1892 results for: Washington (State). Office of the Secretary of State
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People participating in a citizenship class at El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, January 21, 2003
Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 3-month…
ID Number:2000.107.20030123.CD06.001
Date:2003
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People participating in a citizenship class at El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, January 21, 2003
Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 3-month…
ID Number:2000.107.20030123.CD06.002
Date:2003
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Spectators watch Lion Dance performers at Tet festival at Seattle Center, January 25, 2003
Tet, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is celebrated annually at the Seattle Center where festivities begin with a lion dance and continue with cooking demonstrations, music workshops, photo exhibits, martial arts, arts and crafts for kids, and Vietnamese Opera performances. In traditional Vietnamese culture, the first three days of the new year represent what will happen the rest of the…
ID Number:2000.107.20030126.CD02.01.001
Date:2003
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Spectators watch Lion Dance performers during Tet festival at Seattle Center, January 25, 2003
Tet, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is celebrated annually at the Seattle Center where festivities begin with a lion dance and continue with cooking demonstrations, music workshops, photo exhibits, martial arts, arts and crafts for kids, and Vietnamese Opera performances. In traditional Vietnamese culture, the first three days of the new year represent what will happen the rest of the…
ID Number:2000.107.20030126.CD02.01.002
Date:2003
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Marty Maloney with Harley Davidsons at the Pioneer Museum of Motorcycles, Tacoma, January 27, 2003
In September 2002 construction began on the Pioneer Motorcycle Museum in the Tacoma tide flats by the Thea Foss Waterway. Founder and CEO Marty Moloney created the museum as a way to exhibit his collection, host an on-site restoration and repair shop, and drive tourism to the largely industrial area. Unfortunately, the physical space was open only for a short…
ID Number:2000.107.20030127.CD05.001
Date:2003
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Larry Jacobson at RealNetworks, Inc. Seattle, January 28, 2003
RealNetworks is a Seattle-based digital media company founded in 1994. Originally known as Progressive Networks, the company pioneered streaming media technology in the early days of the internet. It developed RealAudio and RealVideo technologies and the RealPlayer software, which allowed users to stream audio and video over the web long before it became mainstream. Over time, the company shifted its…
ID Number:2000.107.20030128.CD01.001
Date:2003
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Mark Hallenback using the Mybus program on his phone, January 28, 2003
In the early 2000s, King County Metro, with the University of Washington, launched a program called “Mybus on the Internet” which let people use cellphones and PDAs to check the arrival time of Metro buses. The buses had already been equipped with sensors that count how many times the wheels turn and transmit location information to dispatcher and the MyBus…
ID Number:2000.107.20030128.CD05.001
Date:2003
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Joy Krahner in her office at Boeing, Seattle, January 14, 2004
According to a 2000 National Organization on Disability/Harris survey, the number of developmentally disabled people employed in the United States was 32 percent, despite the desire to work by 67 percent of all unemployed individuals with developmental disabilities. At the time, The Boeing Co. spent about $200,000 a year to employ six neurodivergent workers in a variety of roles, such…
ID Number:2000.107.20040114.CD02.01.001
Date:2004
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Carpet design for renovation of Century 21 Opera House, circa 1961
This hand-painted design for a carpet, with color specifications noted, is titled "Seattle World's Fair" and designed by B. Marcus Priteca and James Chiarelli. As part of the planning for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition), architects Priteca and Chiarelli worked together on the conversion of the existing Civic Auditorium at 225 Mercer Street into the Seattle Opera…
ID Number:2010.3.36
Date:Circa 1961
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Grand Opera House program, 1907
The Grand Opera House, designed by Seattle architect Edwin W. Houghton, opened at 213-217 Cherry Street in 1900. Owned by theater impresario John Cort, The Grand Opera House included a basement beer and variety hall in addition to the 2,278-seat theater. The building survived a fire in 1906, but was already suffering the effects of competition from opening of the…
ID Number:2010.3.26.5.8.1
Date:1907