222 results for: Religion and Spirituality
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Men standing during worship at the Masjid Al-Salaam, SeaTac, August 3, 2001
In 1974, the Masjid Al-Salaam opened in a small frame house at 3040 S. 150th St, in what is now the city of SeaTac, between Seattle and Tacoma. Worshipers included people from Somalia, Southeast Asia, Bosnia, Indonesia, and the Middle East. The Masjid, now also called the Islamic Center of Seattle, was the first mosque in Washington State. Sometime in…
ID Number:2000.107.20010803.3.06
Date:2001
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Men sitting during worship at the Masjid Al-Salaam, SeaTac, August 3, 2001
In 1974, the Masjid Al-Salaam opened in a small frame house at 3040 S. 150th St, in what is now the city of SeaTac, between Seattle and Tacoma. Worshipers included people from Somalia, Southeast Asia, Bosnia, Indonesia, and the Middle East. The Masjid, now also called the Islamic Center of Seattle, was the first mosque in Washington State. Sometime in…
ID Number:2000.107.20010803.3.12
Date:2001
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Exterior of St. Gebriel Ethiopian church, Seattle, January 2003
Seattle's Ethiopian community has grown rapidly since the 1970s, when many Ethiopians fled their home country to escape war, famine, and ethnic violence. In the early 2000s, there were several thousand Ethiopians living around Seattle, and five Ethiopian churches (three Protestant, two Ethiopian Orthodox) served their spiritual needs. The Ethiopian churches met more worldly needs as well, such as sharing…
ID Number:2000.107.20030105.CD01.001
Date:2003
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Worshipers at St. Gebriel Ethiopian church, Seattle, January 2003
Seattle's Ethiopian community has grown rapidly since the 1970s, when many Ethiopians fled their home country to escape war, famine, and ethnic violence. In the early 2000s, there were several thousand Ethiopians living around Seattle, and five Ethiopian churches (three Protestant, two Ethiopian Orthodox) served their spiritual needs. The Ethiopian churches met more worldly needs as well, such as sharing…
ID Number:2000.107.20030105.CD01.01.001
Date:2003
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Yeshihareg Wibie at St. Gebriel Ethiopian church, Seattle, January 2003
Seattle's Ethiopian community has grown rapidly since the 1970s, when many Ethiopians fled their home country to escape war, famine, and ethnic violence. In the early 2000s, there were several thousand Ethiopians living around Seattle, and five Ethiopian churches (three Protestant, two Ethiopian Orthodox) served their spiritual needs. The Ethiopian churches met more worldly needs as well, such as sharing…
ID Number:2000.107.20030105.CD01.002
Date:2003
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Exterior of St. Gebriel Ethiopian church, Seattle, January 2003
Seattle's Ethiopian community has rapidly grown since the 1970s, when many Ethiopians fled their home country to escape war, famine, and ethnic violence. In the early 2000s, there were several thousand Ethiopians living around Seattle, and five Ethiopian churches (three Protestant, two Ethiopian Orthodox) served their spiritual needs. The Ethiopian churches met more worldly needs as well, such as sharing…
ID Number:2000.107.20030105.CD01.02.001
Date:2003
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Church members at St. Gebriel Ethiopian church, Seattle, January 2003
Seattle's Ethiopian community has rapidly grown since the 1970s, when many Ethiopians fled their home country to escape war, famine, and ethnic violence. In the early 2000s, there were several thousand Ethiopians living around Seattle, and five Ethiopian churches (three Protestant, two Ethiopian Orthodox) served their spiritual needs. The Ethiopian churches met more worldly needs as well, such as sharing…
ID Number:2000.107.20030105.CD01.03.001
Date:2003
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Good Friday Worship Vigil in the South End, 1988
This flier advertises a vigil to protest against the demolition of affordable housing in Seattle's south end. It specifically mentions homes demolished to make way for I-90 and Seattle school district plans to tear down more houses. The vigil was held at 8:30 AM on Friday, April 1, 1988, which was Good Friday that year, at 4419 South Dawson Street…
ID Number:2002.23.2.39.1
Date:1988
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Chinese Baptist Church 5 Years Celebration & New Year Talk poster, Seattle, 1989
The Chinese Baptist Church building on South King Street in the Chinatown - International District, completed in 1924, served as a focal point for the local Chinese spiritual community for over half a century. In 1977, the congregation moved into a new building in the Beacon Hill neighborhood and the building was purchased by the Cathay Post of the American…
ID Number:2002.23.8.14.3
Date:1989
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Oral history interview with Charmaine Ashcraft, June 3, 1999
In 1908, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd opened a home in Wallingford for orphaned girls and troubled girls. For over 65 years, the Home of the Good Shepherd provided young women with shelter, counseling, and job training. The home closed in 1973. The buildings are now called Good Shepherd Center and are used by…
ID Number:2002.39.1
Date:1999