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| Title | Couples at an all-city high school dance, Seattle, 1938 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1938 |
| Caption | First held in 1932, all-city high school dances were sponsored by the P.T.A., the Seattle Public Schools, and the Seattle Park Department. The dances were held at the Civic Auditorium, and attendance frequently topped 1500. They ended in 1960 when the Civic Auditorium was converted to the Opera House. |
| Notes | Written on sleeve: Dancing, Seattle, All-city High School, 1938
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): August 22, 1938 |
| Subjects | Dance parties—Washington (State)—Seattle
Dancers—Washington (State)—Seattle
High school students—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.2041.3 |
| 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 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from film positive 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. |
