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Image of Servicemen and Japanese war brides, Seattle, 1951
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Servicemen and Japanese war brides, Seattle, 1951

During World War II, thousands of G.I.s married local women from countries where they were stationed. When their tour ended, they brought these "war brides" home to a new life in America. The War Bride Act of 1950 allowed spouses and children of military personnel to enter the U.S. This photo shows a large group of American servicemen posing on…
ID Number:1986.5.15492.1
Date:1951
Image of Kathe Young speaking at dedication of Park Center Apartments for people with disabilities, Seattle, August 30, 1970
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Kathe Young speaking at dedication of Park Center Apartments for people with disabilities, Seattle, August 30, 1970

Center Park Apartments in Seattle’s Rainier Valley was the first apartment complex in the nation built solely for people with physical and mental disabilities and their caregivers. Largely through the tireless efforts of local activist Ida May Daly and others in the community, the Seattle Housing Authority received state and federal funds for the project. The 150 rental units in…
ID Number:1986.5.52708.22
Date:1970
Image of Speakers at dedication of Park Center Apartments for people with disabilities, August 30, 1970
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Speakers at dedication of Park Center Apartments for people with disabilities, August 30, 1970

Center Park Apartments in Seattle’s Rainier Valley was the first apartment complex in the nation built solely for people with physical and mental disabilities and their caregivers. Largely through the tireless efforts of local activist Ida May Daly and others in the community, the Seattle Housing Authority received state and federal funds for the project. The 150 rental units in…
ID Number:1986.5.52708.26
Date:1970
Image of Crowd at the dedication of the Center Park Apartments for people with disabilities, Seattle, August 30, 1970
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Crowd at the dedication of the Center Park Apartments for people with disabilities, Seattle, August 30, 1970

Center Park Apartments in Seattle’s Rainier Valley was the first apartment complex in the nation built solely for people with physical and mental disabilities and their caregivers. Largely through the tireless efforts of local activist Ida May Daly and others in the community, the Seattle Housing Authority received state and federal funds for the project. The 150 rental units in…
ID Number:1986.5.52708.29
Date:1970
Image of Donald Phelps speaking at dedication of the Center Park Apartments for people with disabilities, Seattle, August 30, 1970
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Donald Phelps speaking at dedication of the Center Park Apartments for people with disabilities, Seattle, August 30, 1970

Center Park Apartments in Seattle’s Rainier Valley was the first apartment complex in the nation built solely for people with physical and mental disabilities and their caregivers. Largely through the tireless efforts of local activist Ida May Daly and others in the community, the Seattle Housing Authority received state and federal funds for the project. The 150 rental units in…
ID Number:1986.5.52708.34
Date:1970
Image of Woman in a finished Center Park apartment, Seattle, August 30, 1970
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Woman in a finished Center Park apartment, Seattle, August 30, 1970

Center Park Apartments in Seattle’s Rainier Valley was the first apartment complex in the nation built solely for people with physical and mental disabilities and their caregivers. Largely through the tireless efforts of local activist Ida May Daly and others in the community, the Seattle Housing Authority received state and federal funds for the project. Accessible features in the 150…
ID Number:1986.5.52708.36
Date:1970
Image of First UW Ethnic Cultural Center building, Seattle, 1971
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First UW Ethnic Cultural Center building, Seattle, 1971

The Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC) at the University of Washington (UW) was founded after years of demands from nonwhite students, who made up a very small percentage of UW’s student body at the time. In 1968, the Black Student Union began to protest for the expansion of educational programs for minority students and for greater racial and ethnic diversity in…
ID Number:1986.5.54948.5
Date:1971
Image of Denny cabin at head of Lake Keechelus, 1901
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Denny cabin at head of Lake Keechelus, 1901

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, David Denny and other members of the Denny family mined for gold at Gold Creek, on the east side of the Cascade Mountains below Snoqualmie Pass. They lived in a cabin at the north end of Lake Keechelus.In this 1901 photo, Victor W.S. Denny (left), William Denny (center) and Dan Hines (right) stand…
ID Number:1987.89.23
Date:1901
Image of Railroad tunnel construction camp at Scenic, Washington, April 30, 1927
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Railroad tunnel construction camp at Scenic, Washington, April 30, 1927

In 1925, the Great Northern Railway Company began work on its new Cascade Tunnel beneath Stevens Pass, Washington. A. Guthrie & Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, the general contractor, built a camp at Scenic to house some of the construction workers. The tunnel, still in use in the 1990s, runs from Scenic, on the west side of the summit, to…
ID Number:1990.85.7
Date:1927
Image of Bunkhouses at Polson Logging Company camp, circa 1918
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Bunkhouses at Polson Logging Company camp, circa 1918

This Clark Kinsey photo of employees and bunkhouses at a Polson Logging Company camp was probably taken somewhere near Grays Harbor. The portable dwellings were hauled from place to place along the logging railroad.Clark Kinsey started taking photographs in western Washington in the 1890s. He spent several years in the Klondike before returning to the Puget Sound region. In 1913,…
ID Number:1992.21.11
Date:Circa 1918
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