38 results for: Werner-Jones, Jennifer
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Man living with AIDS at Rosehedge House, Seattle, July 27, 1990
In this image a man with AIDS is standing in front of his residence at Rosehedge House, a nursing facility on Capitol Hill for those in the disease's terminal stages. "He is seemingly resigned to his fate," Post-Intelligencer staff writes, "but would like others to understand that AIDS touches many lives. 'Nobody wants to acknowledge the deaths,' he says." Caption…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.17
Date:1990
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Crowd marching in anti-abortion demonstration, Seattle, May 30, 1986
This image shows part of the crowd of about 2500 people marching from Memorial Stadium to the Federal courthouse to protest the state's current abortion laws, in the second annual "Memorial March for the Unborn." Protesters listened to speeches and sang songs during the two hour long ceremonies. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to…
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.04
Date:1986
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Workers removing sign at SeaTac airport, March 1984
In September 1983, shortly after the death of longtime US Senator for Washington Henry "Scoop" Jackson, the Port of Seattle commission decided to rename Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (or SeaTac for short) to Henry M. Jackson International Airport in his honor. Tacoma officials objected that the name change both insulted their city and violated the deal made when the airport first…
ID Number:2000.107.005.05.02
Date:1984
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Ernestine Anderson and granddaughter at Greenwood Elementary School, Seattle, April 19, 1985
Ernestine Anderson (1928-2016) was an internationally renowned American jazz and blues singer. Her connection to Seattle began when her family moved to the city 1944, and she was discovered by band leader "Bumps" Blackwell, who hired her as a singer for his Junior Band. Anderson's first show was at the Washington Social Club on East Madison Street. The band (which…
ID Number:2000.107.007.24.02
Date:1985
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Behind the curtain during intermission at PNB's "The Nutcracker," Seattle, December 9, 1990
Pacific Northwest Ballet, one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States, was founded in 1972. In July 2005, Peter Boal became artistic director, succeeding Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, artistic directors since 1977. The company is especially known for its performance of the Stowell/Maurice Sendak adaptation of the "The Nutcracker," which it presented from…
ID Number:2000.107.013.19.03
Date:1990
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Butch Batt and Di Szillaggi waiting for a West Seattle Bridge shuttle, Seattle, June 8, 1989
By the late 1980s, bicycles had begun to be a recognized part of Seattle’s transportation system. Seattle had even had a bicycle coordinator since the 1970s. Transit planning had begun to shift its focus to include more mass transit, carpool and bus lanes, and bike lanes.The low bridge to West Seattle was being replaced during the summer of 1989. The…
ID Number:2000.107.021.22.02
Date:1989
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Thuc Vu with students at Evergreen High School, White Center, May 5, 1989
During and after the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, an estimated one million Cambodians sought refuge in other countries. Over 130,000 eventually settled in the United States between 1975 and 1985, often after long periods spent in refugee camps in Thailand. Many Cambodians settled in Washington state, with the majority of those living in King County. As…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.04
Date:1989
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Hin Chanrotha and Khung Sokunthea at their wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989
For some young Cambodian refugees and their families in the U.S., having a traditional Cambodian wedding helped keep them connected to the culture of the war-torn homeland they left behind in the mid-1970s and 1980s. For Khung Sokunthea of Seattle and her groom, Hin Chanrotha of Sterling, VA, this meant a marriage arranged by their families and a daylong wedding…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.06
Date:1989
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Hin Chanrotha marching in procession at his wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989
For some young Cambodian refugees and their families in the U.S., having a traditional Cambodian wedding helped keep them connected to the culture of the war-torn homeland they left behind in the mid-1970s and 1980s. For Khung Sokunthea of Seattle and her groom, Hin Chanrotha of Sterling, VA, this meant a marriage arranged by their families and a daylong wedding…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.07
Date:1989
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Khung Sokunthea with family at her wedding, Seattle, June 30, 1989
For some young Cambodian refugees and their families in the U.S., having a traditional Cambodian wedding helped keep them connected to the culture of the war-torn homeland they left behind in the mid-1970s and 1980s. For Khung Sokunthea of Seattle and her groom, Hin Chanrotha of Sterling, VA, this meant a marriage arranged by their families and a daylong wedding…
ID Number:2000.107.031.02.08
Date:1989