The leaders of the Parent Teacher Association at Bailey Gatzert School reflected the diverse backgrounds of the student body. In the late 1940s, the school children were 10 percent Chinese American, 20 percent African American, 5 percent Filipino American, 27 percent Japanese American, and 35 percent European American, with 3 percent Native American.
Caption slip identified officers as Minnie Beach, teacher and 2nd vice-president; Ruth Chinn, treasurer; Pearlie Jones, 1st vice-president; Mutsu Homma, secretary; and Mrs. Robert Duwe, president. Handwritten on sleeve: Parent Teachers Ass'n - Seattle, with (Mrs) Minnie Beach, (Mrs) Ruth Chinn, (Mrs) Pearlie Jones, (Mrs) Mutsu Homma, (Mrs) Robert Duwe. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): June 3, 1946.
ID Number: PI25782
Date: 1946
Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
