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Image of Seattle Times Model Home, circa 1925
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Seattle Times Model Home, circa 1925

Around 1925, the Seattle Times sponsored a model house at 1400 Terry Street. The furnished, Tudor-style cottage gave visitors a chance to see the latest ideas in home building and home decoration. Typical details of the Tudor style include the steep roof, rounded doorway, and a large front gable with decorative beams at the peak.This photo shows the exterior of…
ID Number:1983.10.516.2
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Electric stove in the Times Model Home, circa 1925
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Electric stove in the Times Model Home, circa 1925

Around 1925, the Seattle Times sponsored a model house at 1400 Terry Street. The furnished, Tudor-style cottage gave visitors a chance to see the latest ideas in home building and home decoration. This photo shows the latest in electric stoves in the kitchen of the Seattle Times Model Home in about 1925.Sears Roebuck's Seattle catalog first started advertising electric kitchen…
ID Number:1983.10.516.5
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Ceramics room at University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1925
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Ceramics room at University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1925

This photo shows someone working at the ceramics room at the University of Washington. Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Ceramic Dept.Webster & Stevens number: 113203
ID Number:1983.10.547
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Women students at the University of Washington wearing football corsages, circa 1925
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Women students at the University of Washington wearing football corsages, circa 1925

These University of Washington women students are dressed for a football weekend, probably the Huskies' 1925 football game against the University of California. Like many other young women in the 1920s, they wear their hair short in a bob style. Webster & Stevens number: 113305
ID Number:1983.10.557.1
Date:Circa 1925
Image of University of Washington student pinning corsage on Edmond Meany, Seattle, circa 1925
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University of Washington student pinning corsage on Edmond Meany, Seattle, circa 1925

Professor Edmond S. Meany was one of the University of Washington's most notable faculty members. Meany began teaching history in 1897, when the history department was first established, and he taught until his death in 1935. During his busy lifetime, Meany also served as a legislator, journalist, author, and president of The Mountaineers. People on campus referred to him as…
ID Number:1983.10.557.3
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Men in coveralls, probably in Seattle, circa 1925
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Men in coveralls, probably in Seattle, circa 1925

These unidentified workers are wearing well-used overalls. Handwritten on sleeve: Harthorne Hall.Webster & Stevens number: 113341
ID Number:1983.10.572
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Shouting out the football game, November 14, 1925
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Shouting out the football game, November 14, 1925

In 1925, the University of Washington Huskies played the University of California Bears in Berkeley. An estimated 80,000 Seattle fans crowded to listen as the key plays were shouted from an upper window of the Seattle Times Square Building. In this photo, a young woman uses a megaphone to describe the game to the Seattle fans. Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.574.1
Date:1925
Image of Captain of a victorious football team being welcomed back to Seattle, November 16, 1925
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Captain of a victorious football team being welcomed back to Seattle, November 16, 1925

Fullback Elmer Tesreau led the underdog University of Washington football team to victory against the University of California Bears. In this photo, excited football fans carry Elmer Tesreau from the Seattle train station after his return from the game. Webster & Stevens number: 113391
ID Number:1983.10.576
Date:1925
Image of Librarian and child at Seattle Public Library's University Branch, circa 1925
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Librarian and child at Seattle Public Library's University Branch, circa 1925

The University Branch of the Seattle Public Library (SPL) opened in 1910 at Roosevelt Way NE and 50th Street, and was SPL's second branch library. Before the construction of the University Branch, the University District had been served by small library deposit stations as well as temporary libraries located in the University Pharmacy and the University Methodist Church. Industrialist Andrew…
ID Number:1983.10.578
Date:1925
Image of Student in University of Washington chemistry laboratory, circa 1925
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Student in University of Washington chemistry laboratory, circa 1925

Women students at the University of Washington regularly took chemistry and other science courses. In this photo, taken in the 1920s, a female student works in a chemistry laboratory. Webster & Stevens number: 113601
ID Number:1983.10.580.1
Date:1925
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