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Henry Ford School exterior showing a group portrait of students and teachers from across the street, Renton, 1923
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| Title | Henry Ford School exterior showing a group portrait of students and teachers from across the street, Renton, 1923 |
| Photographer | de Vry, F.A. |
| Date | 1923 |
| Notes | Total school enrollment lined up on Main Street side of Henry Ford School. Interurban tracks in the foreground [Renton Historical Society note].
Henry Ford grade school replaced Central School in 1922 [source of note: Morda C. Slauson. Renton: From Coal to Jets]
Renton's 1922 school was named Henry Ford School with the hope that Ford would finance its construction, which did not happen (source of note: Renton: the first 100 years, 1901-2001, produced by the Boeing Company, Renton Reporter and City of Renton).
Printed on image: Henry Ford School, Renton Wash. 1923.
Handwritten on verso: Henry Ford and Central School, 1923.
Stamped on verso: F.A. de Vry, School Photographer, Class Pictures and Portraits of Graduates, 1531 Queen Anne Ave., Telephone Garfield 4116-R, Seattle, Wash. |
| Subjects | School children--Washington (State)--Renton
Henry Ford Grade School (Renton, Wash.)
Schools--Washington (State)--Renton
Teachers--Washington (State)--Renton
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| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Renton |
| Digital Collection | Renton Historical Museum Photograph Collection |
| Serial Number | 458 |
| Ordering Information | To order a copy of this photograph, please call (425) 255-2330 or email info@rentonhistory.org and mention the Serial Number. |
| Credit Line | Image 458, Courtesy of the Renton Historical Society, Renton. |
| Rights and Reproduction | Contact the Renton History Museum to obtain rights for reproduction and use. info@rentonhistory.org |
| Repository | Renton Historical Museum |
| Repository Collection | Bernice Edwards Jorgenson Collection |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Reproduction Information | A photographic print was scanned as a 3000 pixel wide TIFF image in 24-bit RGB, resized to 640 pixels in width and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
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