1950 results for: ACT-UP/Seattle
Poster
Goodwill Games Marathon poster, Seattle, July 21-22, 1990
In the summer of 1980, the United States led a boycott of the Moscow Olympics to protest the USSR invasion of Afghanistan. In return, the Soviet Union and other eastern bloc nations boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In response, cable broadcasting magnate Ted Turner established the Goodwill Games to bring athletes together outside the Olympic structure. The…
ID Number:2017.23.3
Date:1990
Poster
Seattle Reign poster with autographs, 1998-1999
The American Basketball League (ABL), the first women's professional basketball league, started in 1996 with the Seattle Reign as one of its charter member teams. Midway through its third season on December 22, 1998, the ABL suspended operations and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, due to poor attendance, lack of sponsorship, and competition from the Women's National Basketball Association…
ID Number:2017.23.4
Date:1998
Poster
Seattle Reign season poster, 1996-1997
The American Basketball League (ABL), the first women's professional basketball league, started in 1996 with the Seattle Reign as one of its charter member teams. Midway through its third season on December 22, 1998, the ABL suspended operations and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, due to poor attendance, lack of sponsorship, and competition from the Women's National Basketball Association…
ID Number:2017.23.5
Date:1996
Photograph
Launch party for Kirsten-Boeing boat, Seattle, August 14, 1922
German-born University of Washington aeronautical-engineering professor Frederick Kurt "Fred" Kirsten (1885-1952) came to the Puget Sound area in 1902. He was considered a pioneer in aircraft research, and the Kirsten Wind Tunnel Laboratory at UW is named for him. Professor Kirsten held nearly 100 patents for his inventions, including the Kirsten, a "clean" pipe still sold by the Kirsten Pipe…
ID Number:2017.44.1
Date:1922
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Kirsten-Boeing boat in drydock, Seattle, August 14, 1922
German-born University of Washington aeronautical-engineering professor Frederick Kurt "Fred" Kirsten (1885-1952) came to the Puget Sound area in 1902. He was considered a pioneer in aircraft research, and the Kirsten Wind Tunnel Laboratory at UW is named for him. Professor Kirsten held nearly 100 patents for his inventions, including the Kirsten, a "clean" pipe still sold by the Kirsten Pipe…
ID Number:2017.44.2
Date:1922
Ephemera
Black nativity handbill, 1999
"Black Nativity" is a gospel style retelling of the Nativity story with an entirely African American cast that was first performed in 1961. A mix of Langston Hughes' poetry, gospel songs and the traditional nativity story, the production was performed in Seattle at the Intiman Theatre from 1997-2009. The popular show continues to be produced annually in local venues.This handbill…
ID Number:2017.59.25
Date:1999
Program
Black nativity program, 2007
Langston Hughes’ “Black Nativity,” first performed Off-Broadway in 1961, opened in Seattle in 1998. Rev. Samuel McKinney (1926-2018) of the Mount Zion Baptist Church was the narrator, and Pastor Patrinell “Pat” Wright (1944-) and her Total Experience Gospel Choir provided the music. The show has been a popular part of Seattle’s holiday season ever since.In 2007 the show marked its…
ID Number:2017.59.31
Date:2007
Photograph
Seafair King and Queen in Seattle, 2003
Seafair Royalty have been a part of Seattle's annual summer celebration since the festival's beginnings in 1950. Each year one man is crowned King Neptune and one woman crowned Queen Alcyone, both chosen based on their philanthropic contributions to the Puget Sound region and ability to inspire the communities in which they live. A Miss Seafair is also selected to…
ID Number:2017.59.33
Date:2003
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Seafair Royalty posing in Seattle, 2003
Seafair Royalty have been a part of Seattle's annual summer celebration since the festival's beginnings in 1950. Each year one man is crowned King Neptune and one woman crowned Queen Alcyone, both chosen based on their philanthropic contributions to the Puget Sound region and ability to inspire the communities in which they live. A Miss Seafair is also selected to…
ID Number:2017.59.48
Date:2003
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Samuel McKinney and Mark Emmert, Seattle, 2007
In this image taken at an unidentified event, Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney, civil rights activist and Mount Zion Baptist Church pastor emeritus, left, poses with Mark A. Emmert, at the time president of the University of Washington, now president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Caption information source: "McKinney, Samuel Berry (b. 1926)," by Mary T. Henry, HistoryLink.org…
ID Number:2017.59.51
Date:2007