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Students with disabilities in classroom, December, 1946
Order an ImageAs early as 1911, the Seattle Public Schools had special education classes for students with disabilities and those with other special needs. In 1943, the district started classes for students with cerebral palsy at Warren Avenue School. The program moved to Lowell School in the 1960s.
This 1946 photo shows a teacher, identified by the photographer's notes as Elizabeth Boxeth, and some of the students in the program. One of the students is identified as Leonard ("Bud") Bjorkland, Jr.
Written on negative: Elizabeth Boxeth, Bud Bjorkland.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): December 13, 1946
This 1946 photo shows a teacher, identified by the photographer's notes as Elizabeth Boxeth, and some of the students in the program. One of the students is identified as Leonard ("Bud") Bjorkland, Jr.
Written on negative: Elizabeth Boxeth, Bud Bjorkland.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): December 13, 1946
ID Number: PI23202
Date: 1946
Creator(s):
Rote, Clarence J., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : safety film, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, PI23202, photo by Clarence J. Rote
Copyright: All Rights Reserved