By the late 1890s, Seattle's Central School had become Seattle High School, and lower grades were shifted to other schools. At this time, students took classes in four areas: reading, history, math and science.
<p>This 1898 photo shows the members of a junior year physics class at Seattle High School, with their teacher Grant Colton (right rear). The long slate blackboard, framed pictures, and rows of cast-iron desks bolted to the floor were typical of classrooms throughout the country for decades.
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<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Classrooms; Seattle High School; Students</li>
<li>People: Colton, Grant</li></ul>
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Taken on 10 June 1898
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/imlsmohai/search">Museum of History and Industry</a>