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Image of Wayne Blakely working on an AIDS quilt, November 29, 1991
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Wayne Blakely working on an AIDS quilt, November 29, 1991

In November 1991, the Washington Trade and Convention Center in Seattle hosted a display of a portion of the NAMES project AIDS quilt. Begun in San Francisco in 1987, the quilt had grown from 3,400 to 14,000 panels since it had last visited Seattle in 1988. A number of new panels, created locally, were to be dedicated at the closing…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.01
Date:1991
Image of AIDS Prevention Project volunteer at needle exchange, Seattle, February 20, 1990
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AIDS Prevention Project volunteer at needle exchange, Seattle, February 20, 1990

In this image, a volunteer is taking a survey of people exchanging needles at Second and Pike in downtown Seattle. He was manning the table for the AIDS Prevention Project handled through King County Health Department. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.02
Date:1990
Image of Needle exchange table, Seattle, October 24, 1990
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Needle exchange table, Seattle, October 24, 1990

This table at Second Avenue and Pike Street in Seattle was part of a program to educate and help prevent the spread of AIDS. The program handed out clean needles as well as condoms, AIDS informational brochures and bleach to disinfect needles. In this image, a woman exchanges a needle while one volunteer records the exchange and another hands out…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.03
Date:1990
Image of Microbiologist with blood samples for HIV testing at the Public Health Lab, Seattle, March 26, 1992
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Microbiologist with blood samples for HIV testing at the Public Health Lab, Seattle, March 26, 1992

In the early years of AIDS testing, health clinics were often overwhelmed with test requests. In this image, microbiologist Jeanette Frazier prepares blood samples for HIV testing at the Public Health Lab in Seattle, with a large tray of vials awaiting testing nearby. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.04
Date:1992
Image of Woman running AIDS computer test on vials of blood, Seattle, August 16, 1985
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Woman running AIDS computer test on vials of blood, Seattle, August 16, 1985

In this image, supervisor of serology June Nakata at the Seattle-King County Health Department lab, located in the Public Safety Building, inserts a vial of blood that has been tested for AIDS antibodies into a computer. The device scans the vial and prints out findings on tape; "reactive" indicates that AIDS antibodies are present. Caption information derived from captions written…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.05
Date:1985
Image of Men embracing at AIDS vigil at Seattle Central Community College, May 29, 1988
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Men embracing at AIDS vigil at Seattle Central Community College, May 29, 1988

In this image four friends comfort each other at the Vigil for AIDS held at Seattle Central Community College. Behind them is a candle-lit shrine commemorating people who have died of AIDS. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.06
Date:1988
Image of Two men embracing at AIDS vigil at Seattle Central Community College, May 29, 1988
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Two men embracing at AIDS vigil at Seattle Central Community College, May 29, 1988

In this image, two friends comfort each other at the Vigil for AIDS held on the campus of Seattle Central Community College. Next to them is a candle-lit shrine commemorating people who have died of AIDS. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.07
Date:1988
Image of Man working on quilt square during AIDS vigil at Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, May 29, 1988
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Man working on quilt square during AIDS vigil at Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, May 29, 1988

In this image, Dale Inman of Seattle works on a quilt square in honor a friend who died of AIDS, at the AIDS Vigil at Seattle Central Community College. The square will become part of the NAMES project AIDS Memorial quilt. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.08
Date:1988
Image of Protest against forced AIDS testing, Seattle, June 21, 1988
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Protest against forced AIDS testing, Seattle, June 21, 1988

In June 1988, about two dozen people protested forced AIDS testing outside the King County Courthouse. This image shows members of the Stonewall Committee for Lesbian/Gay Rights at that event, picketing in protest of a court order requiring testing of Steven Farmer, a convicted sex offender, against his will. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.09
Date:1988
Image of Visitors viewing the NAMES Project Quilt, Seattle, July 25, 1988
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Visitors viewing the NAMES Project Quilt, Seattle, July 25, 1988

The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt came to the Seattle Center Arena as part of a 20-city tour in 1988. In this image, Craig Koball and Celia Cavalli embrace during their visit to the quilt. Washington residents added 50 more 3 x 6 foot panels during the exhibit's closing ceremonies. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.10
Date:1988
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