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| Title | Duwamish School, ca. 1920 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1920 |
| Caption | After the old one-room Duwamish School closed in 1900, elementary school students had to walk three miles to Foster for school each day. Delia Merkle and several neighbors led a successful petition drive to form a school district and open a new elementary school in Duwamish. The new wood-frame Duwamish School building, for grades 1 through 8, opened in 1911 in the new School District 175. Later, a gymnasium and stage were added in the rear of the building.
This photo, taken around 1920, shows the front of the Duwamish School on 42nd Avenue South, now part of Tukwila, Washington. The building, with its large bell tower, also housed the local public library and served as a community gathering place. When it was torn down in 1974, long-time residents rescued the school bell and saved it for later display in Tukwila. |
| Subjects | Schools; Duwamish School (Tukwila, Wash.) |
| Places | Duwamish (Tukwila, Wash.); Tukwila (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.1911.3 |
| 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 negative : nitrate, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 83, 026 |
