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. T. Minor. In 2016 the school was modernized and expanded and is now home to Seattle World School, serving immigrant and refugee students grades 6-12.
Pictured here are all the students of 1898.
Handwritten: Minor School - 6th grade - Mrs. Newberger's Room
Caption information source: "Seattle Public Schools, 1862-2000: T. T. Minor Elementary School," HistoryLink.org Essay 10562, by Nile Thompson and Carolyn J. Marr
ID Number: 1978.6598.7
Date: 1898
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.
