538 results for: Clubs and Organizations
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AIWSL President Joyce Reyes speaking at meeting, Seattle, December 1970
The American Indian Women's Service League (AIWSL) grew out of a 1958 meeting of American Indian women sharing their concerns over living conditions their people faced. The organization became the Seattle Indian Center (SIA) in 1972, which provides services and assistance to all people. Initially opening in the Belltown neighborhood at 2604 First Avenue, the SIA is now located at…
ID Number:1986.5.53361.1
Date:1970
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SLF members working in Georgetown Free Store, December 15, 1970
The Georgetown Free Store was a short-lived warehouse in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood that collected and provided clothing and food to unemployed and poor residents. The store was run by members of the Seattle Liberation Front (SLF), a radical, anti-war organization active in 1970-1971. The Free Store was also one of 18 organizations that presented a list of 16 demands to…
ID Number:1986.5.53485.9
Date:1970
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SLF members outside Georgetown Free Store, December 15, 1970
The Georgetown Free Store was a short-lived warehouse in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood that collected and provided clothing and food to unemployed and poor residents. The store was run by members of the Seattle Liberation Front (SLF), a radical, anti-war organization active in 1970-1971. The Free Store was also one of 18 organizations that presented a list of 16 demands to…
ID Number:1986.5.53485.17
Date:1970
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Councilman Sam Smith addressing Women's Clubs, March 1969
Sam Smith was the first African-American person to be elected to the Seattle City Council in 1968 and was on the Council until 1991, chairing many committees and serving as Council President from 1974-199 and 1986-1989. Smith also served in the Washington State Legislature for five terms, beginning with his election from the 37th district in 1958. He was born…
ID Number:1986.5.56539.7
Date:1969
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Sons of Herman Lodge members posing in studio, Seattle, circa 1904
The Order of the Sons of Herman (also Sons of Hermann or Hermann's Söhne) is a fraternal organization begun by German immigrants in New York City during the 1840s. The order promotes the love of German language and preservation of German traditions and customs, and was named for historical hero Hermann the “Cherusker,” who united the German tribes against Roman…
ID Number:1990.70.1
Date:Circa 1904
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Hoo-Hoo House with Lake Washington in the distance, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909
The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds were located on the campus of the University of Washington. Several of the buildings and the landscaping survive, continuing to shape the layout of the campus.This photo shows the Hoo Hoo House Building, with Lake Washington in the…
ID Number:1990.73.116
Date:1909
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Ancient Order of United Workmen Drill Team No. 1, Seattle, 1902
The Ancient Order of United Workmen, founded in 1868, was a labor-associated fraternal organization that provided mutual insurance policies for its members. The AOUW in Seattle created a drill team in 1902, which in 1903 won the Lawrence L. Moore Trophy for the best drill team at the July 4 parade. This photograph shows nineteen members of the team posed…
ID Number:1990.86.1
Date:1902
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Portrait of the members of the Gander Club, Seattle, circa 1940
The Gander Club was an organization of prominent Seattle outdoorspeople, headed by Ben Paris, an avid sportsperson, entrepreneur, and conservationist. The objective of the club was to promote outdoor sports in Washington state and to provide lasting friendships for its members. This photo of the members of the Gander Club, some holding signs with their names, was probably taken in…
ID Number:1991.64.7
Date:Circa 1942
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Symphoneve Americana fashion show program, Seattle, October 22, 1959
The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, which many people thought was too far out of town. Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle's landmark companies for over a century before…
ID Number:1993.43.14.7.1
Date:1959
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Fire Chief Vickery with Lake City Lions Club members, Seattle, 1971
Civic leader Gordon Franklin Vickery (1920-1996) began his service to the City of Seattle in 1946 with the fire department. During his tenure as Chief from 1963-1972 he won praise for his efforts to hire minorities and women. In 1968, Chief Vickery began discussions with Dr. Leonard Cobb, Chief of Cardiology at Harborview, about training firefighters in emergency life-saving techniques.…
ID Number:1995.31.15
Date:1971