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Image of Mike Holmgren at a Seattle Seahawks press conference, Kirkland, December 31, 2002
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Mike Holmgren at a Seattle Seahawks press conference, Kirkland, December 31, 2002

At the end of a disappointing 2002 season, the Seattle Seahawks announced organizational and coaching staff changes, including the firing of the defensive coaches and removing the function of general manager from head coach Mike Holmgren's responsibilities. Two years later the team won the NFC Championship, and Holmgren remained the head coach until his retirement in 2008.In this image, Michael…
ID Number:2000.107.20021231.CD02.001
Date:2002
Image of Bill Gates and Paul Allen at Sonics-Portland game, Seattle, March 11, 2003
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Bill Gates and Paul Allen at Sonics-Portland game, Seattle, March 11, 2003

Microsoft, a multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington, was founded by Bill Gates (1955-) and Paul Allen (1953-2018) in 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company moved to Bellevue, Washington in 1979 and incorporated in 1981. Paul Allen left Microsoft in 1983 after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. In 1986, he founded Vulcan, Inc. with his sister Jody…
ID Number:2000.107.20030311.CD01.02.001
Date:2003
Image of Charlie James in front of Colman School building, Seattle, December  5, 1985
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Charlie James in front of Colman School building, Seattle, December 5, 1985

In 1985, a group of Black activists led by Charlie James, Earl Debnam, Omari Tahir-Garrett, and Michael Greenwood began occupying the abandoned Colman School in the Central Area in order to pressure the city to renovate it into a museum of African-American history. Despite the building's lack of heat and running water, the occupiers stayed for eight years, making this…
ID Number:2020.42.1.16.01.30
Date:1985
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"African American Museum" sign on door of Colman School, Seattle, November 25, 1985

In 1985, a group of Black activists led by Charlie James, Earl Debnam, Omari Tahir-Garrett, and Michael Greenwood began occupying the abandoned Colman School in the Central Area in order to pressure the city to renovate it into a museum of African-American history. Despite the building's lack of heat and running water, the occupiers stayed for eight years, making this…
ID Number:2020.42.1.16.02.44
Date:1985
Image of Bob's Java Jive, Tacoma, 1985
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Bob's Java Jive, Tacoma, 1985

Bob’s Java Jive was built 1927 at the Port of Tacoma by veterinarian Otis G. Button and was then transported to 2120 South Tacoma Way (Pacific Highway/US 99). Opening as a coffee shop, it was but one of many eye-catching structures being built along the nation’s growing highway system. During Prohibition, the Java Jive purportedly served as a speakeasy and…
ID Number:2020.42.1.20.01.05
Date:1985
Image of Twin Teepees restaurant, Seattle, 1985
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Twin Teepees restaurant, Seattle, 1985

In 1937, Seattle’s Twin T-Ps opened on Aurora Avenue North (then the Pacific Highway) at North 72nd Street. Designed by Delland Harris, it was but one of many eye-catching roadside attractions built along the nation’s growing highway systems at the time. Walter Clark, who built a regional restaurant chain, purchased the Twin T-Ps in 1942. Later called Powers Pancake House,…
ID Number:2020.42.1.20.02.05
Date:1985
Image of Customer getting gas at the Hat 'n' Boots Texaco station, Seattle, 1985
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Customer getting gas at the Hat 'n' Boots Texaco station, Seattle, 1985

Seattle’s Hat ‘n’ Boots Premium Tex gas station opened at 6800 Corson Avenue South near Georgetown in 1955. The designer received a patent for its design the following year. A 44-foot cowboy hat sheltered the office, and restrooms occupied the 22-foot-tall boots. Built as an attraction for a frontier-themed shopping center, the station led statewide gas sales for its first…
ID Number:2020.42.1.20.02.16
Date:1985
Image of Hat 'n' Boots Texaco gas station, Seattle, 1985
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Hat 'n' Boots Texaco gas station, Seattle, 1985

Seattle’s Hat ‘n’ Boots Premium Tex gas station opened at 6800 Corson Avenue South near Georgetown in 1955. Its designer, Lewis H. Nasmyth, received a patent for its design the following year. A 44-foot cowboy hat sheltered the office, and restrooms occupied the 22-foot-tall boots. Built as an attraction for a frontier-themed shopping center, the station led statewide gas sales…
ID Number:2020.42.1.20.03.19
Date:1985
Image of Total Experience Choir performing at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, February 22, 1987
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Total Experience Choir performing at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, February 22, 1987

The Total Experiece Gosel Choir was founded in 1973 and led by Pastor Patrinell Wright. Though based in Seattle, the choir toured extensively and performed around the world. Wright formed a choir at Franklin High School as an alternative activity for African-American students in 1970, but when a school-funding levy failed in 1973, her position was cut and she began…
ID Number:2020.42.2.04.01.08
Date:1987
Image of Cyclists gathering at Colman Dock for Chilly Hilly bike ride, Seattle, February 24, 1991
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Cyclists gathering at Colman Dock for Chilly Hilly bike ride, Seattle, February 24, 1991

The Chilly Hilly bike ride is an event put on by the Cascade Bicycle Club annually in February. The riders gather at Colman Dock and take a ferry to Bainbridge Island, where they ride around most of the island in a 33 mile course featuring more than 2,000 feet of elevation gain. The Cascade Bicycle Club was founded in 1970,…
ID Number:2020.42.3.05.02.26
Date:1991
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