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Image of Pro-choice supporters outside Faith Tabernacle, Kent, April 9, 1989
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Pro-choice supporters outside Faith Tabernacle, Kent, April 9, 1989

In this image two supporters of NOW (National Organization for Women) take their abortion-rights message to Faith Tabernacle in Kent. In Seattle on the same day demonstrators marched at St. James Cathedral. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.07
Date:1989
Image of Bishop John Hurst Adams discussing education, Seattle, November 19, 1987
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Bishop John Hurst Adams discussing education, Seattle, November 19, 1987

Rev. Dr. John Hurst Adams (1927-2018) was the pastor at Seattle’s First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) Church from 1962 to 1968 and a leader in the city’s civil rights struggle. He chaired the Central Area Civil Rights Committee, made up of the heads of the local civil rights organizations Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), NAACP, and Seattle Urban League. The…
ID Number:2000.107.002.26.01
Date:1987
Image of Ismail Ahmad and Wahab Almatar at the Islamic International House at UW, August 1990
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Ismail Ahmad and Wahab Almatar at the Islamic International House at UW, August 1990

At left in this photo is Ismail Ahmad, who came to Seattle from Iraq around 1970 to attend the University of Washington. In 1990, Ahmad was running the Islamic International House, housing in the University District for Muslim students. Wahab Almater, at right, from Kuwait, was a UW graduate student in business, living at the Islamic International House along with…
ID Number:2000.107.002.39.01
Date:1990
Image of Students in substance abuse support group, Lake Washington High School, Seattle, April 28, 1989
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Students in substance abuse support group, Lake Washington High School, Seattle, April 28, 1989

In this image Lake Washington High School students attend a year-long, one credit course addressing issues the students face as former addicts. The student at left, speaks freely of his family problems as the other two listen. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.006.09.01
Date:1989
Image of Greg Broad building walkway at Tillicum Village prior to APEC conference, Blake Island, November 5, 1993
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Greg Broad building walkway at Tillicum Village prior to APEC conference, Blake Island, November 5, 1993

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.009.35.01
Date:1993
Image of Swedish Hospital nurses touring Bailey-Boushay House, April 28, 1992
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Swedish Hospital nurses touring Bailey-Boushay House, April 28, 1992

Bailey-Boushay House in Seattle was named after Thatcher Bailey and his partner Frank Boushay, who died of AIDS in 1989. The facility was established in 1992 as a place where people with AIDS could find compassionate care and a way to live their last days with dignity. Today, Bailey-Boushay continues to serve AIDS/HIV patients as well as those with other…
ID Number:2000.107.012.24.01
Date:1992
Image of Powell Barnett accepting Jackson Street Community Council Man of the Year award, Seattle, April 1964
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Powell Barnett accepting Jackson Street Community Council Man of the Year award, Seattle, April 1964

Powell S. Barnett (1883-1971) was a Seattle-based musician, baseball player, civil rights activist, and African American community leader. Born in Indiana, Barnett moved with his family to Roslyn, Washington, in 1889. His father, an ex-slave, was one of many black miners recruited to work in Washington coal mines. As a teenager, Powell also worked in the Roslyn coal mines, and…
ID Number:2000.107.014.21.02
Date:1964
Image of Powell Barnett and Katherine Conna Barnett on their golden wedding anniversary, Seattle, August 23, 1956
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Powell Barnett and Katherine Conna Barnett on their golden wedding anniversary, Seattle, August 23, 1956

Powell S. Barnett (1883-1971) was a Seattle-based musician, baseball player, civil rights activist, and African American community leader. Barnett married Katherine Conna (1890-1971) of the pioneering John N. Conna family in 1906, and the couple settled in Seattle. Powell Barnett organized the Leschi Improvement Council and became its first president in 1967, led in organizing the East Madison YMCA and…
ID Number:2000.107.014.21.03
Date:1956
Image of Cris Bruch working on
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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
Image of Bertha Pitts Campbell, Seattle, January 1981
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Bertha Pitts Campbell, Seattle, January 1981

Bertha Pitts Campbell (1889-1990) was a Seattle civil rights activist. She was born in Kansas and grew up in Colorado. During her studies at Howard University, Campbell founded the Delta Sigma Theta sorority with 21 other women. Delta Sigma Theta is a historically Black sorority and it advocates for civil rights, especially educational opportunities for Black people. Campbell moved to…
ID Number:2000.107.031.12.01
Date:1981
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