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Rainier Draft Beer School certificate, April 13, 1984
The certificate pictured here was issued to Rhoda P. Mueller upon completion of the Rainier Draft Beer School. Rhoda (Mueller) Stockman (b. 1950) owned the Fabulous Rainbow Tavern at 722 N.E. 45th Street in the University District from 1983-1986. A legendary Seattle nightclub, The Rainbow first opened at the same location as a beer parlor in 1936 by Frank Salvino…
ID Number:2013.87.141.1
Date:1984
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Rainbow Tavern menu, circa 1980
The Rainbow Tavern, also known as the Fabulous Rainbow, was located at at 722 N.E. 45th Street in the University District. The Rainbow first opened at the same location as a beer parlor in 1936 by Frank Salvino (1902-1960). Throughout the 1960s-1980s the club was a hub for the local music scene, and hosted shows by Annie Rose and The…
ID Number:2013.87.142.1
Date:Circa 1980
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Jr. Cadillac Times newsletter, 1981
Northwest rock 'n' roll band Jr. Cadillac was formed in 1970 by musicians Jim Manolides, Buck Ormsby, George Rudiger, Bob Hosko, and Ned Neltner. Throughout the 1970s, the band opened for many big shows that came through the Northwest: The Kinks, The Beach Boys, ELO, Yes, and Jethro Tull. The band backed Chuck Berry twelve times on his tours through…
ID Number:2013.87.149.1
Date:1981
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Jr. Cadillac Times newsletter, 1978
Northwest rock 'n' roll band Jr. Cadillac was formed in 1970 by musicians Jim Manolides, Buck Ormsby, George Rudiger, Bob Hosko, and Ned Neltner. Throughout the 1970s, the band opened for many big shows that came through the Northwest: The Kinks, The Beach Boys, ELO, Yes, and Jethro Tull. The band backed Chuck Berry twelve times on his tours through…
ID Number:2013.87.149.2
Date:1978
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Jr. Cadillac bumper sticker, circa 1975
Northwest rock ‘n’ roll band Jr. Cadillac was formed in 1970 by musicians Jim Manolides, Buck Ormsby, George Rudiger, Bob Hosko, and Ned Neltner. Throughout the 1970s band opened for many big shows that came through the Northwest: The Kinks, The Beach Boys, ELO, Yes, and Jethro Tull. The band backed Chuck Berry 12 times on his tours through the…
ID Number:2013.87.152
Date:Circa 1975
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Northwest Area Music Awards program, April 1989
The Northwest Area Music Association, Inc. (NAMA) was founded in Seattle in 1987 to promote national awareness of the Northwest's thriving music scene, and provide a network for industry professionals to advance the music business within the Northwest. For several years, NAMA held an awards ceremony to honor northwest musicians and bands, as well as other music-related industries such as…
ID Number:2013.87.156.1
Date:1989
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Rebecca Gaines posing for graduation portrait, Seattle, June 7, 1888
Rebecca Gaines (1869-1953) was born in California to Irish-immigrant parents. Shortly after 1880 the family moved from Nevada to Seattle, and in June 1888 Rebecca graduated from the Territorial University (now University of Washington). The family then moved to Alameda, California before 1900. There, Rebecca married marine engineer Frank Vivian James (1867-1921) in 1891 and together they had three children.…
ID Number:2013.95.5
Date:1888
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Portrait of Walter Gordon Clark, Seattle, circa 1900
Walter Gordon Clark, engineer, was born in Utah and attended universities in the United States and Germany. He spent the early years of the 20th century in Seattle, where, sometime between 1900 and 1910, he and E. C. Kilbourne founded Kilbourne & Clark, an engineering firm and agency for Eastern electrical companies. By 1915, with Clark in New York, the…
ID Number:2013.111.1
Date:Circa 1900
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KING TV marquee promoting Richfield Success Story featuring Currin-Greene Shoe Company, 1959
On October 13, 1959, Seattle's KING 5 TV aired "Richfield Success Story" a 30-minute television documentary about the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company. The film featured the boot making process and included interviews with long-time employees. Here, the KING television marquee promotes the Richfield Success Story featuring Currin-Greene Shoe Company. The King Broadcasting building was located at this time in a…
ID Number:2013.114.18
Date:1959
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CORE taxi boycott bumper sticker, 1964
CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality, was founded in Chicago in 1942. It played a key national role in the Civil Rights Movement, launching a variety of actions towards racial equality for African Americans. The Seattle CORE chapter, founded in the late 1950s, grew increasingly active by the early 1960s. Inspired by the sit-in movement and freedom rides in the…
ID Number:2014.9.1
Date:1964