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Image of Members of American Legion in Goof parade, Seattle, September 9, 1949
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Members of American Legion in Goof parade, Seattle, September 9, 1949

In this image the Yakima Yearlings, a drum and bugle corp from the American Legion's Logan Wheeler Post #36 of Yakima, Washington, march in a parade on opening day of the American Legion state convention. This "Goof" parade was staged by the Voyageurs of La Societie des Forty Hommes et Eight Chevaux ("40 & 8") along Third Avenue in downtown…
ID Number:2000.107.007.01.01
Date:1949
Image of Ernestine Anderson performing at the High School Jazz Festival, Seward Park Amphitheater, Seattle, June 16, 1980
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Ernestine Anderson performing at the High School Jazz Festival, Seward Park Amphitheater, Seattle, June 16, 1980

Ernestine Anderson (1928-2016) was an internationally renowned American jazz and blues singer. Her connection to Seattle began when her family moved to the city 1944, and she was discovered by band leader "Bumps" Blackwell, who hired her as a singer for his Junior Band. Anderson's first show was at the Washington Social Club on East Madison Street. The band (which…
ID Number:2000.107.007.24.01
Date:1980
Image of Ernestine Anderson and granddaughter at Greenwood Elementary School, Seattle, April 19, 1985
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Ernestine Anderson and granddaughter at Greenwood Elementary School, Seattle, April 19, 1985

Ernestine Anderson (1928-2016) was an internationally renowned American jazz and blues singer. Her connection to Seattle began when her family moved to the city 1944, and she was discovered by band leader "Bumps" Blackwell, who hired her as a singer for his Junior Band. Anderson's first show was at the Washington Social Club on East Madison Street. The band (which…
ID Number:2000.107.007.24.02
Date:1985
Image of Ernestine Anderson at home in Seattle, January 31, 1984
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Ernestine Anderson at home in Seattle, January 31, 1984

Ernestine Anderson (1928-2016) was an internationally renowned American jazz and blues singer. Her connection to Seattle began when her family moved to the city 1944, and she was discovered by band leader "Bumps" Blackwell, who hired her as a singer for his Junior Band. Anderson's first show was at the Washington Social Club on East Madison Street. The band (which…
ID Number:2000.107.007.24.03
Date:1984
Image of Ernestine Anderson performing at Jazz Alley, Seattle, December 16, 1991
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Ernestine Anderson performing at Jazz Alley, Seattle, December 16, 1991

Ernestine Anderson (1928-2016) was an internationally renowned American jazz and blues singer. Her connection to Seattle began when her family moved to the city 1944, and she was discovered by band leader "Bumps" Blackwell, who hired her as a singer for his Junior Band. Anderson's first show was at the Washington Social Club on East Madison Street. The band (which…
ID Number:2000.107.007.24.04
Date:1991
Image of Hammond Ashley in his workshop, Seattle, April 26, 1979
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Hammond Ashley in his workshop, Seattle, April 26, 1979

Hammond (“Ham”) Ashley studied to be a mechanical engineer, but music was always an important part of his life. He was also a skilled woodworker, doing fine interior woodwork and making reproductions of antique furniture. Ashley played banjo in a dance band while in college. In Europe with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he bought a double bass and…
ID Number:2000.107.009.31.01
Date:1979
Image of Hammond Ashley holding a treble violin, Seattle, April 26, 1979
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Hammond Ashley holding a treble violin, Seattle, April 26, 1979

Hammond (“Ham”) Ashley studied to be a mechanical engineer, but music was always an important part of his life. He was also a skilled woodworker, doing fine interior woodwork and making reproductions of antique furniture. Ashley played banjo in a dance band while in college. In Europe with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he bought a double bass and…
ID Number:2000.107.009.31.02
Date:1979
Image of Hammond Ashley and Dave Wilson working on a bass in their workshop, Seattle, July 18, 1989
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Hammond Ashley and Dave Wilson working on a bass in their workshop, Seattle, July 18, 1989

Hammond (“Ham”) Ashley studied to be a mechanical engineer, but music was always an important part of his life. He was also a skilled woodworker, doing fine interior woodwork and making reproductions of antique furniture. Ashley played banjo in a dance band while in college. In Europe with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he bought a double bass and…
ID Number:2000.107.009.31.03
Date:1989
Image of Terri Port and Rebecca Osman at PNB School, Seattle, January 29, 1983
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Terri Port and Rebecca Osman at PNB School, Seattle, January 29, 1983

Pacific Northwest Ballet, one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States, was founded in 1972. In July 2005, Peter Boal became artistic director, succeeding Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, artistic directors since 1977. The company is especially known for its performance of the Stowell/Maurice Sendak adaptation of the "The Nutcracker," which it presented from…
ID Number:2000.107.013.11.01
Date:1983
Image of The Mouse King, Gloria Neils, Sasha Mielke, and Angelique Mielke, Seattle, December 4, 1977
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The Mouse King, Gloria Neils, Sasha Mielke, and Angelique Mielke, Seattle, December 4, 1977

Pacific Northwest Ballet, one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States, was founded in 1972. In July 2005, Peter Boal became artistic director, succeeding Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, artistic directors since 1977. The company is especially known for its performance of the Stowell/Maurice Sendak adaptation of the "The Nutcracker," which it presented from…
ID Number:2000.107.013.11.02
Date:1977
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