Blaine High School Photograph Collection, 1940
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
- Historical Background
- Content Description
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Cover page, Sept. 1940
- Construction site with framed walls of structure, Oct. 1939
- "Front view" of completed walls of structure, Nov. 1939
- "Rear view" of completed walls structure, Nov. 1939
- "Roof construction"
- "During construction"
- Front view of construction with windows added, July 1940
- Angled front view of construction with windows added, July 1940
- "Main entrance"
- "Rear view" of construction with windows added
- "Rear and south end including high school"
- "South class room"
- "North class room"
- "Farm shop"
- "Manual training shop"
- "Bleachers built of salvaged lumber"
- Names and Subjects
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 Background
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 Description
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 Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: 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."
Dates: Sept. 1940Container: Page 1, Item 1 -
Description: Construction site with framed walls of structureDates: Oct. 1939Container: Page 2, Item 2
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Description: "Front view" of completed walls of structureDates: Nov. 1939Container: Page 3, Item 3
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Description: "Rear view" of completed walls structureDates: Nov. 1939Container: Page 4, Item 4
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Description: "Roof construction"Container: Page 5, Item 5
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Description: "During construction"Container: Page 6, Item 6
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Description: Front view of construction with windows addedDates: July 1940Container: Page 7, Item 7
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Description: Angled front view of construction with windows addedDates: July 1940Container: Page 8, Item 8
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Description: "Main entrance"Container: Page 9, Item 9
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Description: "Rear view" of construction with windows addedContainer: Page 10, Item 10
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Description: "Rear and south end including high school"Container: Page 11, Item 11
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Description: "South class room"Container: Page 12, Item 12
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Description: "North class room"Container: Page 13-14, Item 13-14
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Description: "Farm shop"Container: Page 15, Item 15
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Description: "Manual training shop"Container: Page 16, Item 16
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Description: "Bleachers built of salvaged lumber"Container: Page 17, Item 17
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)
