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Image of Protest march to City Hall after Larry Ward killing, May 19, 1970
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Protest march to City Hall after Larry Ward killing, May 19, 1970

On May 15, 1970, a Seattle police officer shot and killed Larry Eugene Ward (1947-1970) as he fled from police after attempting to light a bomb fuse at Hardcastle Realty at 23rd Avenue and Union Street in the Central Area. Police were alerted to the attempt by the FBI, who had been watching the property, expecting Black Panther involvement in…
ID Number:1986.5.1066.16
Date:1970
Image of Crowds meeting Freedom Train at King Street Station, Seattle, 1948
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Crowds meeting Freedom Train at King Street Station, Seattle, 1948

In 1947, the National Archives created a traveling museum called the Freedom Train, which stopped at 319 cities between 1947 and 1949. As part of an effort to underscore American freedoms in the post-war country, the display inside the rail cars included copies of the Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, a draft of the Declaration of Independence penned by Thomas…
ID Number:1986.5.3595.1
Date:1948
Image of Open spillway at the Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia River Basin, Washington, 1942
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Open spillway at the Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia River Basin, Washington, 1942

Grand Coulee is the largest dam in the Columbia River Basin, about 90 miles northwest of Spokane. Construction began in 1933 and was completed in 1941. A hydroelectric dam with four power plants and an average annual energy output of about 2,300 megawatts, Grand Coulee produces enough power to continuously supply the needs of two cities the size of Seattle.…
ID Number:1986.5.3867.1
Date:1942
Image of Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia River Basin, Washington, 1942
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Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia River Basin, Washington, 1942

Grand Coulee is the largest dam in the Columbia River Basin, about 90 miles northwest of Spokane. Construction began in 1933 and was completed in 1941. A hydroelectric dam with four power plants and an average annual energy output of about 2,300 megawatts, Grand Coulee produces enough power to continuously supply the needs of two cities the size of Seattle.…
ID Number:1986.5.3867.2
Date:1942
Image of Makah tribal dancers at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964
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Makah tribal dancers at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964

In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and peaceful demonstrations…
ID Number:1986.5.4415.1
Date:1964
Image of Makah tribal dancers at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964
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Makah tribal dancers at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964

In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and peaceful demonstrations…
ID Number:1986.5.4415.2
Date:1964
Image of Crowd in rotunda at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964
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Crowd in rotunda at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964

In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and peaceful demonstrations…
ID Number:1986.5.4415.3
Date:1964
Image of Native American men at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964
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Native American men at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964

In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and peaceful demonstrations…
ID Number:1986.5.4415.4
Date:1964
Image of Native American women at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964
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Native American women at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964

In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and peaceful demonstrations…
ID Number:1986.5.4415.5
Date:1964
Image of Governor Rosellini at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964
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Governor Rosellini at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964

In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and peaceful demonstrations…
ID Number:1986.5.4415.7
Date:1964
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