116 results for: Arias, Gilbert W.
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Muckleshoot memorial and protest march on Highway 164, February 27, 1991
On February 27, 1991, a group of Muckleshoot tribal members held a march along Highway 164, also called the Auburn-Enumclaw Road. The march was a memorial to tribal members who had been hit and killed by cars on the highway, as well as a protest to lower the speed limit to 45 mph on Highway 164. Despite high pedestrian traffic…
ID Number:2020.42.3.05.03.01
Date:1991
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Muckleshoot memorial and protest march alongside cars on Highway 164, February 27, 1991
On February 27, 1991, a group of Muckleshoot tribal members held a march along Highway 164, also called the Auburn-Enumclaw Road. The march was a memorial to tribal members who had been hit and killed by cars on the highway, as well as a protest to lower the speed limit to 45 mph on Highway 164. Despite high pedestrian traffic…
ID Number:2020.42.3.05.03.11
Date:1991
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Crosses along route of Muckleshoot memorial and protest march, February 27, 1991
On February 27, 1991, a group of Muckleshoot tribal members held a march along Highway 164, also called the Auburn-Enumclaw Road. The march was a memorial to tribal members who had been hit and killed by cars on the highway, as well as a protest to lower the speed limit to 45 mph on Highway 164. Despite high pedestrian traffic…
ID Number:2020.42.3.05.05.15
Date:1991
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Skip Wright looking at stained glass in Meditation Room at Bailey-Boushay House, Seattle, December 26, 1991
The AIDS epidemic was spreading in Seattle and King County in the 1980s, and by 1991, the area was seeing an average of 1.5 new AIDS cases per day. Specialized skilled nursing was needed, particularly for patients near the end of life. AIDS Housing of Washington opened Bailey-Boushay House in Seattle’s Madison Valley neighborhood in January 1992. Bailey-Boushay was the…
ID Number:2020.42.3.17.02.05
Date:1991
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Amelia Garza, Grandview City Councillor, February 13, 1992
Amelia Garza (1937-2003) was an advocate for migrant workers in the Yakima Valley. She sat on the Grandview City Council for 13 years and was the first Latina to serve on the council. Garza also founded many community organizations in the Valley to assist residents with health services, education, and literacy. She focused her activism on the needs of people…
ID Number:2020.42.3.19.01.10
Date:1992
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Ricardo Garcia at KDNA studio, Granger, February 13, 1992
Radio KDNA or Radio Cadena is a community public radio station broadcasting on 91.9 FM, founded in 1979 by activists Ricardo Garcia, Julio Cesar Guerrero, Rosa Ramon, and Daniel Robleski. From the beginning, it has focused on the Yakima Valley's Latino/a population, especially farm workers. KDNA broadcasts news and educational content about health, employment opportunities, English language learning, and information…
ID Number:2020.42.3.19.02.09
Date:1992
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Ricardo Garcia and Bill Nicacio at KDNA studio, Granger, February 13, 1992
Radio KDNA or Radio Cadena is a community public radio station broadcasting on 91.9 FM, founded in 1979 by activists Ricardo Garcia, Julio Cesar Guerrero, Rosa Ramon, and Daniel Robleski. From the beginning, it has focused on the Yakima Valley's Latino/a population, especially farm workers. KDNA broadcasts news and educational content about health, employment opportunities, English language learning, and information…
ID Number:2020.42.3.19.02.21
Date:1992
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Michael Dixon with students at Franklin High School, Seattle, March 6, 1992
Michael Dixon, younger brother of Aaron and Elmer Dixon, was born in Illinois and grew up in Seattle's Central District. His father worked at Boeing, and both parents taught the Dixon brothers the importance of fighting for social justice. Michael Dixon was a sophomore at Garfield High School when the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party was formed by…
ID Number:2020.42.3.20.02.03
Date:1992
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Michael Dixon at Garfield High School, March 6, 1992
Michael Dixon, younger brother of Aaron and Elmer Dixon, was born in Illinois and grew up in Seattle's Central District. His father worked at Boeing, and both parents taught the Dixon brothers the importance of fighting for social justice. Michael Dixon was a sophomore at Garfield High School when the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party was formed by…
ID Number:2020.42.3.20.02.43
Date:1992
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Samish chairwoman Margaret Greene with the Maiden of Deception Pass story pole, April 20, 1992
Margaret Greene (1922-2016) was the chairwoman of the Samish Indian Nation from 1971 to 1974 and again from 1987 to 1996. Greene was descended from Samish people who moved to the Lummi or Swinomish reservations, while many other Samish chose to remain in their ancestral islands. Greene kept her Samish identity and fought tirelessly for Samish rights. During Greene's terms…
ID Number:2020.42.3.21.01.19
Date:1992