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Woman dumping guns into foundry crucible, Seattle, June 16, 1993
In the fall of 1992, Stop the Violence, a non-profit community group dedicated to reducing handgun violence, collected guns in a buy-back program that paid $50 for each weapon turned in. The organization raised more than $93,000 and bought 1,782 handguns from people who brought them to collection points at Seattle police stations. On June 16, 1993, some 900 of…
ID Number:2000.107.19930616.3.29
Date:1993
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Guy Kurose speaking to Trisha and Monique Hendrix, Seattle, August 1993
Guy Kurose (1952-2002) was an activist and youth counselor who focused on street gangs and preventing violence. He was the son of Seattle teacher and peace activist Aki Kurose and he began attending antiwar and civil rights protests as a child with his family. Kurose joined the Black Panther Party as a teenager, becoming one of the group’s few Asian-American…
ID Number:2000.107.19930818.1.12
Date:1993
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Jeremy McMahon skateboarding at SEA-SK8, Seattle, August 27, 1993
On August 27, 1993, a new skate park named SEA-SK8 opened near Seattle Center. The original SEA-SK8 was built by the city and operated by the University Street Ministry and it included terrain for skaters of many skill levels. SEA-SK8 has been torn down and relocated several times since it first opened. As of 2022, it is across 5th Avenue…
ID Number:2000.107.19930827.3.31
Date:1993
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Howard Schultz sitting at table with cup of coffee, Seattle, October 7, 1993
Howard Schultz (b. 1953) is a businessman who has been CEO of Starbucks multiple times, including during the company’s explosive growth in the late 1980s and 1990s. He joined the company in 1982 as director of marketing and retail operations, then purchased the company in 1987 and became its CEO. At that time, Starbucks had only 11 locations. By 2000,…
ID Number:2000.107.19931007.1.06
Date:1993
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Demonstrators with signs outside Westin Hotel prior to APEC conference, Seattle, November 19, 1993
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.19931119.1.09
Date:1993
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Demonstrators protesting China's human rights record prior to APEC conference, Seattle, November 19, 1993
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.19931119.4.14
Date:1993
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APEC conference attendees posing together at Tillicum Village, Blake Island, November 20, 1993
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.19931120.2.23
Date:1993
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APEC conference attendees waving from boat at Tillicum Village, Blake Island, November 20, 1993
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.19931120.4.13
Date:1993
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APEC conference attendees walking to briefing area at Tillicum Village, Blake Island, November 20, 1993
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.19931120.5.13
Date:1993
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APEC conference attendees standing together at Tillicum Village, Blake Island, November 20, 1993
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.19931120.6.05
Date:1993