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Student reading contribution to "World's Longest Letter," Seattle, March 5, 1985

In this image 12-year-old Autumn Holmes reads her letter to Secretary of State George Shultz and Ambassador Andrei Gromyko at Seattle's Seafirst building. Autumn's letter was the first of thousands of letters that made up the "World's Longest Letter." The completed 1,858 foot letter was part of Operation Peace Letter sponsored by the Variety Club of the Pacific Northwest, and…
ID Number:2000.107.171.09.10
Date:1985
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Students in costume at April Fools day party, Seattle, April 4, 1950

This photo shows high school students in costume at the Galadears' April Fool party, held at the Women's University Club in Seattle. Each high school presented a different theme, such as Valentine's Day, or winter sports. The students are identified from left as, Doris Jahnke, Larry Brown, Peter Jackson, and Mary Kay Morrissey. Caption information derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.171.11.01
Date:1950
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Woman's Century Club members lighting anniversary candles, Seattle, July 18, 1961

Seattle's Woman's Century Club was founded in 1891 by suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt and nine other Seattle women. The club, still in existence, was both social and educational, and numbered many notable Seattle women among its members. For many years the group met in its own clubhouse on Capitol Hill. Here, in 1961, three long-time members gather by seven candles…
ID Number:2000.107.171.11.02
Date:1961
Image of Black Student Union sit-in at SCC president's office, Seattle, February 26, 1969
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Black Student Union sit-in at SCC president's office, Seattle, February 26, 1969

In 1969, Seattle Community College (SCC) faced boycotts, demonstrations, and rioting in protest of disparities in funding and academic focus between the College's central campus, located near the city's Black residential area, and the north and south campuses, located in predominantly white neighborhoods. Out of $33 million in capital funds for the three campuses, the central campus, located on Capitol…
ID Number:2000.107.171.16.01
Date:1969
Image of Robert Davis, Jr. leading protest outside SCC, Seattle, May 22, 1969
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Robert Davis, Jr. leading protest outside SCC, Seattle, May 22, 1969

In 1969, Seattle Community College (SCC) faced boycotts, demonstrations, and rioting in protest of disparities in funding and academic focus between the College's central campus, located near the city's black residential area, and the north and south campuses, located in predominantly white neighborhoods. Out of $33 million in capital funds for the three campuses, the central campus, located on Capitol…
ID Number:2000.107.171.17.01
Date:1969
Image of Mike Tagawa leading OSU demonstration, Seattle, February 9, 1969
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Mike Tagawa leading OSU demonstration, Seattle, February 9, 1969

The Oriental Student Union (OSU) at Seattle Central Community College (SCCC) was founded in 1970. It modeled itself after the campus Black Student Union (BSU), which during the 1968-1969 school year had used direct action protests to demand Black studies and the hiring of Black administrators and faculty. In this image, OSU co-chairman Mike Tagawa, a veteran and sophomore in…
ID Number:2000.107.171.18.01
Date:1969
Image of Allan Sugiyama leading OSU demonstration, Seattle, February 9, 1971
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Allan Sugiyama leading OSU demonstration, Seattle, February 9, 1971

The Oriental Student Union (OSU) at Seattle Central Community College (SCCC) was founded in 1970. It modeled itself after the campus Black Student Union (BSU), which during the 1968-1969 school year had used direct action protests to demand Black studies and the hiring of Black administrators and faculty. In this image OSU chairman Allan Sugiyama, holding megaphone, leads a demonstration…
ID Number:2000.107.171.18.02
Date:1971
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Employees leaving Cudahy Food Company, Seattle, August 28, 1981

In this image Mike Powers waves farewell as he and his co-workers, Patty Powers (also his wife) and Ellen Wilson, leave after their last shift at the Cudahy Packing Company plant on Airport Way South. The Cudahy packing business employees were being replaced with non-union workers at lower rates of pay after the company was sold to management and renamed…
ID Number:2000.107.171.28.01
Date:1981
Image of Cars and passengers waiting at Fauntleroy ferry dock, Seattle, June 17, 1937
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Cars and passengers waiting at Fauntleroy ferry dock, Seattle, June 17, 1937

On May 28, 1937 passenger and automobile ferry service ceased on Puget Sound due to a union strike over labor disputes with the Washington Shipowners' Association. Twenty-five ferries were tied up during the 28-day strike, which ended after Washington State Governor Clarence D. Martin interceded.In this image cars lining the dock at the Fauntleroy Terminal in West Seattle wait for…
ID Number:2000.107.171.30.01
Date:1937
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Colman clock tower in water, Seattle, December 21, 1936

The Colman Dock has held a prominent place on Seattle's waterfront since it was built by Scottish engineer James Colman in 1882. It was rebuilt in 1889 after the Great Seattle Fire, then expanded in 1908 to include a domed waiting room and a 72-foot clock tower. Struck by the steamship Alameda in 1912, the clock tower fell into Puget…
ID Number:2000.107.171.30.02
Date:1936
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