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Image of Kevin Myette preparing to test a REI mountain bike at Tiger Mountain, Issaquah, October 11, 2002
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Kevin Myette preparing to test a REI mountain bike at Tiger Mountain, Issaquah, October 11, 2002

Seattle-based retail and outdoor recreation services company, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), was founded in 1938 and sells "people-powered" gear, clothing, and equipment for a wide variety of outdoor activities.In this image, Kevin Myette, director of product quality for REI, prepares to hit the trails of Tiger Mountain to test the performance of one of the company's latest mountain bikes, the…
ID Number:2000.107.20021011.CD05.03.002
Date:2002
Image of Taylor Schwarzenegger in gingerbread costume for
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Taylor Schwarzenegger in gingerbread costume for "Run for the Elves," December 8, 2002

Beginning in 1984, the Arthritis Foundation has sponsored annual Jingle Bell Runs across the country. Participants are encouraged to dress festively and raise money that funds research and resources through local programs. In this image, Taylor Schwartzenberger, 11, in a gingerbread-house costume, participates in the children's "Run for the Elves" event at the 2002 Jingle Bell Run/Walk for the Arthritis…
ID Number:2000.107.20021208.CD01.001
Date:2002
Image of Participants running in the Jingle Bell Run fundraiser, Seattle, December 8, 2002
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Participants running in the Jingle Bell Run fundraiser, Seattle, December 8, 2002

Beginning in 1984, the Arthritis Foundation has sponsored annual Jingle Bell Runs across the country. Participants are encouraged to dress festively and raise money that funds research and resources through local programs. In this image runners make their way through downtown Seattle, many wearing Santa hats and other costumes. Caption information source: "Running gingerly," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 9, 2002, page…
ID Number:2000.107.20021208.CD01.002
Date:2002
Image of Participants run and ride in the Jingle Bell Run fund raiser, Seattle, December 8, 2002
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Participants run and ride in the Jingle Bell Run fund raiser, Seattle, December 8, 2002

Beginning in 1984, the Arthritis Foundation has sponsored annual Jingle Bell Runs across the country. Participants are encouraged to dress festively and raise money that funds research and resources through local programs. Here, two children enjoy at treat while being pushed in a stroller in the 2002 Jingle Bell Run. Caption information source: "Running gingerly," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 9, 2002,…
ID Number:2000.107.20021208.CD01.003
Date:2002
Image of Jeanne Wharnsby and others enjoying YWCA pool, Seattle, December 13, 2002
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Jeanne Wharnsby and others enjoying YWCA pool, Seattle, December 13, 2002

In 2002, the YWCA announced the closing of its downtown Seattle warm-water swimming pool and fitness center to save money on upkeep and to make space for new human services programs. The decision was protested by frequent users, including many older women who relied on the relatively low-cost facilities to stay fit, rehabilitate from illness and surgery, and manage pain.…
ID Number:2000.107.20021213.CD02.01.001
Date:2002
Image of Lucy Tripp participating in water aerobics class at YWCA, Seattle, December 13, 2002
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Lucy Tripp participating in water aerobics class at YWCA, Seattle, December 13, 2002

In 2002, the YWCA announced the closing of its downtown Seattle warm-water swimming pool and fitness center to save money on upkeep and to make space for new human services programs. The decision was protested by frequent users, including many older women who relied on the relatively low-cost facilities to stay fit, rehabilitate from illness and surgery, and manage pain.…
ID Number:2000.107.20021213.CD02.01.002
Date:2002
Image of Old Man House Park, Suquamish, June 11, 2004
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Old Man House Park, Suquamish, June 11, 2004

One-acre Old Man House Park is but a fragment of the Kitsap peninsula land occupied by the Suquamish people. The Tribe’s “mother village” had been located here, as was Chief Seattle’s 600-foot-long cedar longhouse, known as Old Man House. After the US military burned the longhouse in 1870, the Tribe rebuilt the village, only to have the US acquire the…
ID Number:2000.107.20040611.CD01.001
Date:2004
Image of William and Virginia Whiteley with Rob Purser at Old Man House Park, Suquamish, June 11, 2004
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William and Virginia Whiteley with Rob Purser at Old Man House Park, Suquamish, June 11, 2004

One-acre Old Man House Park is but a fragment of the Kitsap peninsula land occupied by the Suquamish people. The Tribe’s “mother village” had been located here, as was Chief Seattle’s 600-foot-long cedar longhouse, known as Old Man House. After the US military burned the longhouse in 1870, the Tribe rebuilt the village, only to have the US acquire the…
ID Number:2000.107.20040611.CD01.002
Date:2004
Image of Man playing pool at Eastlake Zoo Tavern, Seattle, September 23, 2007
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Man playing pool at Eastlake Zoo Tavern, Seattle, September 23, 2007

The Eastlake Zoo Tavern opened in 1974 at the corner of Eastlake Avenue East and East Lynn Street, in a 1902 building that had housed various bars and taverns since the mid-1930s. In 1974, a group of individuals, many from the nearby “hippie” houseboat community in Eastlake, acquired the building and opened the Eastlake Zoo as an employee co-op. Ownership…
ID Number:2000.107.20070923.CD01.01.001
Date:2007
Image of Volunteer Park, Seattle, circa. 1912
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Volunteer Park, Seattle, circa. 1912

Seattle's Volunteer Park was named in honor of the men who served in the 1898 Spanish American War. The Olmsted Brothers' 1909 plan for the park included lawns, gardens, pavilions, and play areas which were designed to harmonize with the surrounding Capitol Hill neighborhood. Handwritten on mount: Volunteer Park - A Formal Park in Seattle. Volunteer Park ca. 1912.
ID Number:2002.3.2018
Date:Circa 1912
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