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Students in classroom at Highland School, The Highlands, 1930

This classroom photo from the Highland School 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 her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and McBride continued to operate a…
ID Number:1974.5923.223
Date:1930
Image of Student and teacher at Highland School, The Highlands, 1930
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Student and teacher at Highland School, The Highlands, 1930

This portrait of of a student and teacher at the Highland School 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 her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and…
ID Number:1974.5923.225
Date:1930
Image of Damage to Seattle business district after Great Fire, June 6, 1889
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Damage to Seattle business district after Great Fire, June 6, 1889

The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes of the City. The fire started in a paint and woodwork shop at Front and Madison and swept a southward across 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront. The inferno completely consumed the business district's wooden…
ID Number:1976.6362.224
Date:1889
Image of Teaching certificate for Lillie Pauline White, King County, November 12, 1887
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Teaching certificate for Lillie Pauline White, King County, November 12, 1887

Lillie Pauline White (1858-1944) began her 34-year teaching career in Seattle in 1887. She was issued the Second Grade Teacher's Certificate pictured here by the King County Board of Examiners, Isaac P. Rich, H. T. Jones, and Katherine F. Cheasty. Handwritten on the certificate are Ms. White's scores in the 10 subjects she was tested in: Orthography, Reading, Arithmetic, Physiology,…
ID Number:1976.6362.228
Date:1887
Image of Lillie Pauline White teaching certificate, King County, August 29, 1896
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Lillie Pauline White teaching certificate, King County, August 29, 1896

Lillie Pauline White (1858-1944) was a teacher in Washington until 1922, when she retired after 34 years of service. She taught at Denny School, the South School, Rainier School, and Jefferson School, among others. Ms. White was well-regarded and remembered in the Seattle community even after her retirement. In 1935 she was nominated by former pupils as Seattle's "Grand Old…
ID Number:1976.6362.230
Date:1896
Image of Group of schoolchildren at Port Blakely, 1925
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Group of schoolchildren at Port Blakely, 1925

From early in its history, Port Blakely had a strong immigrant population. The Port Blakely Mill, established by Captain William Renton in 1864, attracted many immigrant workers, and the Japanese and Scandinavian populations in particular began to increase in the 1890s. Many of these immigrants settled and began families on the island, and this heritage was reflected in the diversity…
ID Number:1977.6486.35
Date:1925
Image of Great Seattle Fire at 1st and Union, June 6, 1889
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Great Seattle Fire at 1st and Union, June 6, 1889

The Great Fire of June 6, 1889, was a significant turning point in Seattle's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes of the city. The fire started at 2:30 p.m. in a paint and woodwork shop at Front and Madison and over the course of the next 18 hours swept a southward across 100 acres of Seattle's business…
ID Number:1977.6487.7
Date:1889
Image of Minor School and students, Seattle, June 21, 1898
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Minor School and students, Seattle, June 21, 1898

Construction began on T.T. Minor School in 1889, the year Washington became a state. The Seattle school was named for Thomas Taylor Minor (1844-1889), physician, former mayor, and head of the school board. The original eight room school building opened in 1890 with more than 200 students. Starting in 1921, the city's program for deaf students was housed at T.…
ID Number:1978.6598.7
Date:1898
Image of Sixth grade class at Minor School, Seattle, June 21, 1898
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Sixth grade class at Minor School, Seattle, June 21, 1898

Construction began on T.T. Minor School in 1889, the year Washington became a state. The Seattle school was named for Thomas Taylor Minor (1844-1889), physician, former mayor, and head of the school board. The original eight room school building opened in 1890 with more than 200 students. Starting in 1921, the city's program for deaf students was housed at T.…
ID Number:1978.6598.9
Date:1898
Image of Seattle High School and students, 1903
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Seattle High School and students, 1903

When Broadway High School (originally Seattle High School) was built in 1902, Seattle 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 the building's auditorium is…
ID Number:1978.6598.11
Date:1903
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