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Correspondence
Louisa Denny's letter to Harold Denny, February 26, 1916
Early Seattle settler Louisa (Boren) Denny (1827-1916) was born in Illinois and arrived in what was to become Seattle on November 13, 1851. She was the wife and step-sister of fellow pioneer David Thomas Denny (1832-1903), and the sister of Carson Dobbins Boren (1824-1912) and Mary Ann (Boren) Denny (1822-1910). David and Louisa married in 1853 in city's first non-Indigenous…
ID Number:1980.6891.29
Date:1916
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Ballard High School football players, Seattle, September 1954
The Ballard Beavers were among eight high school teams featured at the annual East vs. West Jamboree at Memorial Stadium. The football portion of the pep rally consisted of four 15-minute quarters with each of the West teams (Ballard, Lincoln, Queen Anne and West Seattle) matched against an East team (Roosevelt, Garfield, Franklin and Cleveland). Officials expected a crowd of…
ID Number:1986.5.3398.1
Date:1954
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Model with Space Needle hairdo, Seattle, October 20, 1961
Donna Edgin (age 22) models the Space Needle hairdo with the real Space Needle under construction in the background. The hairdo was designed by Mr. Paul (Robert Paulson) of the Fifth Avenue Coiffure for the Washington State Hairdressers' Association annual show at the Olympic Hotel. Donna's hair was dyed blue and white then swept up around a plastic model of…
ID Number:1986.5.3830.1
Date:1961
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Children watching rabbi light menorah candle, December 3, 1961
Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is the Jewish winter celebration known as the "festival of lights," marked by the nightly lighting of the menorah, prayers, and special foods. In this photo, three children stand on chairs to get a good view of Rabbi Abba Abrams lighting the far right candle on a menorah for the first night of Hanukkah in December 1961.…
ID Number:1986.5.4597.1
Date:1961
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Two people working on mosaics for the Handicapped Center Christmas Bazaar, Seattle, November 8, 1962
In September 1957, the Seattle Parks Department opened the Handicapped Center, a cooperative program in the Mount Baker area that provided adults and children with arts, crafts, and social activities. The Center was supported by the city funds and outside donors. Here, Charles Moreton and Mrs. William Hoffman work on mosaics to be sold at the upcoming Handicapped Center bazaar.…
ID Number:1986.5.9093.1
Date:1962
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Two women making jewelry for the Handicapped Center Christmas Bazaar, Seattle, November 8, 1962
In September 1957, the Seattle Parks Department opened the Handicapped Center, a cooperative program in the Mount Baker area that provided adults and children with arts, crafts, and social activities. The Center was supported by the city funds and outside donors. Here, Naomi Priddy and Cora Schwieterman work on jewelry to be sold at the Handicapped Center’s Christmas Bazaar. Shelves…
ID Number:1986.5.9093.2
Date:1962
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Ida May Daly, director of the Handicapped Center, Seattle, November 1962
Ida May Daly, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, developed muscular dystrophy at age three. While this progressive disease weakened her muscles and confined her to a wheelchair in her thirties, it challenged her to become a tireless advocate for people with disabilities. In the 1950s, she worked with the Seattle Parks Department to found the Seattle Handicapped Center, 2525 Hill…
ID Number:1986.5.9093.3
Date:1962
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Teacher reading to young girl at Firland Sanitarium, Seattle, November 8, 1955
Firland Sanatorium, Seattle’s municipal tuberculosis hospital, opened on May 2, 1911, to help combat what was at the time Seattle’s leading cause of death. Firland was located north of Seattle, on land donated by railroad magnate Horace C. Henry (1844-1928), whose son Walter had died of TB. The hospital served there until its move in 1947 to a former Naval…
ID Number:1986.5.9564.1
Date:1955
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Teacher reading to students at Firland Sanitarium, Seattle, November 8, 1955
Firland Sanatorium, Seattle’s municipal tuberculosis hospital, opened on May 2, 1911, to help combat what was at the time Seattle’s leading cause of death. Firland was located north of Seattle, on land donated by railroad magnate Horace C. Henry (1844-1928), whose son Walter had died of TB. The hospital served there until its move in 1947 to a former Naval…
ID Number:1986.5.9564.2
Date:1955
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Open housing demonstration at Garfield playfield, Seattle, October 20, 1963
In the mid-20th century, protesters began challenging long-established inequitable practices in housing. Racially restrictive housing covenants and discriminatory lending (“redlining”) excluded people of color from buying or renting housing in most of Seattle’s neighborhoods. In 1963, the Seattle Human Rights Commission drafted an open housing ordinance and presented it to the City Council for approval. The Council held public hearings…
ID Number:1986.5.9653.7
Date:1963