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Percy Sether photograph collection, 1906-1907
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Sether, Percy, 1886-1937
- Title
- Percy Sether photograph collection
- Dates
- 1906-1907 (inclusive)19061907
- Quantity
- 20 photographic prints (1 folder) ; sizes vary
- Collection Number
- PH1359
- Summary
- Photos of University of Washington campus, events, activities and students.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Born Isaac Percy Sether on February 14, 1886, Percy was a member of the Phi Chi pharmacy fraternity and graduated from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy in 1907. He passed his Washington State Board Pharmacy Exams in October 1907 and went on to become a pharmacist in various locations in Washington State and Montana. He married Ida Redden on June 8th, 1918 in Great Falls, Montana. He died March 31, 1937 and is interred at Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane, Washington.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes photos of University of Washington campus events, activities and students in Seattle, Washington. Images of building exteriors include Lewis Hall, Clark Hall, the Armory/Gymnasium, the Canoe House, and interior photos of the Denny Hall chemistry classroom during class. Campus Days activities include creating trails, clearing brush, work breaks and meals. Other student activities include the 1907 University of Washington Rowing Team and canoe trips out to Pharmacy Point. Group portraits on the University of Washington Campus include Percy Sether and other identified students. Many of the images were photographed by Sether's classmate Edwin C. King.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
University of Washington CampusReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Folder | item | ||
1 | 1 | circa 1906-1907 | |
1 | 2 | circa 1906-1907 | |
1 | 3 | circa 1906-1907 | |
1 | 4 |
Students working in the Denny Hall Chemistry Lab,
University of Washington, Seattle E. C. King (photographer)
Written on image: King 2-20-07.
|
February 20, 1907 |
1 | 5 |
Students working in the Denny Hall Chemistry Lab,
University of Washington, Seattle E. C. King (photographer)
Written on image: King '08.
|
1908 |
1 | 6 | 1906-1908 | |
1 | 7 | 1906-1908 | |
1 | 8 | 1907 | |
1 | 9 | 1907 | |
1 | 10 |
Percy Sether and other student paddling canoe to
"Pharmacy Point" on Lake Washington, Seattle E. C. King (Photographer)
"Pharmacy Point" was named by University of Washington pharmacy
students.
|
1907 |
1 | 11 | 1907 | |
1 | 12 | 1907 | |
1 | 13 | 1907 |
UW Campus DaysReturn to Top
University of Washington Campus Days was an annual event between 1904 and 1934 that brought faculty and students together to improve the UW grounds. Lunch and refreshments were provided.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Folder | item | ||
1 | 14 |
Pharmacy Squad clearing trail on UW campus during Campus
Day, University of Washington, Seattle E. C. King (Photographer)
Written on verso: Pharmacy Squad Campus Day 1907 by E.C. King.
Frenz, Winn, McDowell, Dewey, Camp, Warne, Dunmore, McCaughan, Whiteside, Reed,
Lachene. Univ. of Wash 1907. Percy Sether - striped shirt in front.
|
1907 |
1 | 15 | 1907 | |
1 | 16 |
Students clearing felled trees on shore of Lake
Washington, University of Washington, Seattle Written on verso: This is a picture of our campus day. Friday-
4-17-07. Tell the folks hello . Addressed to: Mr Luther Sether.
|
April 17, 1907 |
1 | 17 | 1907 |
Group portraits of studentsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Folder | item | ||
1 | 18 |
Group of students in snow on the University of
Washington Campus, Seattle Percy Sether is second from the right.
|
1906-1907 |
1 | 19 |
Group of students in front of residence, University of
Washington, Seattle Percy Sether is in the back row, second from left.
|
1906- 1907 |
1 | 20 |
Portrait of student residents of the Men's Dorm, Lewis
Hall, University of Washington, Seattle Written on verso: Taken 6/13/1907. Percy Sether is in the
front row, sixth from the left.
|
June 13, 1907 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College students--Sports--Washington (State)--Seattle--20th century--Photographs
- College students--Washington (State)--Photographs
- College students--Washington (State)--Seattle--20th century--Photographs
- Historic buildings--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Pharmacy students--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Personal Names
- Sether, Percy, 1886-1937--Photographs
Corporate Names
- University of Washington--Buildings--Photographs
- University of Washington--Photographs
- University of Washington--Students--Photographs
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- King, Edwin C. (Edwin Clay), 1884-1937 (photographer)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)