building, Seattle, circa 1926
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Eagles Auditorium Building, Seattle, circa 1926

In February 1898, a group of Seattle theater owners met to discuss business and ended up founding a new organization - the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Like many other fraternal organizations, the group provided members with medical and funeral benefits, before these became widely available. In 1924, Eagles Aerie #1 built an elegant new lodge on Seventh Avenue at Union…
ID Number:1983.10.3141
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Busload of children from the Theodora Home, circa 1927
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Busload of children from the Theodora Home, circa 1927

The Volunteers of America founded the Theodora Home, in the northern part of Seattle, as a refuge for homeless women and their children. In this photo, taken around 1927, a group of children from the home are riding on a bus in downtown Seattle. Description in handwritten inventory: Theodora Home, Mayor Landes & KiddiesPhotographer's Reference Number: 120998
ID Number:1983.10.3427.3
Date:Circa 1927
Image of Mayor Landes and children from The Theodora Home, circa 1927
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Mayor Landes and children from The Theodora Home, circa 1927

In 1912, the Volunteers of America, a national human-services organization, built the Theodora Home on 35th Avenue NE in Seattle. It was a refuge for homeless women and their children. The home is still in existence in a newer building on its original site. It is called The Theodora and provides housing for the elderly.In this photo, a group of…
ID Number:1983.10.3427.4
Date:1927
Image of Monks Club, Seattle, circa 1929
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Monks Club, Seattle, circa 1929

The Monks Club was a residential mens club that began in 1904. The building shown in this photograph became the headquarters in 1915 and was located at 1334 Terry Avenue. Membership in the club extended to nonresidents who gathered for social reasons. The club closed its doors in December 1961. Handwritten on sleeve: Monks Club Exterior.Photographer's Reference Number: 131141
ID Number:1983.10.3667
Date:Circa 1929
Image of Rainier Club, Seattle, circa 1930
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Rainier Club, Seattle, circa 1930

The Rainier Club's new entrance and south addition are evident in this photograph. Handwritten on sleeve: Rainier Club.Photographer's Reference Number: 135156
ID Number:1983.10.4212
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Swimming pool at the Washington Athletic Club, September 13, 1932
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Swimming pool at the Washington Athletic Club, September 13, 1932

The Washington Athletic Club opened its 21-story building at Sixth Avenue and Union Street in 1930. By the end of the 1930s, Helene Madison and many other champion swimmers had trained in the club's modern swimming pool. This photo, taken in September 1932, shows a women's swimming group at the side of the Washington Athletic Club pool. Photographer's Reference Number:…
ID Number:1983.10.4412
Date:1932
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