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Disc jockeys riding exercise bikes, Seattle, October 8, 1971
In this image six Seattle disc jockeys sit atop exercise bikes at the Palm Springs-European Health Spa at 1514 Sixth Avenue. The DJs are promoting the First International Bike-a-Thon, held October 16, sponsored by the Variety Club and The Post-Intelligencer, and benefiting various area medical services, including Children's Orthopedic Hospital (now Seattle Children's). The individuals are identified from left as:…
ID Number:2000.107.021.20.03
Date:1971
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Dr. Walter Scott Brown, 1979
Dr. Walter Scott Brown (1906-1985) was one of the first Black physicians in Seattle and he undertook groundbreaking work in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Brown was born in Birmingham, Alabama and moved to Seattle in 1931 after graduating from medical school. He opened a practice and remained a practicing surgeon until shortly before his death. Brown entered…
ID Number:2000.107.028.13.01
Date:1979
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Cris Bruch working on "Crusade" at Lenora Street overpass, Seattle, June 26, 1991
Cris Bruch is an artist who lives and works on Vashon Island. His work has been shown across the United States and he has been commissioned to build public art sculptures for the University of Washington, North Seattle College, and Sound Transit, among others. Bruch has received several awards for his work, including a Northwest Major Works Award, the Betty…
ID Number:2000.107.028.20.01
Date:1991
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Cris Bruch with artwork "Burden of Proof" at CoCA, Seattle, August 16, 1991
Cris Bruch is a artist who lives and works on Vashon Island. His work has been shown across the United States and he has been commissioned to build public art sculptures for the University of Washington, North Seattle College, and Sound Transit, among others. Bruch has received several awards for his work, including Northwest Major Works Award, the Betty Bowen…
ID Number:2000.107.028.20.02
Date:1991
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Cell Therapeutics technician at work in lab, October 6, 1992
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) incorporated in September 1991 as part of Seattle's biotech boom. Using the motto "Making Cancer More Treatable," James A. Bianco, Jack Singer, and George Todaro, who met working at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Institute, spearheaded the company's work to improve cancer treatment drugs. With headquarters next to the Olympic Sculpture Park on the Seattle waterfront, the company…
ID Number:2000.107.033.30.01
Date:1992
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Group setting up decorations at Chong Wa Benevolent Society Hall, Seattle, April 11, 1964
Huge Chinese fans, like the one shown here, were used as decorations for a Chinese opera program held at Chong Wa Benevolent Society Hall to benefit the local Chinese School. Held on April 29, 1964, the program was presented by the Luck Ngi Musical and Opera Society of Seattle (also known as the Chinese Musical Club), and featured one hour…
ID Number:2000.107.036.09.03
Date:1964
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Jeff Davis, Seattle, 1953
Jeff Davis (1883-1968) was an itinerant worker and self-described “King of the Hoboes.” Starting around 1900 Davis traveled extensively across the world. As was common among poor or homeless travelers in the early 20th century, he often hitchhiked or stowed away on trains, buses, or ships. He worked as he traveled, taking odd jobs when he could. In 1913, Davis…
ID Number:2000.107.045.34.02
Date:1953
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Earl Debnam in front of Colman School, Seattle, July 1990
In 1985, a group of Black activists led by Charlie James, Earl Debnam, Omari Tahir-Garrett, and Michael Greenwood began occupying the abandoned Colman School in the Central Area in order to pressure the city to renovate it into a museum of African-American history. Despite the building's lack of heat and running water, the occupiers stayed for eight years, making this…
ID Number:2000.107.046.22.01
Date:1990
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Earl Debnam in front of Colman School, February 16, 1993
In 1985, a group of Black activists led by Charlie James, Earl Debnam, Omari Tahir-Garrett, and Michael Greenwood began occupying the abandoned Colman School in the Central Area in order to pressure the city to renovate it into a museum of African-American history. Despite the building's lack of heat and running water, the occupiers stayed for eight years, making this…
ID Number:2000.107.046.22.02
Date:1993
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Demonstrators protesting outside the home of the honorary South African consul, Seattle, March 10, 1985
When South Africa’s National Party came to power in 1948, the white leadership put extreme laws in place forcing the country’s racial groups to live and develop separately. These “apartheid” laws caused much hardship and resentment. The growth of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States in the 1950s brought attention to apartheid, and in the 1970s and 80s,…
ID Number:2000.107.047.33.03
Date:1985