Collection Timeline

1890 to 2024

1890
High school at 311 E. 3rd St [03]

1892
Moscow's first high school built of brick in 1892. Earlier picture than [90-9-007]. Xerox copy.

1895
L to R: Swadener, Robert; Smith, Harvey; David, Earl; Ghormley, Robert; Kirkwood, Howard (J.H.) as boys

1896
School photo at 1892 school building showing approximately 100 students

1898
Interior of Moscow house
Interior of Moscow dining room
Interior of Moscow house
Interior of Moscow house

1899
Individuals identified on back of mount
Interior Whitworth School Classroom

1903
Pictured is a MHS graduating class, most likely the class of 1903.

1905
First brick school built in 1892 on the south side of Third Street between Jefferson and Van Buren streets, across from the Methodist Church. High school was conducted on the top floor and grade school on the bottom floor. Later it was called the Whitworth School. It was razed in 1934 and at present is the site of the new high school annex. 1968.

1908
Men's daywear suit from Moscow, 1908

1912
L to R: Flora Loomis (Stillinger), Olive Frazier, Ruth Burton, Ruth Harris (Huff), Pearl Buchan, Mabel Drury (Gano)
MHS from 1912-1939; in 1985 it housed school district offices
Womens graduation dress from Moscow, 1912, with mother of pearl buttons

1914
Front and side view of MHS in 1914

1919
young woman holding diploma

1928
Article about UI freshmen (?) playing MHS in basketball and winning the game
Davis Shea, Glatha Zumwalt (Erickson), Florence Dinsmore, Lena Whitmore

1931
MHS basketball team and coach standing in group, black uniforms, holding basketball
Paper display of 1931 MHS football team and field positions

1932
MHS football team on field
Stage, MHS students performing play "Adam and Eva"

1933
Caption reads: '1933 M.H.S. Regulars'
Article about Coach Mix

1936
MHS Basketball Team

1939
Moscow's third high school built about 1939. Located on the south side of Third Street between Adams and Van Buren streets. Adams Street was closed between Third and Fifth streets when this school was built.
Caption reads: "Razing Old Whitworth School, July 1939. Picture by Charles Dimond of Hodgins Drug Store. The new high school shows at extreme left. This location is the site of the new high school Annex as of 1976."
Razing of the old Whitworth School
Razing of the old Whitworth School
Razing of the old Whitworth School
Exterior of the old Whitworth School

1940
Students playing outside Moscow High School
Students reading in a classroom, possibly an industrial arts class
Construction event
"Everyone came to school in old clothes, the funnier the better! Row 1: (standing) George Fallquist, Boyd Cornelison, Lynn Forest, Garret Witbeck, Wylmer "Bill" Bolles, Ronald Romig. Row 2: (sitting) Gerald Hodgins, Howard Staples, Harold Collins, Howard Hatfield, Freeman Stockwell"
Students inside shop class at MHS
Kids at a party in Whitworth School
Students at shop class at MHS
Young students at Whitworth School
Memories and stories from being a teacher at Russell School and old Whitworth School
Page describing space at Whitworth School

1941
Yearbook/memories graduation book for 1942 graduating class from MHS, turned into a scrapbook
"Smilin' Through" senior class play program
"Smilin' Through" senior class play program
Photograph of MHS
Photograph of Dorothy Perkins
Note on back of Dorothy Perkins photograph: "Dorothy Perkins Studying at UC Berkeley"
Yearbook/memories graduation book for 1942 graduating class from MHS, turned into a scrapbook

1942
1942 student memories book page with photographs and newsclippings
Graduation cards for John Fourt inside memories scrapbook
Two open graduation cards inside memories scrapbook
Graduation card and signatures of classmates in John Fourt's memories scrapbook
Open graduation card and signatures of classmates in John Fourt's school memories scrapbook
Graduation announcement for John Fourt and graduating class officers in memories scrapbook
Graduation announcement for John Fourt in memories scrapbook
"A cross section of my friends" page from John Fourt's memories scrap book
Newspaper clippings and graduation cards of classmates from John Fourt's memories scrapbook
1942 (50th anniversary) MHS commencement program
1942 (50th anniversary) MHS commencement program
1942 (50th anniversary) MHS commencement program
"Stage Door" MHS drama production program
"Stage Door" MHS drama production program

1946
Students standing in costumes on a classroom stage
Graduation pictures, one of the students present is likely Mary Driscoll
Graduation pictures, one of the students present is likely Mary Driscoll
Students standing in costumes on a classroom stage
Students standing in costumes on a classroom stage
Students standing in costumes on a classroom stage

1948
Group of people (FHA) standing in front of current MHS building

1950
Postcard
Aerial photograph of Moscow High School, art deco façade visible

1955
MHS basketball game, photo donated by the Moscow-Pullman Daily News

1960
Image of brick MHS 1960, art deco architecture visible, with lampposts and sidewalks visible
Woscowmonian staff at MHS
students at chalkboard
Dedication of Moscow High School in 1960, honoring Dr. John Charles Muerman (here aged 95)
Science Day at Whitworth School with solar reflector
View of MHS lawn, donated by Moscow Chamber of Commerce

1961
F to B: Jean Cline, Michael Gagon, Jay Grendahl, Nikki Dahmen, Judy Allwardt

1975
Lillian Woodworth OTNESS (b. 1908)
Eugene Settle Interview #2, 7/7/1975

2000
Photo from 3rd street looking at entrance of MHS

2015
UI Argonaut article reporting on the 2015 musical performance of Urinetown by students at MHS

2019
Article detailing the 2019 MHS archaeological field school

2023
UI Students (left to right): Zoe Rafter and Grace Gardner, digging a unit at MHS
Photo taken in the field at MHS 2023 dig of artifact trays
Field photo of 1892 school foundatioms
North Wall field photo of Unit 6
Field photo of Unit 21 with animal bone visible

2024
A short video introducing archaeology, the Moscow High School project, and exhibit.
A short video introducing the history of Moscow High School