This group portrait of the 1906 Seattle High School track team includes Wee Coyle. The William Jennings "Wee" Coyle collection chronicles Coyle's teammates and sports career in high school and college, as well as his later career as Lieutenant Governor of Washington State.
Seattle High School (later Broadway School) opened on Broadway Street in 1902 and graduated its last class in 1946.
Handwritten and typed on verso: 1906 Seattle High School Track Team. High Top From Left: Coach Fletcher Lewis; Paul Tarris; Silas Degler. Top Row: Neal Ellis; Bill Henry; Dwight Hartmon; unknown; unknown; Brailey Gish; Frank Coyle; Russell Wayland; Jud Thompson; Joe Barto. Middle Row: unknown; Sumner Osborne; Thompson; Walter Stroll; Milt Randolph; Walter Yott; "Wee" Coyle. Next Row: Dave Lewis; Myron Arenson; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown. Bottom Row: Harry Ross; Tom Gillis; Frank Fitts; Al Smith; Bill Cook.
ID Number: 1960.1821.8
Date: 1906
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : b&w ; 4.5 x 6.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv25134
Credit: MOHAI, William Jennings “Wee” Coyle Photograph Collection, 1960.1821.8
