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Man removing belongings from Tent City, Seattle, December 10, 1990
This image was taken as Doug Castle, an unemployed fisherman from Dallas, collects some of his belongings from Seattle's Tent City. The site near the Kingdome had provided emergency shelter for some of the homeless population since November 21. Mr. Castle, a leader of the group Share (Seattle Housing and Resource Effort), and the other inhabitants were moving to a…
ID Number:2000.107.257.11.02
Date:1990
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Kearney Kozai with curling stone at the Granite Curling Club, Seattle, January 1960
Born in Oahu, Hawaii, to Japanese-immigrant parents, Kearney Kozai (1925-1990), moved to Seattle with his wife, Betty, in the 1950s, after having served in the Army during World War II. An engineer at the Boeing Co., Mr. Kozai became fascinated by the sport of curling shortly after his arrival in the city. In 1961, Mr. Kozai helped build the Granite…
ID Number:2000.107.260.08.01
Date:1960
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Beatrice LaFramboise outside Providence Regina House food bank, Seattle, November 4, 1986
In this image, Sister Beatrice LaFramboise, director of the Providence Regina House food bank, leans on the fence outside the Seattle facility. The Sisters of Providence have been operating a weekly food and clothing bank out of the South Park Neighborhood Center since 1963. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, November 13, 1989, p. B3.Caption information also derived from captions…
ID Number:2000.107.260.09.01
Date:1986
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Woman sitting at Seattle War Memorial, Seattle, May 30, 1951
This image of a woman sitting at the Seattle War Memorial Plaza on Fourth Avenue was taken as a VWF (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US) bugler calls "Taps" on Memorial Day. The woman is identified as a Gold Star mother, a woman entitled to display a gold star on a service flag, due to being the mother of…
ID Number:2000.107.264.02.01
Date:1951
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Children placing wreaths on Memorial Day, Seattle, May 30, 1945
In this image, children place wreaths at the foot of a pylon carrying the names of more than 1,000 King County residents killed in World War II. The ceremony took place during Memorial Day exercises held in Seattle's Victory Square, on University Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues. The children are identified from left as: Gay Attebery, Barbee Scott, Ruth…
ID Number:2000.107.264.02.02
Date:1945
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Vietnam veterans marching in Memorial Day parade, Seattle, May 27, 1985
In this image, a Vietnam veteran raises his fists in salute as he and about 100 other Vietnam veterans march down Alaskan Way in a Memorial Day parade. Beginning at Myrtle Edwards Park, various dignitaries, politicians, men in Civil War uniforms, square dancers, Navy bands, Army drill teams, and veterans' groups marched along Seattle's waterfront, ending at the Seattle War…
ID Number:2000.107.264.02.03
Date:1985
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Man at cemetery observing Memorial Day, Seattle, May 27, 1985
In this image, a visitor pauses to read a gravestone at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park in Seattle. The military graveyard, Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, was decorated with flags for Memorial day, and hosted about 300 people for a wreath-laying service. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, May 28, 1985, p. B1.Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached…
ID Number:2000.107.264.02.04
Date:1985
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Dedication ceremony at Naval Reserve Armory on Lake Union, Seattle, July 4, 1942
In 1942 the Works Progress Administration built the Naval Reserve Armory on Lake Union as an Advanced Naval Training School during World War II. Designed by Seattle architects William R. Grant and B. Marcus Priteca, the building was decommissioned after the war, and disestablished in 1994. The building was renovated in 2012 to become the new home for the Museum…
ID Number:2000.107.270.09.01
Date:1942
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Seattle Hungarians' Brian Franklin with Boeing Employees opponent in the rain on a West Seattle field, December 15, 1968
The Seattle Hungarians soccer team first formed in 1956 after the arrival of Hungarian refugees to Seattle in the aftermath of the failed 1956 revolt against Communism. The Hungarians team was a hit with fans from the start, being skillful as well as entertaining players. In 1959, Balint Ducz, owner of a successful Burien bakery, took over sponsorship and management…
ID Number:2000.107.286.02.02
Date:1968
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Tacoma Stars player Preki surrounded by fans during a parade to honor the team, Seattle June 22, 1987
Preki (Predrag Radosavljevic) played on the Tacoma Stars soccer team in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) for five seasons, beginning in 1985. Preki was a "First Team All Star" three times, All Star Game MVP twice, and won the MISL MVP award in 1989. As of 2026, Preki is an assistant coach with the Seattle Sounders FC in Major…
ID Number:2000.107.286.02.03
Date:1987