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| Title | Aerial of Luther Burbank School, Mercer Island, May 31, 1933 |
| Photographer | Laidlaw, Charles |
| Date | 1933 |
| Caption | The origins of the Luther Burbank School date back to the turn of the twentieth century, when Major Cicero Newell and his wife Emma sought help from the Seattle School Board in purchasing a large plot of land for a parental school to aid "neglected, indigent, and unfortunate children." The school opened on June 10, 1905 and during its first years both boys and girls lived on site and received instruction in academic and industrial subjects. In 1914, the girls were transferred to a parental school in Ravenna, and the Mercer Island site expanded to include more land with additional buildings. The name changed to Luther Burbank School for Boys in 1931. It operated until 1965, and then King County purchased the site for a park. One of the school dormitories has been preserved, along with the steam plant. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Reform-Parental School, Mercer Island 5/31/33. |
| Subjects | Schools--Washington (State)--Mercer Island; Lakes & ponds--Washington (State)--Mercer Island; Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Mercer Island; Aerial photographs--Washington (State)--Mercer Island |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Mercer Island
Washington, Lake (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.17552 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 5 x 7 in.; sulfiding |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | T-185 |
