21 results for: Banner, Ellen M.
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Tour group at Bruce Lee's grave, 1992
Legendary martial artist Lee Jun Fan (1940-1973), known professionally as Bruce Lee, was born in San Francisco, raised in Hong Kong, and attended college at the University of Washington in Seattle, before moving to back to California. During his time in Seattle Lee began teaching martial arts, and later his Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional Hong Kong…
ID Number:2000.107.111.30.02
Date:1992
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Sherman Alston driving bus through Metro bus tunnel, Seattle, May 4, 1990
In this image Metro bus driver Sherman Alston takes one of Seattle's new dual-powered buses on its inaugural run through the downtown bus tunnel. The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated to include light rail…
ID Number:2000.107.124.35.02
Date:1990
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Mary Ann Peters painting mural in Port of Seattle building, February 14, 1993
Mary Ann Peters is a Seattle artist whose work has been exhibited extensively across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. She has received the Stranger Genius Award in Visual Art, the Pollock Krasner Fellowship, and the Civita Institute Fellowship. Peters also received the Neddy Artist Award for visual artists in Washington State in 2000. Peters is a founder of the Center…
ID Number:2000.107.140.14.01
Date:1993
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SeaFirst self-serve banking desk, Seattle, August 5, 1993
In August 1993, Seattle's SeaFirst Bank opened its first self-service Banker-on-Call center at its Westlake Park branch. It included a video conferencing system that allowed customers to talk directly with a banker about loans, credit cards, new accounts, and other bank services.Here, SeaFirst vice president and branch manager Jeri Lee Jump (standing) and personal banker Reid Warner test the Banker-on-Call…
ID Number:2000.107.165.17.01
Date:1993
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Cast members at look-alike contest at Twin Peaks Festival, Snoqualmie, August 1992
The first Twin Peaks Festival was held August 14-16, 1992 to celebrate the cult TV show "Twin Peaks." The show was set in Washington and partially filmed in Snoqualmie, where the festival was held. In addition to opportunities to meet cast members, visitors could enjoy "mystery dinner theater" events, character look-alike contests, an auction of Dale Cooper's car used in…
ID Number:2000.107.211.03.01
Date:1992
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Twin Peaks cast signing autographs at festival, Snoqualmie, August 1992
The first Twin Peaks Festival was held August 14-16, 1992 to celebrate the cult TV show "Twin Peaks." The show was set in Washington and partially filmed in Snoqualmie, where the festival was held. In addition to opportunities to meet cast members, visitors could enjoy "mystery dinner theater" events, character look-alike contests, an auction of Dale Cooper's car used in…
ID Number:2000.107.211.03.02
Date:1992
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DeCharlene Williams in her beauty salon, August 6, 1993
DeCharlene Williams (1943-2018) came to Seattle with her first husband in 1958. Williams graduated from Seattle Central College, then attended Edward's Beauty School in Seattle, graduating in 1961. After divorcing in 1965, she worked at a beauty salon and other jobs, saving money to buy her own building. As a single woman of color, she was denied loans by numerous…
ID Number:2000.107.230.38.03
Date:1993
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Groundbreaking of Rainier Valley Square, Seattle, July 29, 1993
This image shows the groundbreaking for a shopping center on the east side of Rainier Ave. S. between S. Charlestown St and S. Andover St in southeast Seattle. Southeast Seattle extends east from I-5 to Lake Washington and south from I-90 to city limits. This site was owned by private developers but was supported by the city of Seattle. Mayor…
ID Number:2000.107.19930729.1.06
Date:1993
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Seattle Reign players during game vs. San Jose Lasers, Seattle, January 19, 1997
The Seattle Reign were the first professional women’s basketball team in Seattle, playing from 1996 to 1998 in the American Basketball League (ABL). The ABL was founded in 1996, with Seattle as one of eight founding teams. The league collapsed partway through the 1998 season under the financial pressure of competing with the rival Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), which…
ID Number:2000.107.19970119.6.05
Date:1997
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Seattle Reign players during game vs. San Jose Lasers, Seattle, January 19, 1997
The Seattle Reign were the first professional women’s basketball team in Seattle, playing from 1996 to 1998 in the American Basketball League (ABL). The ABL was founded in 1996, with Seattle as one of eight founding teams. The league collapsed partway through the 1998 season under the financial pressure of competing with the rival Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), which…
ID Number:2000.107.19970119.6.12
Date:1997