3251 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The
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Patty Murray, Bill Clinton, and Mike Lowry campaigning in Seattle, October 22, 1992
In this image Patty Murray (1950-), Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Bill Clinton (1946-), Democratic candidate for U.S. Presidency, and Mike Lowry (1939-2017), Democratic candidate for Washington State Governor stand together before Clinton's speech to an estimated 15,000 spectators gathered at Victor Steinbrueck Park, on Virginia Street at the north end of Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle. Caption information…
ID Number:2000.107.245.01.04
Date:1992
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Bill Clinton campaigning in Seattle, October 22, 1992
This image shows part of the crowd of around 15,000 spectators that gathered at Victor Steinbrueck Park, on Virginia Street at the north end of Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle, to hear Bill Clinton give a presidential campaign speech. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.245.01.05
Date:1992
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Boxers Harry Matthews and Don Cockell in ring after fight, Seattle, July 30, 1954
On July 30, 1954, Seattle boxer Harry "Kid" Matthews (1922-2003) lost by technical knockout to English fighter Donald John "Don" Cockell (1928-1983) in a bout held at Sick's stadium. In this photo, Matthews congratulates Cockell, while his coach, renowned boxing manager John C. "Deacon" Jack Hurley (1897-1972), speaks to someone outside the ring. Caption information derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.245.01.06
Date:1954
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Eddie Cotton at award banquet, Seattle, December 28, 1966
This photo shows boxer Eddie Cotton (1926-1990) at a banquet sponsored by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, shortly after P-I Sports Editor Royal Brougham announced that Cotton had been voted Man of the Year in Sports for 1966. In his 20 years in the ring as a light-heavyweight (1947-1967), Cotton had 83 bouts, winning 34 by knockout and 24 by decision. Cotton…
ID Number:2000.107.245.03.01
Date:1966
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Samoan cricket players practicing at Genesee Playfield, Seattle, August 1986
The Seattle Samoan Cricket League formed in 1986, organizing games at the Genesee Field in Seattle's Rainier Valley neighborhood. Samoan cricket, or kirikiti, reflects the value of community to the Samoan people, a way to connect with their culture and with one another. Games are attended by extended families, who gather to sing, eat, dance, and cheer for the players…
ID Number:2000.107.245.05.01
Date:1986
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Hans Dehmelt sitting in UW classroom, Seattle, October 12, 1989
In this image, University of Washington physics Professor Hans Georg Dehmelt (1922-2017) sits in a classroom on the Seattle campus after learning that he had been awarded a share of the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics for co-developing (with Wolfgang Paul) an elegant, precise technique to trap charged atomic particles so they could be studied and measured in near isolation.…
ID Number:2000.107.246.04.01
Date:1991
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Anti-contra demonstrators holding signs, Seattle, March 3, 1986
In this image, protesters in downtown Seattle hold up crosses bearing the names of people they claim were killed by the contra rebels in Nicaragua. The protesters rallied on the steps of the Federal Courthouse to listen to attorney Jim Douglas, chair of the Central American Task Force of the Seattle Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, which represented Central…
ID Number:2000.107.246.04.02
Date:1986
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Protesters blocking I-5 after Rodney King verdict, Seattle, May 1, 1992
In this image, Washington State Patrol troopers meet protesters blocking the northbound lanes of Interstate 5, just north of downtown Seattle. About 200 peaceful demonstrators blocked traffic for two hours to protest the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers charged with using excessive force in the March 3, 1991 arrest of African-American taxi driver Rodney King (1965-2012).…
ID Number:2000.107.246.04.03
Date:1992
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Supporters of Gulf War on Washington State Capitol steps, Olympia, January 23, 1991
On January 23, 1991, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) held a noontime rally on the steps of the Capitol Building in Olympia. About 200 persons gathered to show their support for the US troops serving in the Middle East. Among those listening to a VFW speaker at the rally are the four women shown in this photo: from left,…
ID Number:2000.107.246.04.04
Date:1991
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Anti-war UW students blocking I-5, Seattle, January 14, 1991
After Iraq invaded and annexed Kuwait in August 1990, the United Nations Security Council and the Arab League passed resolutions giving Iraq a deadline of January 15, 1991 to leave Kuwait and authorizing military intervention if this did not occur. When Iraq did not withdraw, the United States and coalition forces from other countries began a heavy bombing campaign, codenamed…
ID Number:2000.107.246.05.02
Date:1991