Carl Lewis photographs of Grand Coulee schools

Carl Lewis photographs of Grand Coulee schools, April 23-24, 1949

Overview of the Collection

Photographer: Lewis, Carl B. (Carl Bernard), 1905-1982
Title: Carl Lewis photographs of Grand Coulee schools
Dates: April 23-24, 1949 (inclusive)
19491949
Quantity: 12 photographic prints (1 folder) ; 8"x10"
Collection Number: PH1328
Summary: Photographs of schools in the Grand Coulee school district
Repository: 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: 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.
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Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Carl B. Lewis moved from Seattle to Grand Coulee in autumn of 1946 and established the Lewis Studio. Many of Lewis' photographs appeared in the Grand Coulee local newspaper, The Star , throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Mr. Lewis was an officer of the Seattle Photographic Society and the Photographic Society of America, and won many awards for his work.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of school buildings in Coulee Dam School District #401 and Grand Coulee School District #55-201-20-18. Notes typed on verso of photographs on April 27, 1949 indicate that these photos were intended to show the contrast in quality between the two school districts' facilities.

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Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Processing Note

Processed by Faithe McCreery, 2015

Photographs were transferred from the Washington Localities Subject File, 2015

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	1	Coulee Dam gymnasium-auditorium and home economics building Typed on verso: Coulee Dam School District #401 of Okanogan County, Wash. Coulee Dam has two Gymnasium-Auditoriums. This one and another located in the Columbia Elementary School. Grand Coulee has one Gymnasium which is the Quanset hut affair at the end of the Center Elementary Building.	April 24, 1949
1	2	Coulee Dam High School Typed on verso: Coulee Dam School District #401 of Okanogan County, Wash. Another picture shows the Gymnasium-Auditorium which is in front and to the left of the building in this picture.	April 24, 1949
1	3	Coulee Dam kindergarten building Typed on verso: Coulee Dam School District #401 of Okanogan County, Wash. This building is used by Coulee Dam for their kindergarten.	April 24, 1949
1	4	Coulee Dam Central Elementary School Typed on verso: Coulee Dam School District #401 of Okanogan County, Wash. This is the new Central Elementary School. This building has beautiful square classrooms and a very modern hot lunch set-up. Grand Coulee would be glad to settle for a new grade school like either of the grade schools in Coulee Dam.	April 24, 1949
1	5	Columbia Elementary School Typed on verso: Coulee Dam School District #401 of Okanogan County, Wash. This is the Columbia Elementary School. This building also has a nice hot lunch set-up and nice Gymnasium-Auditorium. Again Grand Coulee would be glad to have a grade school of like quality.	April 24, 1949
1	6	Elmer City School Typed on verso: This is the Elmer City School which the Coulee Dam School Board has announced will not be used next fall.	April 24, 1949
1	7	Electric City school building Typed on verso: Grand Coulee School District #855-201-20-18 of Grant, Douglas and Lincoln Counties, Wash. One of the two Electric City Buildings. This building houses the Kindergarten and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th grades.	April 23, 1949
1	8	Electric City school building Typed on verso: Grand Coulee School District #855-201-20-18 of Grant, Douglas and Lincoln Counties, Wash. One of the two Electric City Buildings. This building houses the 4th and 5th grades and a Music room.	April 23, 1949
1	9	Grand Coulee Center School Typed on verso: Grand Coulee School District #855-201-20-18 of Grant, Douglas and Lincoln Counties, Wash. This is the building that should be replaced immediately. It houses over 400 grade school children. It is a temporary, poorly constructed building. If you will but visualize yourself in one of the 2nd floor classrooms in case of a fire, you will quickly understand what a terrible firetrap this building really is. The Quanset hut affair is the only Gymnasium-Auditorium facility the Grand Coulee District has for its 800 children.	April 23, 1949
1	10	Grand Coulee Center School Typed on verso: Grand Coulee School District #855-201-20-18 of Grant, Douglas and Lincoln Counties, Wash. Another view of the Center School. Notice the narrow halls and the wooden fire escapes. These features help to make this building a real firetrap.	April 23, 1949
1	11	Grand Coulee Center School Typed on verso: Grand Coulee School District #855-201-20-18 of Grant, Douglas and Lincoln Counties, Wash. The coal furnace room is located in the center of the building. The Grand Coulee Dam is less than two miles from the Center School building.	April 23, 1949
1	12	Grand Coulee High School Typed on verso: Grand Coulee School District #855-201-20-18 of Grant, Douglas and Lincoln Counties, Wash. The Gymnasium-Auditorium was cut from this building because of lack of funds. This building was financed with $19,250 Bond Issue on the Local District and 40 mills extra building levy, plus a State Grant of $179,653.37. We need $150,000 to complete this building.	April 23, 1949

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