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Melanie Anderson in her firefighting gear, Seattle, July 2, 1981
Melanie Anderson, shown here in her firefighting jacket and helmet, was one of seven women to join the Seattle Fire Department in July 1981, the largest group of women to make it through the program thus far, bringing the total number of female firefighters in the department to 24. Their success was attributed, in part, to a special training program…
ID Number:2000.107.008.06.04
Date:1981
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Bush Cycle Club bicyclists leaving Seattle, June 14, 1975
This image shows some of the nine bicyclists of the Bush Cycle Club who set out from Seattle in an attempt to be the first group in modern times to complete circumnavigation of the earth via bicycle. The group was made up of Bob Ellis, French teacher at the Bush School; five recent graduates, Mark Boyar, Debbie LaZerte, Helen Anderson,…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.10
Date:1975
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Bush Cycle Club bicyclists returning to Seattle, September 1, 1976
In this image Mark Boyar, a member of the Bush Cycle Club, gets a hug from Debbie LaZerte in Seattle after returning from a 14-month, 15,000-mile trip by the club, an attempt to be the first group in modern times to complete circumnavigation of the earth via bicycle. In addition to Mr. Boyar (now a noted conservationist), other members of…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.12
Date:1976
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Ray Charles at ceremony to close Swinomish beaches, July 12, 1971
In July 1971, the Swinomish tribal council voted to close 15 miles of beachland on their reservation to non-Indians. At issue were the general despoliation of the land and the depletion of marine life. The Swinomish were attempting to rebuild and preserve the diminishing butter clam population. Though outsiders were required to obtain a permit and observe state shellfish restrictions…
ID Number:2000.107.034.24.01
Date:1971
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Columbia Funeral Home hockey team, Seattle, April 1963
This photograph shows the Columbia Funeral Home hockey team, which won the Sertoma Hockey League playoffs in 1963. The league was made up of teams owned or sponsored by Seattle businesses, including Gordon’s Custom Furrier, Pike Sign Company, and Trippy Construction. The players are identified as: Back row: Steve Barrett, Merle Raftery, Spike Husby, Gary Spring, Wayne Dodman. Front row:…
ID Number:2000.107.089.26.01
Date:1963
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Petr Nedvěd with Russ Farwell after signing with Seattle Thunderbirds, August 2, 1989
The Seattle Thunderbirds are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. In Seattle since 1977, the team was called the Seattle Breakers through the 1984-85 season, when it was bought by new owners and renamed the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds’ home arena is the ShoWare Center in Kent, and they were champions of the Western Hockey League in…
ID Number:2000.107.089.35.01
Date:1989
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Seattle Thunderbirds line up of high fives across the bench, Seattle, March 6, 1994
The Seattle Thunderbirds are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League, playing in the Seattle region since 1977. The team was called the Seattle Breakers through the 1984-85 season, when the team was bought by new owners and renamed the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds’ home arena is the ShoWare Center in Kent, and they were champions of the…
ID Number:2000.107.089.35.02
Date:1994
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Seattle Thunderbirds and Spokane Chiefs hockey players brawling, Seattle, December 21, 1986
The Seattle Thunderbirds are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League, playing in the Seattle region since 1977. The team was called the Seattle Breakers through the 1984-85 season, when the team was bought by new owners and renamed the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds’ home arena is the ShoWare Center in Kent, and they were champions of the…
ID Number:2000.107.089.35.03
Date:1986
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ILWU members holding strike signs at Pier 20, Seattle, January 17, 1972
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s (ILWU) 1971 strike began on July 1, when ILWU members walked out against their employers, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). The union's goal was to secure employment, wages, and benefits in the face of increased mechanization, shrinking workforce, and the slowing economic climate of the early 1970s. The strike shut down all 56 West…
ID Number:2000.107.141.14.03
Date:1972
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Visitors touring the kitchen of the old Ballard hospital, Seattle, April 20, 1952
In 1952 residents of Seattle's thriving Ballard neighborhood began raising money for a new hospital to replace the aging Ballard Accident and General Hospital, which had opened in 1928 with 21 beds on the third floor of the Ballard Building on Market Street. Ballard General Hospital (later Ballard Community Hospital) opened in 1954 at 5300 Tallman Avenue with 100 beds…
ID Number:2000.107.175.05.02
Date:1952