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Support for Desert Storm Rally flier, Seattle, January 25, 1991
A “Support for Desert Storm” rally was held on U.W.’s Red Square several days after large anti-war protests formed in response to the U.S. involvement in the conflict between Iraq and Kuwait. Attended by about 300 people, the event was significantly smaller than the multiple anti-war protests in Seattle which drew thousands of participants. Anti-war activists were also in attendance…
ID Number:2002.23.7.16.1
Date:1991
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Poster forthe Anti-Inaugural Ball at Red & Black books, January 21, 1989
This poster advertises "Another Anti-Inaugural Ball," a party organized by Seattle's Red & Black Books and held the weekend of the inauguration of George H. W. Bush as U. S. president. The party included entertainment by local band Rumors of the Big Wave and was emceed by comedian Peggy Platt. Opened as a collective in 1979, Red & Black Books…
ID Number:2002.23.7.56.1
Date:1989
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Get Peaced Off! poster, January 14, 1991
After Iraq invaded and annexed Kuwait in August 1990, the United Nations Security Council and the Arab League passed resolutions giving Iraq a deadline of January 15, 1991 to leave Kuwait and authorizing military intervention if this did not occur. When Iraq did not withdraw, the United States and coalition forces from other countries began a heavy bombing campaign, codenamed…
ID Number:2002.23.9.20.1
Date:1991
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UW students marching to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975
On May 13, 1975, more than 1,000 University of Washington (UW) students participated in a march to protest the firing of Gary Padilla, director of the Chicano Studies program, and Juan Sanchez, director of the Chicano division of the Office of Minority Affairs. Rosa Morales, a secretary in Padilla’s office, was also suspended for 15 days. The employees were accused…
ID Number:2002.46.1517.6
Date:1975
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UW students gathered in Red Square to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975
On May 13, 1975, more than 1,000 University of Washington (UW) students participated in a march to protest the firing of Gary Padilla, director of the Chicano Studies program, and Juan Sanchez, director of the Chicano division of the Office of Minority Affairs. Rosa Morales, a secretary in Padilla’s office, was also suspended for 15 days. The employees were accused…
ID Number:2002.46.1517.15A
Date:1975
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UW students marching to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975
On May 13, 1975, more than 1,000 University of Washington (UW) students participated in a march to protest the firing of Gary Padilla, director of the Chicano Studies program, and Juan Sanchez, director of the Chicano division of the Office of Minority Affairs. Rosa Morales, a secretary in Padilla’s office, was also suspended for 15 days. The employees were accused…
ID Number:2002.46.1517.30
Date:1975
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Ted Williams holding bat during tour of the Kingdome, January 1976
Ted Williams (1918-2002) was one of the most successful hitters in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox, from 1939 to 1960, though he did not play from 1940 to 1943 in order to serve in World War II and missed most of the 1952 and 1953 seasons when he was recalled…
ID Number:2002.46.2178.13
Date:1976
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Ted Williams touring the Kingdome, January 1976
Ted Williams (1918-2002) was one of the most successful hitters in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox, from 1939 to 1960, though he did not play from 1940 to 1943 in order to serve in World War II and missed most of the 1952 and 1953 seasons when he was recalled…
ID Number:2002.46.2178.19
Date:1976
Cartographic material
N 85th St & Greenwood Ave map, circa 1935
Born in Wisconsin and raised there and in Walla Walla, Washington, John Davis (1863-1917) moved to Seattle in 1887 where he founded his eponymous real estate brokerage. Following the panic of 1893, Mr. Davis expanded into property management, mortgages, loans, and insurance sales. The company grew steadily into one of the largest real estate corporations on the West Coast, and…
ID Number:2003.9.45
Date:Circa 1935
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Firland Sanatorium Christmas dinner menu, 1938
Firland Sanatorium was Seattle's municipal tuberculosis hospital. It opened in 1911 to help combat what was at the time Seattle's leading cause of death. Firland was located on 34 acres in the Richmond Highlands area, 12 miles north of the then-border of Seattle.This Christmas dinner menu is printed in three colors and features red and green holiday themed illustrations.
ID Number:2003.9.74
Date:1938