Schools of Old Tacoma

Print, Photographic
1998.009.020
Tacoma High School - 1912
Black and white photograph of "Tacoma High School - 1912" (caption).... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2005.011.023
High School and Stadium, Mount Tacoma in distance
Color postcard of "High School and Stadium, Mount Tacoma in distance, Tacoma, Washington." Printed on back: "A-398" 1� stamp and postmark: "Tacoma, Wash. Nov 11 10:30 AM 1910" Handwriting on back illegible. Addressed to: "Norman R. Morrison Be... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.024
Tacoma Stadium and Stadium High School
Color postcard of Stadium High School and its stadium, with part of the city of Tacoma in the background. Printed text on back: "Showing a Glimpse of the City: Metropolitan Tacoma, ideally located on beautiful Puget Sound with its 2,000 miles of f... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2006.004.001
Stadium High School under construction
Black and white photograph of "Stadium High School under construction (Tacoma)", (handwritten on back) late 1800s (from accession record). Stamped on back: "Renton Historical Society." Handwritten on back: "24."... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2011.003.009
Stadium Days 1913
Modern copy of a black and white photograph of "Stadium Days 1913" (handwritten in black ink on back and at top on front). Printed on back: "0041804001189 9/28 <> 11/19/09" In red ink on back: "25" in a circle.... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.020
Lincoln Park High School
Color postcard of "Lincoln Park High School, on South "G" Street, between Columbia Avenue and 35th Street, Tacoma, U.S.A." "Blanche" handwritten on front. Penny stamp on back, postmarked June 2, 1917. Postmark says "Rainier National Park opens J... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.007
701 -- Emerson Public School, Tacoma, Washington
Color postcard of Emerson Public School, Tacoma. Handwritten text on back: "7930JC 1.00 a school we passed on the way to town" Address: 405 South 4th/246 Saint Helen's Avenue Built 1889, closed 1913, demolished 1920.... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.015
Whitman School, Tacoma, Wash.
Color postcard of Whitman School, Tacoma. Only writing on back is "75�" Text on stamp square reads: "Domestic postage One cent," then, inside logo, "G.E. Wheelock & Co. Peoria, ILL Exclusive Importers," then, below that, "Foreign postage, Two cents... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.016
Willard School, Tacoma, Wash.
Color postcard of Willard School, Tacoma. Only writing on back is "75�" Text on stamp square reads: "Domestic postage One cent," then, inside logo, "G.E. Wheelock & Co. Peoria, ILL Exclusive Importers," then, below that, "Foreign postage, Two cents... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2005.022.028
Washington School
Color postcard of "Washington School, Tacoma, Wash." 1� stamp and postmark: "Olalla, Dec. 12 1908 PM Wash." Printed on back: "Made in Germany. 129146" Handwritten on back: "Pleas [sic] give due credit for those eggs and send case up with the loa... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2006.025.001
Central School, Tacoma
Black and beige photograph of "Central School, Tacoma" (handwritten in pencil on back). Stamped on back: "Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, Tacoma, Washington" Printed on front: "A 1376 Commercial Photo Service"... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.017
Bryant School, Tacoma, Wash.
Color postcard of Bryant School, Tacoma. Only writing on back is "75�" Text on stamp square reads: "Domestic postage One cent," then, inside logo, "G.E. Wheelock & Co. Peoria, ILL Exclusive Importers," then, below that, "Foreign postage, Two cents"... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.018
Horace Mann School, Tacoma, Wash.
Color postcard of Horace Mann School, Tacoma. Postmarked August 18,1909 Penny postage stamp on back. "Made in Germany" "129154" Handwritten on back: "Aug. 19th Dear Lucy, I hear you are getting to be a heavyweight- hope you will keep that way... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.009
Franklin School, Tacoma, Washington
Color postcard of Franklin School, Tacoma. Only writing on back is "75�" Text on stamp square reads: "Domestic postage One cent," then, inside logo, "G.E. Wheelock & Co. Peoria, ILL Exclusive Importers," then, below that, "Foreign postage, Two cent... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.010
Grant School, Tacoma, Wash.
Color postcard of Grant School, Tacoma. Only writing on back is "75�" Text on stamp square reads: "Domestic postage One cent," then, inside logo, "G.E. Wheelock & Co. Peoria, ILL Exclusive Importers," then, below that, "Foreign postage, Two cents" ... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.011
Edison School, South Tacoma, Wash.
Color postcard of Edison School, South Tacoma. Text on stamp square reads: "Domestic postage One cent," then, inside logo, "G.E. Wheelock & Co. Peoria, ILL Exclusive Importers," then, below that, "Foreign postage, Two cents" "Foto-Kunst Germany"... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.013
Lowell School, Tacoma, Wash.
Color postcard of Lowell School, Tacoma. Only writing on back is "75�" Text on stamp square reads: "Domestic postage One cent," then, inside logo, "G.E. Wheelock & Co. Peoria, ILL Exclusive Importers," then, below that, "Foreign postage, Two cents"... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.012
Irving School, Tacoma, Wash.
Color postcard of Irving School, Tacoma. Only writing on back is "75�" Text on stamp square reads: "Domestic postage One cent," then, inside logo, "G.E. Wheelock & Co. Peoria, ILL Exclusive Importers," then, below that, "Foreign postage, Two cents"... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.014
Sherman School, Tacoma, Wash.
Color postcard of Sherman School, Tacoma. Only writing on back is "75�" Text on stamp square reads: "Domestic postage One cent," then, inside logo, "G.E. Wheelock & Co. Peoria, ILL Exclusive Importers," then, below that, "Foreign postage, Two cents... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2005.022.027
Annie Wright Seminary
Black and white postcard of "663 - Annie Wright Seminary, Tacoma, Wash." Handwritten on front: "My regards to you from a friend." 1� stamp and two postmarks on back: "Tacoma, Wash. Jun 2 10 AM 1907 Alderton Jun 1 1907 Wash." Addressed to: "Mr.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
2008.005.002bm
Annie Wright Seminary -- Main Building
Black and white photograph of "Annie Wright Seminary -- Main Building and Reception Room" (from caption). Image is from book 2008.005.002.... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2007.032.041
Aquinas Academy, Tacoma, Wash.
Color postcard of "Aquinas Academy, Tacoma, Wash." "Made in Germany" "129187" Logo in stamp area: "C.E. Wheelock & Co. Peoria, Ill. Exclusive Importers"... View Full Record
Postcard, Picture
2010.004.070
Aquanaux Academy, Tacoma, Washington.
Color postcard of "Aquanaux Academy, Tacoma, Washington." Back is completely blank except for publication information and an AYP logo dated 1909. Printed on back "Made in Germany." Stamp square has "Place postage here Domestic, Island Possessions,... View Full Record