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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 Mary Coyle's PE report card, 1921-1922
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Mary Coyle's PE report card, 1921-1922

Mary (Coyle) Osmun (1913-1981) was the first of two daughters of University of Washington football hero (1980-1912) and Washington State Lieutenant Governor (1921-1925) William Jennings "Wee" Coyle (1888-1977) and his wife, Minnie May (Dalby) Coyle (1888-1964). Pictured here is the Seattle Public Schools report card regarding Mary's progress according to the Physical Education Department, and signed by Minnie. At the…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1089a
Date:1921-1922
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 Community Chest brochure
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Community Chest brochure "Neighborhood House," 1953

Neighborhood House, founded in 1906, was originally created to serve as a settlement house for new Jewish immigrants in order to help them "integrate into American life." It later expanded its services to include "people of all ages, all faiths, all races." Operating under the Red Feather Agency, the Neighborhood House was a "pioneer member of Community Chest" as well…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1444
Date:1953
Image of Students with disabilities in classroom, December, 1946
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Students with disabilities in classroom, December, 1946

As early as 1911, the Seattle Public Schools had special education classes for students with disabilities and those with other special needs. In 1943, the district started classes for students with cerebral palsy at Warren Avenue School. The program moved to Lowell School in the 1960s.This 1946 photo shows a teacher, identified by the photographer's notes as Elizabeth Boxeth, and…
ID Number:PI23202
Date:1946
Image of Group in front of school for children with disabilities, Seattle, 1948
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Group in front of school for children with disabilities, Seattle, 1948

Written on original envelope: Seattle - schools - spastic, with Charles A. Lawless, Mrs. Norman CleinSubject headings for envelope group: Handicapped children - educationWritten on negative: Spastic SchoolSubject headings for individual negative: TaxicabsOriginal title: Handicapped, Taxi cab drivers and children in front of school for handicapped, SeattleDate photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date…
ID Number:PI23207
Date:1948
Image of Students in the lunchroom at Fauntleroy Grade School, Seattle, March 7, 1946
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Students in the lunchroom at Fauntleroy Grade School, Seattle, March 7, 1946

In this image students crowd the lunchroom set up in a portable at Fauntleroy Grade School in the West Seattle neighborhood. At the time, school authorities were seeking voter approval for a $10 million bond issue for the purposes of acquiring and improving school sites. Caption information source: The Seattle Sunday Times, March 10, 1946, page 10
ID Number:PI25488
Date:1946
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
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