393 results for: Central Area
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Flo Ware speaking to Governor Dan Evans, April 7, 1972
Florestine “Flo” Ware (1912-1981) was a tireless activist who fought for 30 years for the rights of children, the poor, and the aged, particularly in Seattle’s Black community. Within a few years after she moved to Seattle in 1946, Ware was agitating for improvements to Central Area public schools, for better healthcare for elderly people, and for employment opportunities for…
ID Number:2000.107.222.08.02
Date:1972
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Flo Ware, October 1974
Florestine “Flo” Ware (1912-1981) was a tireless activist who fought for 30 years for the rights of children, the poor, and the aged, particularly in Seattle’s Black community. Within a few years after she moved to Seattle in 1946, Ware was agitating for improvements to Central Area public schools, for better healthcare for elderly people, and for employment opportunities for…
ID Number:2000.107.222.08.04
Date:1974
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Flo Ware, August 1976
Florestine “Flo” Ware (1912-1981) was a tireless activist who fought for 30 years for the rights of children, the poor, and the aged, particularly in Seattle’s Black community. Within a few years after she moved to Seattle in 1946, Ware was agitating for improvements to Central Area public schools, for better healthcare for elderly people, and for employment opportunities for…
ID Number:2000.107.222.08.05
Date:1975
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Crowd watching swimmer jump into Lake Washington at "Ramps to Nowhere," Seattle, June 1, 1975
In the 1960s the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) began construction of the R.H. Thomson Expressway, a 15-mile freeway from the Duwamish River in Seattle to Bothell. Several freeway ramps were built on the western shore of Lake Washington, intended to connect Highway 520 to the R. H. Thomson Expressway. The plan would have cut through wide swaths through…
ID Number:2000.107.223.22.01
Date:1975
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James Washington Jr. presenting sculpture "Flame of Enlightenment", Seattle, December 3, 1973
James Washington Jr. (1911-2000) was a sculptor and painter who became associated with the Northwest School of artists in Seattle. He grew up in Mississippi and moved to Seattle in 1944 to work for the Navy during World War II. Washington was largely self-taught and he believed this lack of formal training was essential to his artistic success. In the…
ID Number:2000.107.227.20.03
Date:1973
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James Washington Jr. sculpture "Oracle of Truth" outside Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, December 8, 1987
James Washington Jr. (1911-2000) was a sculptor and painter who became associated with the Northwest School of artists in Seattle. He grew up in Mississippi and moved to Seattle in 1944 to work for the Navy during World War II. Washington was largely self-taught and he believed this lack of formal training was essential to his artistic success. In the…
ID Number:2000.107.227.21.01
Date:1987
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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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Ben Woo and Bruce Terry speaking about low-income housing plans, Seattle, January 30, 1984
Asian community leader Benjamin Woo (1923-2008) was born in Seattle and attended Queen Anne High School and the University of Chicago. After military service he returned to Seattle and opened an architectural firm in Madison Park. He directed King County’s Construction and Facilities Management Department and served as president of the Seattle Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Mr.…
ID Number:2000.107.232.28.08
Date:1984
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Aaron Dixon, with bodyguards, speaking at rally at HUB Ballroom, Seattle, April 4, 1969
Aaron Dixon was born in Chicago, and grew up in Seattle's Central Area. His father worked at Boeing, and both parents taught Aaron and his brothers the importance of fighting for social justice. As a college student at the University of Washington (UW), Dixon played a key role in the formation of the Black Student Union (BSU) and the Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.246.07.02
Date:1969
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Washington House of Representatives candidate debate in front yard, Seattle, July 1, 1984
In this photo, incumbent Bill Burns, standing, speaks during a debate among the candidates for the Washington State House of Representatives District 43, Position 2. The other candidates at the neighborhood event were Jesse Wineberry, seated behind Burns, and Theresa Doherty, seated at left. The candidates debated the issues in the front yard of Allen Blaich at 210 16th Avenue…
ID Number:2000.107.247.07.03
Date:1984