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Image of Cora Dollart's Certificate of Promotion, Seattle, Washington, January 24, 1908
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Cora Dollart's Certificate of Promotion, Seattle, Washington, January 24, 1908

Cora Dollart's Certificate of Promotion to High School from Seattle Public Schools Grammar School Department. Her parents were Russian immigrants of German heritage. They settled in Roslyn before moving to Seattle, where Cora and her brother Henry attended public schools. Awarded on January 24, 1908
ID Number:1972.5567.116.10.3
Date:1908
Image of Cora Dollart's Award of Merit from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 1909
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Cora Dollart's Award of Merit from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 1909

Cora received this Award of Merit for valuable services at a model school exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. Cora's parents were Russian immigrants of German heritage who settled in Roslyn, Washington before moving to Seattle, where Cora and her brother Henry attended public schools. Handwritten on the back by Cora Dollart "Model bookkeeping class conducted by Mrs. Miller,…
ID Number:1972.5567.116.13.1
Date:1909
Image of Seattle High School course schedule, 1907-1908
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Seattle High School course schedule, 1907-1908

When Seattle High School (later Broadway High School) was built in 1902 in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, some residents complained that it was too large and a waste of public money. By 1904, the school had 1,700 students, and the building was already crowded. The school closed in June 1946 and re-opened in September 1946 as Edison Technical College. Today…
ID Number:1973.5709.3
Date:1907
Image of Whitman statue, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
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Whitman statue, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909

This statute, commemorating Oregon Country missionary Marcus Whitman, in inscribed on its base: "Marcus Whitman, Missionary, Patriot, Pioneer" and "Killed by Indians near site of Walla Walla, Wash, November 29, 1847." The Education Building is visible to the left. Embossed on mount: Harwood
ID Number:1974.5868.14
Date:1909
Image of Children's chorus in natural amphitheater, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
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Children's chorus in natural amphitheater, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909

The natural amphitheater on the northeast corner of the AYPE grounds had a capacity of 20,000 people. Well attended events, such as President Taft's speech and performances of the Children's Choir, were held in the amphitheater. The performance depicted here was probably the Seattle public school children's recital on Children's Day, June 5, 1909. Banners for Central School and T.T.…
ID Number:1974.5868.141
Date:1909
Image of Life drawing class, Seattle, circa 1930
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Life drawing class, Seattle, circa 1930

This photo shows a seemingly nude model posing for a life drawing class at an unnamed art museum, possibly the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, and is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers.Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened…
ID Number:1974.5923.22.1
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Glenn Hughes, Seattle, circa 1930
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Glenn Hughes, Seattle, circa 1930

Glenn Hughes (1894-1964) arrived at the University of Washington as a teaching fellow in September 1919, later to became director of the University of Washington's drama program in 1930. He continued in that position until 1961. His innovative curriculum coupled with the University's state of the art facilities made the drama program one of most famous and profitable in the…
ID Number:1974.5923.27
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Rev. Herbert H. Gowen, Seattle, 1932
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Rev. Herbert H. Gowen, Seattle, 1932

An Episcopal minister, Dr. Herbert H. Gowen served in the department of Oriental Studies at the University of Washington (UW) teaching from 1909 until 1944. A voracious reader who was reputed to have read a book a day, he taught the history and literature of China, Japan, India, and the Near East along with the Sanskrit, Arabic, and Hebrew languages…
ID Number:1974.5923.42.1
Date:1932
Image of Edmond Meany, University of Washington professor, Seattle, circa 1932
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Edmond Meany, University of Washington professor, Seattle, circa 1932

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:1974.5923.78
Date:Circa 1932
Image of Henry Kreitzer Benson, Seattle, circa 1925
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Henry Kreitzer Benson, Seattle, circa 1925

Henry Kreitzer Benson (1877-1954) was a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Washington from 1904 to 1947, and is credited with creating the chemical engineering department at the university.This portrait of Benson is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed…
ID Number:1974.5923.114
Date:Circa 1925
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