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Women and children sitting at table at Seattle Children's Home, December 24, 1942

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Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of community mental health services in Washington State.

In this image, three women watch resident children playing with toys around a table at the Seattle Children's Home at holiday time.

Caption information source: "Seattle Children's Home," by Dave Wilma, HistoryLink.org Essay 3399
ID Number: 1986.5.7815.4
Date: 1942
Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 1986.5.7815.4
Copyright: All Rights Reserved