Back to school… already? Yep it’ s almo
st that time.
Here’s a shot of Education Hall from the 1934 edition of
The Argus.This neo-gothic building
went up in 1922 and is now known as Miller Hall. The photo has a nice dream-like quality, rather unlike the nightmare-like quality I recall from the first day of school.
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| Education Hall. An old world perspective of a modern University building. Many beautiful new structures have been added to the University of Washington campus in the past few years. The Argus, 1934. |
it is a very beautiful photograph.
also, it makes me wonder whatever happened to The Argus.
Died in 1983, apparently. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Argus_(Seattle)
Eek, my URL got eaten. Try this: http://tinyurl.com/seattleargus
Here’s the front page of the 8/17/1907 issue: http://wastatelib.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/argus-editorial.jpg
The gentleman seems to have just touched, tipped or even doffed his hat in acknowledgment of the ladies. A quaint anachronism captured for all time.