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Amanda Van Orden protesting Metro pollution, Seattle, May 18, 1989
In this image Yelm resident Amanda Van Orden was one of 400 protesting outside the Metro Council chambers at 720 Third Avenue in downtown Seattle. The demonstration was in support of salmon in the Nisqually River rather than the proposed runoff from a Metro plan to spray sewage sludge on 2,200 acres of Thurston County forest land near the river.…
ID Number:2000.107.124.28.01
Date:1989
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Tom Robbins reading at an anti-censorship event, Seattle, October 3, 1991
Author Tom Robbins (1932-2025) was known for his novels, articles, essays, and support for progressive causes. Here in Seattle's Westlake Park, Robbins reads from "Catcher in the Rye" at a program put on by the Washington Coalition Against Censorship. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.153.38.08
Date:1991
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Security guard near Chinese figure at Seattle Art Museum, October 1, 1991
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) opened in its new downtown building, designed by Robert Venturi, on December 5, 1991. This photo shows a guard keeping an eye on a Chinese figure in the main arcade, shortly before the museum opened to the public.
ID Number:2000.107.164.36.01
Date:1991
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Knights Templar marching in Easter parade, Seattle, March 24, 1940
In this image members of the Seattle Knights Templar wearing full uniform parade from the Masonic Temple on Harvard Avenue and East Pine Street towards First Methodist Church for their annual Easter service. Here they cross Spring Street, heading south on Fifth Avenue. Named after the famed medieval crusaders, in modern times the Knights Templar is the highest of the…
ID Number:2000.107.170.28.03
Date:1940
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James Guilmet selling fish at Fishermen's Terminal, Seattle, January 30, 1992
In this image James Guilmet passes change back to a customer while another customer writes a check for her order. Guilmet and his wife Marilyn sold fish from their boat, the Faith, at their tie-up at Fishermen's Terminal, on Salmon Bay between the Interbay and Ballard neighborhoods. The Port of Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal has been the home of the Pacific…
ID Number:2000.107.172.35.01
Date:1992
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Aztec dancer performing at Folklife Festival, Seattle Center, May 28, 1993
In this image Juan Salinas, leader of Ximali, a group of Aztec dancers from Mexico City, performs during Seattle's annual Northwest Folklife Festival. The festival has been held each Memorial Day weekend since 1972 at Seattle Center as a free celebration of folk and ethnic music, dance, and arts. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff.
ID Number:2000.107.172.37.10
Date:1993
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Georgetown Service Center, Seattle, January 18, 1971
This image of the Georgetown Service Center, located at 659 South Lucile Street, was taken to illustrate the small size of the center, which was struggling to meet the food, clothing, and medical needs of the community. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.173.08.02
Date:1971
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Kennedy Franklin, a student at the African American Academy, Seattle, February 26, 1993
In hopes of improving the academic achievement of minority students, and following years of pressure from parents, the Seattle School Board approved the opening of the African American Academy in January 1991. The Afro-centric program opened at Colman School with grades K through 5. In 1993, parents complained about the school’s instability and lack of resources.In September 2000, after several…
ID Number:2000.107.186.03.02
Date:1993
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Students sitting in classroom at First Place, Seattle, May 30, 1991
In this image Gioconda, 10, and her brother Edgar, 11, rehearse a spelling test at First Place, a nonprofit educational program for homeless children, while their classmate on the right appears to be thinking more about the swimming trip scheduled to follow the spelling test. When First Place opened in 1989, it was Seattle's sole confidential educational program for homeless…
ID Number:2000.107.186.24.01
Date:1991
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Ruth Velozo and Bob Boogert watching the unloading of food donation at Northwest Harvest, Seattle, November 17, 1992
Northwest Harvest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, was founded in 1967 by The Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry (EMM), an interfaith organization committed to identifying and addressing the primary problems of the poor and disadvantaged. The organization created Neighbors in Need and opened 34 food banks in what was initially conceived of as a short-term solution to an employment crisis in Seattle. As…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.08
Date:1992