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Poster
Eleventh Annual Seattle Peace Concerts poster, June 2 - August 25, 1991
The Seattle Peace Concerts were established in 1981 by the Love Family commune as a series of free summertime concerts given in Seattle parks to promote a culture of peace and reconciliation. Member Don Glenn managed the concerts for the Love Family, continuing after the commune disbanded in 2003, until relinquishing the position in 2016. As of 2019, the annual…
ID Number:2005.28.2
Date:1991
Ephemera
Candlelight March - No Police Station poster, September 1981
In 1981, Mayor Charles Royer proposed a new police precinct station for Seattle's Central Area, and the recommendation was approved by the City Council. The plan for the site, located at East Yesler Way and 23rd Avenue South, drew controversy and criticism from local residents, who protested the demolition of a city-owned four-plex at the site, and advocated instead for…
ID Number:2006.42.7
Date:1981
Poster
Queen City Cruise poster, Seattle, August 6, 1983
The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the gay and lesbian community. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.23
Date:1983
Poster
The Prom You Never Went To poster, Seattle, May 27, 1984
The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the gay and lesbian community. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.25
Date:1984
Poster
Things That Go Bump in the Night poster, Seattle, 1985
The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the gay and lesbian community. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.26
Date:1985
Photograph
Ric Weiland's graduation photo from Stanford, 1976
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.34
Date:1976
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Ric Weiland's Microsoft business card, circa 1986
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.35
Date:Circa 1986
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Ric Weiland's Microsoft business card, circa 1980
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.36
Date:Circa 1980
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Microsoft business card, circa 1980
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.37
Date:Circa 1980
Ephemera
Ric Weiland's Microsoft business card, circa 1975
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.38
Date:Circa 1975