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| Title | School superintendent Edward S. Ingraham, Seattle, ca. 1885 |
| Photographer | McClaire, M.S. |
| Date | ca. 1885 |
| Caption | Major Edward Sturgis Ingraham became the first superintendent of Seattle Public Schools in 1882, having already served as King County Superintendent of Schools from 1876. In addition to his life's work in public education, Ingraham was an avid mountaineer and climbed Mt. Rainier eleven times. A high school in north Seattle was named after Ingraham in 1959. |
| Notes | Caption on mount: 719 1/2 Front St. - M.S. McClaire - Seattle, W.T.
Handwritten on verso: Maj. E.S. Ingraham - City Supt of Seattle Schools 83-89. Also principal of school at 3rd & Madison before new school was built at 7th & Madison. |
| Subjects | School superintendents--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Ingraham, E.S. |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | SHS19268 |
| 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 | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Historical Society Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w; 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
