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| Title | Children on slide at Seattle Day Nursery, Seattle, 1942 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1942 |
| Caption | In 1909, Seattle Day Nursery was formed by Reverend Mark Matthews and a committee of 12 women at the First Presbyterian Church. It was a day care operation for children whose mothers worked during the day. In a time when most women didn't work if their husbands could support them, it was considered an honor to serve others who had to function as both homemaker and breadwinner. In 1911, the Seattle Day Nursery incorporated as a non-sectarian organization, moved out of the Sunday School building into a former residence on Broadway. In 1942, when this photo was taken, Seattle Day Nursery had two locations, one at 302 Broadway and an Eastlake branch at 1320 Valley St. |
| Notes | Handwritten on image: Seattle day nursery Children.
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, Nurseries, Day.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): October 28, 1942. |
| Subjects | Children--Washington (State)--Seattle; Sliding boards--Washington (State)--Seattle; Day care--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.10017.2 |
| 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 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned 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. |
