<p>As the population of Seattle grew, so did the city's schools. The first school was called "Central School," a name that was applied to several different buildings as the original building was outgrown and a subsequent building burned down. In 1900, the older students of Seattle would have attended Seattle High School, located on the third floor of a building now referred to as Central School II. That building had been built in 1889 on 7th Avenue and Madison Street; it was demolished in 1953.
This image shows the members of the Seattle High School class of 1897. </p>
<p>Embossed on mount: Curtis, Seattle, Wash.

Handwritten on verso: Lillian Bassett, fourth from the right, second row from the bottom
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<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Group portraits; Students--American--Washington (State)--Seattle</li></ul>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Asahel_Curtis" class="extiw" title="w:en:Asahel Curtis"><span title="American photographer">Asahel Curtis</span></a>
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1897<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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