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Seattle Photo-Engravers Union picnic, August 3, 1941
On August 3, 1941, members of the Seattle Photo-Engravers Union and their families gathered at an unidentified park for their annual picnic. Seattle photographer Joseph J. Kneisle took this panoramic informal photo of the group. The men, women, and children show a variety of ages, clothing styles, and moods. Handwritten on negative: Annual Picnic * Seattle Photo-Engravers * August 3d,…
ID Number:1997.18.100
Date:1941
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Supporters of abortion reform boarding buses during Referendum 20 campaign, Seattle, March 28, 1970
The period leading up to the 1970 passing of hotly-debated Referendum 20 saw many pro- and anti-abortion demonstrations in Washington State. Three years before the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that abortion was a constitutional right, Ref. 20 established a limited right to seek an abortion, and Washington became one of only a handful of states to permit…
ID Number:2000.107.001.15.01
Date:1970
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Supporters of abortion reform demonstrating at United States Courthouse, Seattle, October 31, 1970
The period leading up to the 1970 passing of hotly-debated Referendum 20 saw many pro- and anti-abortion demonstrations in Washington State. Three years before the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that abortion was a constitutional right, Ref. 20 established a limited right to seek an abortion, and Washington became one of only a handful of states to permit…
ID Number:2000.107.001.15.02
Date:1970
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Supporters of abortion reform marching on the Capitol, Olympia, January 12, 1970
The period leading up to the 1970 passing of hotly-debated Referendum 20 saw many pro- and anti-abortion demonstrations in Washington State. Three years before the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that abortion was a constitutional right, Ref. 20 established a limited right to seek an abortion, and Washington became one of only a handful of states to permit…
ID Number:2000.107.001.15.03
Date:1970
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Anti-abortion demonstration at State Capitol, Olympia, January 18, 1985
In this image demonstrators gather on the steps of the State Capitol to show support for the "Committee to Repeal State Funding of Abortions." Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.15.04
Date:1985
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Young girl at NOW rally at King Street Station, Seattle, April 5, 1992
A young demonstrator listens as speeches are made at a National Organization for Women (NOW) rally held at the King Street Station. After the rally, protesters marched down First Avenue, through Pike Place Market, and ended at Victor Steinbrueck Park. Marchers were asked to bring coat hangers, a symbol of illegal abortions used by pro-choice activists, which were thrown into…
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.01
Date:1992
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Pro-choice demonstrator at anti-abortion rally, Bellevue, October 4, 1992
In this image, a pregnant demonstrator lifts a "pro-choice" sign in the middle of an anti-abortion rally in Bellevue. About 15,000 people lined Bellevue Way and other downtown Bellevue streets to show strong resolve nearly a year after state voters narrowly approved Initiative 120 in favor of abortion rights. According to the photographer's notes, the Issaquah woman "said it was…
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.02
Date:1992
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Carolyn Sundseth speaking at anti-abortion rally at U. S. Courthouse, Seattle, May 30, 1985
On May 30, 1985, a coalition of Seattle religious groups walked from the Seattle Center to the Federal Courthouse in a "Memorial March for the Unborn.'' This image shows Carolyn Sundseth, President Reagan's associate director of public liaison, addressing the crowd in front of the Courthouse with a strongly anti-abortion message. Caption information source: "Anti-abortion march dedicated to unborn," by…
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.03
Date:1985
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Crowd marching in anti-abortion demonstration, Seattle, May 30, 1986
This image shows part of the crowd of about 2500 people marching from Memorial Stadium to the Federal courthouse to protest the state's current abortion laws, in the second annual "Memorial March for the Unborn." Protesters listened to speeches and sang songs during the two hour long ceremonies. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to…
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.04
Date:1986
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Pro-choice supporters outside Dominoes Pizza, Seattle, October 19, 1989
In this image demonstrators march outside the Domino's Pizza on University Way to protest the corporate sponsorship of anti-abortion causes. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.05
Date:1989