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Image of Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970
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Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.22
Date:1970
Image of Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970
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Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.23
Date:1970
Image of Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970
Photograph

Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.24
Date:1970
Image of Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970
Photograph

Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.26
Date:1970
Image of Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970
Photograph

Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.27
Date:1970
Image of Employees dancing at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944
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Employees dancing at Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Seattle, January 19, 1944

Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, and they are responsible for many ships, including some of the Washington State ferries and many naval vessels during and after World…
ID Number:Lib1988.13.w545
Date:1944
Image of Masons pose together at annual meeting, Everett, July 12-14, 1926
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Masons pose together at annual meeting, Everett, July 12-14, 1926

On June 15, 1853, Olympia Lodge No. 5 of the Grand Lodge of Oregon A.F.& A.M. became the first Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons chartered in what is now the State of Washington. Until the 1980s, widespread racial segregation made it difficult for African Americans to join Lodges outside of Prince Hall jurisdictions. In the image pictured here,…
ID Number:Lib1992.13.1
Date:1926
Image of Unnamed seaman on Seattle waterfront, 1970
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Unnamed seaman on Seattle waterfront, 1970

Photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people in the Pacific Northwest. He donated a collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.Scaylea often photographed sailors and fisherman, including this unnamed man on the Seattle waterfront. Handwritten on…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.224
Date:1970
Image of Sculptor James Washington Jr., Seattle, 1960
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Sculptor James Washington Jr., Seattle, 1960

James Washington Jr. (1911-2000) was a sculptor and painter who became associated with the Northwest School of artists in Seattle. He grew up in Mississippi and moved to Seattle in 1944 to work for the Navy during World War II. Washington was largely self-taught and he believed this lack of formal training was essential to his artistic success. In the…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.239
Date:1960
Image of Spanish-American War veterans in Memorial Day parade, Seattle, May 30, 1940
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Spanish-American War veterans in Memorial Day parade, Seattle, May 30, 1940

On May 30, 1940, Seattle area veterans of the Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I held ceremonies of remembrance and marched in the Memorial Day parade. They gathered on Second Avenue at Virginia Street, moved down Second Avenue to Yesler Way and then marched back north on Fourth Avenue. National guard units, cadet corps, patriotic groups, Red…
ID Number:PI23376
Date:1940
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