3221 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Larry Gossett speaking at anti-stadium demonstration, Seattle, February 3, 1975
Larry Gossett (1945-) was born and raised in Seattle, and by the late 1960s was one of Seattle’s best known young Black radicals. In 1967 he was active in Seattle’s Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and in 1968 he co-founded the University of Washington Black Student Union (UW BSU). Gossett developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice,…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.05
Date:1975
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Larry Gossett advocating the recall of Ellen Roe, Seattle, August 9, 1985
After Seattle School Board member Ellen Roe generated controversy with public comments on women, race, and poverty, a movement developed in protest. Some 300 people met at the Mount Zion Baptist Church on August 9, 1985 to begin a petition drive calling for her resignation and for a possible recall election. Representatives from more than 30 minority, feminist, church, and…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.06
Date:1985
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Larry Gossett speaking at anti-police violence demonstration, Seattle, April 20, 1971
Larry Gossett (1945-) was born and raised in Seattle, and by the late 1960s was one of Seattle’s best known young Black radicals. In 1967 he was active in Seattle’s Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and in 1968 he co-founded the University of Washington Black Student Union (UW BSU). Gossett developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice,…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.07
Date:1971
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Merce Cunningham and Morris Graves, Seattle, August 28, 1950
Dancer and choreographer Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (1919-2009) was studying acting at the Cornish School in Seattle in 1939 when Martha Graham saw Cunningham dance and invited him to join her company. Cunningham immediately moved to New York and remained at the forefront of the American modern dance for more than 50 years. He also frequently collaborated with artists from…
ID Number:2000.107.078.02.01
Date:1950
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Orie Greene, 1972
Orie Greene (1922-2005) was one of the first Black teachers in Washington State. She was born in Arkansas and raised in St. Louis. In 1949, Greene was hired as a teacher in Bremerton, WA, becoming the first Black teacher in that district. She moved to Seattle in 1953 and was hired by Seattle Public Schools. During her career in Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.078.35.01
Date:1972
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Dick Gregory at Thurston County Superior Court, Olympia, November 20, 1966
Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory (1932-) is an American comedian and civil rights activist, who helped call attention to Washington State laws restricting Native American rights. The "fish wars," as they were known at the time, led to the Boldt Decision, a federal ruling guaranteeing Washington tribes half the state's salmon and catch.In this image Dick Gregory, left, followed by Mad…
ID Number:2000.107.079.07.01
Date:1966
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Charlotte Guyman, director of marketing for Microsoft consumer division, September 1993
Until the early 1990s, Microsoft focused on making software for business use rather than home users. However, in 1993, as personal computers became both cheaper and more versatile, the company decided to expand its consumer offerings under a new brand called Microsoft Home. The new products included a multimedia encyclopedia called Encarta and a collection of office programs such as…
ID Number:2000.107.080.28.01
Date:1993
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Mike Hallman and other Microsoft executives, Bellevue, December 4, 1990
The growth in the use of networked personal computers in business stimulated the development of more complex business software systems. In response, Microsoft opened a new facility in Bellevue, WA in 1990 to house its restructured Systems Support Business Unit. The new unit was created to focus on corporate users of the new and popular Windows 3.0 software and on…
ID Number:2000.107.081.33.01
Date:1990
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Staff and residents at Daybreak adult family home for people with disabiities, Seattle, December 1984
In 1983, Washington state developed a program for people with certain disabilities to live more independently than they would in institutions. An individualized plan was developed for each person. Two people who benefited from this were Kristina Lasicka and Karolann Elliott, both aged 22 and both deaf and partially blind. With the help of two assistants who knew sign language,…
ID Number:2000.107.082.13.04
Date:1984
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Paul Koyne at a drill press making parts for Boeing at the United Cerebral Palsy machine shop, Seattle, October 1975
Sheltered workshops offer people with disabilities training opportunities and paid work. Starting around 1950, the Boeing Company began contracting with sheltered workshops to make some of its aircraft parts. These might range from simple clips to complex machine parts. Employees had 40-hour work weeks.In 1975, the United Cerebral Palsy Association ran one of the six workshops doing work for Boeing.…
ID Number:2000.107.082.13.05
Date:1975