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Mike Kovell demonstrating that curbs can be a barrier for people in wheelchairs, Seattle, July 1978
In 1978, the Washington State Human Rights Commission hosted a meeting of similar agencies from around the world. The conference, held in Seattle, included exhibits of barrier-free design and a tour of challenges to people with disabilities in the downtown area. State Commission inspector Mike Kovell, a Vietnam veteran who used a wheelchair, compiled the list and led attendees on…
ID Number:2000.107.082.14.03
Date:1978
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Paul Horiuchi at home, Seattle, August 12, 1967
Painter and collagist Paul Horiuchi (1906-1999) was one of the artists of the "Northwest School," an art movement which combined natural elements of the Puget Sound area with traditional Asian aesthetics to create a novel and distinct regional style.The Horiuchi family's Rainier Beach home, designed by T. Gregory Saito, was filled with natural light and provided ample space to hang…
ID Number:2000.107.091.28.04
Date:1967
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Demonstrators in favor of Native fishing rights at Washington State Capitol, Olympia, September 5, 1968
In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and peaceful demonstrations…
ID Number:2000.107.096.09.01
Date:1968
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Janet McCloud speaking at press conference, Olympia, July 3, 1968
Janet Joy "Yet-Si-Blue" (Renecker) McCloud (1934-2003) was a Tulalip tribe member and an Indian activist who was prominent in the "fish wars" that led to the Boldt Decision, a federal ruling guaranteeing Washington tribes half the state's salmon and catch.In this image Janet McCloud speaks at one of a series of protests and press conferences organized in support of comedian…
ID Number:2000.107.121.09.01
Date:1968
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Inmates working in barber shop at McNeil Island Penitentiary, February 28, 1974
McNeil Island is a 6.6 square mile island located in south Puget Sound, lying 2.8 miles across the water from the nearest town. The site was utilized for 142 continuous years as an island-based penal institution, beginning in 1869 with a jail built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1909 the facility became a federal prison, the McNeil…
ID Number:2000.107.123.18.06
Date:1974
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Cell at McNeil Island Penitentiary, February 28, 1974
McNeil Island is a 6.6 square mile island located in south Puget Sound, lying 2.8 miles across the water from the nearest town. The site was utilized for 142 continuous years as an island-based penal institution, beginning in 1869 with a jail built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1909 the facility became a federal prison, the McNeil…
ID Number:2000.107.123.19.06
Date:1974
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Minority students reacting to UW's new affirmative action policy, Seattle, May 2, 1974
This image was taken as University of Washington President John R. Hogness met with of minority students to explain the university's new affirmative action policy. The meeting was likely connected to the recent controversy created when the chairman of the department of political science nullified a faculty vote to hire Dr. Carlos Munoz with tenure. In the weeks after this…
ID Number:2000.107.124.40.11
Date:1974
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Charles Royer and George Benson on tandem bike, Seattle, August 19, 1978
Charles "Charley" Royer (1939-2024) was mayor of Seattle from 1978 to 1990, and is the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. Born in Medford, Oregon, Royer worked in TV news in Oregon in the 1960s and became known for his political coverage. He moved to Seattle in 1970 to work for KING-TV, then ran for mayor in 1977 and defeated…
ID Number:2000.107.157.27.01
Date:1978
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Crowd and wild Rainier stampede at Fat Tuesday parade, February 19, 1977
Crowds jammed the Pioneer Square area for Seattle's first Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) celebration, February 1977. Among the costumed participants was a stampeding herd of wild Rainiers, as seen in the popular Rainier Beer commercials. The five-day event was peaceful during the day but got very unruly at night. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, February 21, 1977.Caption information also…
ID Number:2000.107.172.18.03
Date:1977
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Child and mother eating pretzels at Folklife Festival, Seattle Center, May 27, 1978
In this image Adam Pessl, 2, sits on his mother Liese Pessl's shoulders while both eat pretzels 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 and attached…
ID Number:2000.107.172.37.03
Date:1978