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Blaine High School Photograph Collection, 1940
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Clark, Horace G
- Title
- Blaine High School Photograph Collection
- Dates
- 1940 (inclusive)19401940
- Quantity
- 16 photographic prints in one album (1 folder) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0467
- Summary
- Album of photographs documenting the of construction of the Vocational Training Building at Blaine High School, Blaine, Washington, 1940
- 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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Collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
Blaine, Washington, is situated just below the Canadian border in Whatcom County. The first school district was established in Blaine in 1885. The high school began a site-expansion program in the late 1930s, and the next decades saw multiple building projects, beginning with the Vocational Training Building in 1940.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of an album photographed by Horace G. Clark of the construction of the Vocational Training Building at Blaine High School in Blaine, Washington.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page | item | ||
| 1 | 1 | Cover
page
Typed on cover page: "Blaine, Wash. Sept. 6th, 1940. The following
views taken at different times show interesting views of the new Vocational
Training Building, an important addition to the Blaine High School. The
building, now completed, to be dedicated tonight 66x144 feet in size is, I am
told, one of the best in the state. Horace G. Clark."
|
Sept. 1940 |
| 2 | 2 | Construction site with framed walls of structure | Oct. 1939 |
| 3 | 3 | "Front view" of completed walls of structure | Nov. 1939 |
| 4 | 4 | "Rear view" of completed walls structure | Nov. 1939 |
| 5 | 5 | "Roof construction" | |
| 6 | 6 | "During construction" | |
| 7 | 7 | Front view of construction with windows added | July 1940 |
| 8 | 8 | Angled front view of construction with windows added | July 1940 |
| 9 | 9 | "Main entrance" | |
| 10 | 10 | "Rear view" of construction with windows added | |
| 11 | 11 | "Rear and south end including high school" | |
| 12 | 12 | "South class room" | |
| 13-14 | 13-14 | "North class room" | |
| 15 | 15 | "Farm shop" | |
| 16 | 16 | "Manual training shop" | |
| 17 | 17 | "Bleachers built of salvaged lumber" |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Building--Washington (State)--Blaine--Photographs
- Classrooms--Washington (State)--Blaine--Photographs
- High schools--Washington (State)--Blaine--Photographs
- School buildings--Washington (State)--Blaine--Design and construction--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Blaine (Wash.)--Photographs
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
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