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Mrs. Lee Ross at fundraiser for the National Council of Jewish Women, Seattle section, April 1965
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a volunteer and social organization that focuses on helping women, children, and families. The NCJW was founded in 1893 in Chicago and the Seattle section was founded in 1900. Over its history, the Seattle section of the NCJW has built a center to help recent immigrants with education and employment and a…
ID Number:1986.5.4603.1
Date:1965
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Joan Lerner at fundraiser for the National Council of Jewish Women, Seattle section, April 1965
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a volunteer and social organization that focuses on helping women, children, and families. The NCJW was founded in 1893 in Chicago and the Seattle section was founded in 1900. Over its history, the Seattle section of the NCJW has built a center to help recent immigrants with education and employment and a…
ID Number:1986.5.4603.2
Date:1965
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Worker with a disability operating a router at Occupational Rehabilitation, Inc., Seattle, November 1966
For many years, people living with emotional, mental, and physical disabilities found it nearly impossible to support themselves. In the early 1960s, a grant from Washington State funded the beginnings of Occupational Rehabilitation, Inc. (ORI), a pioneering program that trained people with disabilities for industry. By 1966, the Seattle non-profit employed over 100 people in its machine shop. They had…
ID Number:1986.5.6305.1
Date:1966
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Worker with a disability operating machinery at Occupational Rehabilitation, Inc., Seattle, November 1966
For many years, people living with emotional, mental, and physical disabilities found it nearly impossible to support themselves. In the early 1960s, a grant from Washington State funded the beginnings of Occupational Rehabilitation, Inc. (ORI), a pioneering program that trained people with disabilities for industry. By 1966, the Seattle non-profit employed over 100 people in its machine shop. They had…
ID Number:1986.5.6305.2
Date:1966
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Children praying before breakfast at Seattle Children's Home, August 22, 1941
Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7814.1
Date:1941
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Children praying before breakfast at Seattle Children's Home, August 22, 1941
Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7814.4
Date:1941
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Women and children sitting at table at Seattle Children's Home, December 24, 1942
Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7815.4
Date:1942
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Children looking at Christmas tree at Seattle Children's Home, December 1942
Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7816.2
Date:1942
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Children playing outside at Seattle Children's Home, July 8, 1944
Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7817.1
Date:1944
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Children gardening at Seattle Children's Home, July 8, 1944
Seattle's oldest charity, the Seattle Children's Home originated as the Ladies' Relief Society in April 1884 to aid orphaned children. In the 1930s, the home shifted its emphasis from orphans to troubled children. Beginning in the 1980s, it provided comprehensive treatment and services to troubled youth. In 2012, Seattle Children’s Home merged with Navos, one of the largest providers of…
ID Number:1986.5.7817.3
Date:1944