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Image of Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, circa 1928
1983.10.4008.2
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Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, circa 1928

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Wilson's Modern Business College opened in Seattle in 1895. It was one of several schools in the city which prepared women and men for jobs in business. Daytime and evening classes included arithmetic, geography, and spelling, as well as bookkeeping, shorthand, and commercial law.

Handwritten on sleeve: Wilsons Modern Business College.
Photographer's Reference Number: 129321
ID Number: 1983.10.4008.2
Date: Circa 1928
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.4008.2
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Education, Businesses and Corporations

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