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Image of Portrait of Grace Denny, circa 1940
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Portrait of Grace Denny, circa 1940

Grace Denny (1884-1971) was an expert in textiles and professor at the University of Washington (UW). She is unrelated to the Denny family of early Seattle settlers. Denny was born and raised in Nebraska and came to Seattle in 1914 to teach Home Economics at UW. During her time at the university, Denny helped substantially expand the Home Economics program.…
ID Number:2000.107.048.13.01
Date:1940
Image of Staff and residents at Daybreak adult family home for people with disabiities, Seattle, December 1984
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Staff and residents at Daybreak adult family home for people with disabiities, Seattle, December 1984

In 1983, Washington state developed a program for people with certain disabilities to live more independently than they would in institutions. An individualized plan was developed for each person. Two people who benefited from this were Kristina Lasicka and Karolann Elliott, both aged 22 and both deaf and partially blind. With the help of two assistants who knew sign language,…
ID Number:2000.107.082.13.04
Date:1984
Image of David Denini and a resident of the Hazel Keller group home, Seattle, January 1980
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David Denini and a resident of the Hazel Keller group home, Seattle, January 1980

The purpose of the US Community Mental Health Act of 1963 was to move people with intellectual and developmental disabilities from large state institutions to smaller, community-based facilities and services. Since then, a variety of solutions have been tried, one of which has been group homes for those unable to live independently.In 1980, about 39% of people with developmental disabilities…
ID Number:2000.107.082.14.04
Date:1980
Image of Beverly and Frank Herbert at home, Port Townsend, September 11, 1979
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Beverly and Frank Herbert at home, Port Townsend, September 11, 1979

In this image Tacoma-born author Frank Herbert (1920-1986) and his wife Beverly sit in the living room of their home. Mounted on the wall between the paintings (original works by John Schoenherr for a "Dune" calendar) is a control panel for the home's solar heating system. An avid alternative energy experimenter, Herbert created his own solar collector, wind plant, and…
ID Number:2000.107.087.11.02
Date:1979
Image of Frank Herbert working in his home office, Port Townsend, September 11, 1979
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Frank Herbert working in his home office, Port Townsend, September 11, 1979

In this image Tacoma-born author Frank Herbert (1920-1986) sits at his desk in a loft above the kitchen of his Port Townsend home. Though Herbert became famous for writing science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and university lecturer. Herbert was a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1969 to 1972.…
ID Number:2000.107.087.11.03
Date:1979
Image of Frank Herbert at home, Port Townsend, September 11, 1979
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Frank Herbert at home, Port Townsend, September 11, 1979

In this image Tacoma-born author Frank Herbert (1920-1986) points to fir trees that may need to be topped to allow more sunlight to reach his homemade roof-top solar collectors. He had recently installed a solar heating system that used halved beer cans as collectors. Herbert was the first science fiction author to popularize ideas about ecology and systems thinking, stressing…
ID Number:2000.107.087.11.04
Date:1979
Image of Paul Horiuchi with Japanese scroll, Seattle, March 18, 1983
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Paul Horiuchi with Japanese scroll, Seattle, March 18, 1983

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.In this image, Horiuchi, then in his late seventies, sits next to a scroll which he painted in Japan at age 13,…
ID Number:2000.107.091.28.02
Date:1983
Image of Paul Horiuchi in his studio, Seattle, March 16, 1983
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Paul Horiuchi in his studio, Seattle, March 16, 1983

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.Here, in his late 70s, the artist sits in his studio near a large painting. Caption information derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.091.28.03
Date:1983
Image of Paul Horiuchi at home, Seattle, August 12, 1967
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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
Image of Kihara family at home after repatriation from Hiroshima, June 1947
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Kihara family at home after repatriation from Hiroshima, June 1947

In 1932, Tsueko Kihara and her five children left their home in Seattle for an extended visit to Japan. Her husband, Ichimatsu Kihara, remained in Seattle working as a fish wholesaler. When Japan invaded China in 1937, the Kiharas were unable to leave the country and were stuck in Japan during the entire Pacific War. On August 6th, 1945, the…
ID Number:2000.107.098.17.01
Date:1947
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