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Image of Chizuko Omori at home in front of incarceration camp photos, Seattle, August 10, 1988
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Chizuko Omori at home in front of incarceration camp photos, Seattle, August 10, 1988

Chizuko May Omori (b. 1930), a young Nisei girl, was living with her family in Oceanside, California when World War II broke out. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Omori and her family were incarcerated in Poston concentration camp (known officially as the Colorado River Relocation Center) in Yuma County, Arizona. After release from the camp, Omori lived for a…
ID Number:2000.107.136.07.01
Date:1988
Image of Suzie Ordogh receiving Americanism Medal at Seattle World's Fair, September 16, 1962
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Suzie Ordogh receiving Americanism Medal at Seattle World's Fair, September 16, 1962

September 16, 1962 marked I Am an American Day at the Seattle World’s Fair. After the speeches and the naturalization of some 100 new citizens, Seattle swimmer Zsuszu (“Susanna," “Suzie,” “Susie”) Ordogh received an “Americanism medal” from the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Ordogh, at age 16, was one of 40 Hungarian athletes who had defected during the 1956…
ID Number:2000.107.136.15.01
Date:1962
Image of Norm Rice getting a shoeshine near Westlake Mall, Seattle, September 17, 1985
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Norm Rice getting a shoeshine near Westlake Mall, Seattle, September 17, 1985

Seattle politician Norman Blann Rice (1943-) was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 1978. Rice served eleven years, participating as chairs of the Energy, Finance, and Budget committees, and was Council President for one term. From 1989 to 1997 Rice served two terms as the 49th mayor of Seattle. Rice has remained a civic leader as CEO and…
ID Number:2000.107.152.11.04
Date:1985
Image of Jim Robideau in BIA office, Seattle, November 6, 1972
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Jim Robideau in BIA office, Seattle, November 6, 1972

On November 2nd, 1972, several hundred Indigenous people occupied the headquarters of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in Washington, DC. They presented 20 demands for better conditions for Indigenous peoples in the United States, including reform of the BIA, enforcement of existing treaties, protection of Indigenous lands, and improved treaty procedures. Over the following days, BIA offices in other…
ID Number:2000.107.154.13.01
Date:1972
Image of Millie Russell speaking at hearing on discrimination in schools , February 18, 1986
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Millie Russell speaking at hearing on discrimination in schools , February 18, 1986

Millie Bown Russell (1926-2021) was born and raised in Seattle’s Central Area, and graduated from Seattle University (SU) in 1948, the first African American to graduate from the school’s medical technology program. She worked at Puget Sound Blood Center for over 25 years, and returned to SU in 1971 to receive a secondary science-teaching certificate. She received an M.S. in…
ID Number:2000.107.158.25.01
Date:1986
Image of Millie Russell campaigning for Seattle School Board position, Seattle, September 19, 1989
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Millie Russell campaigning for Seattle School Board position, Seattle, September 19, 1989

Millie Bown Russell (1926-2021) was born and raised in Seattle’s Central Area, and graduated from Seattle University (SU) in 1948, the first African American to graduate from the school’s medical technology program. She worked at Puget Sound Blood Center for over 25 years, and returned to SU in 1971 to receive a secondary science-teaching certificate. She received an M.S. in…
ID Number:2000.107.158.25.02
Date:1989
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Students reading Variety Club's "World's Longest Letter," Seattle, March 15, 1985

In this image, students visiting Seattle's Seafirst Building look over the thousands of letters that make up the "World's Longest Letter." The completed 1,858 foot letter was part of Operation Peace Letter sponsored by the Variety Club of the Pacific Northwest, and was to be presented to the state congressional delegation in Washington, D. C. and then sent to the…
ID Number:2000.107.171.09.04
Date:1985
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Students contributing to "World's Longest Letter," Seattle, March 5, 1985

In this image 12-year-old Autumn Holmes signs her letter, the first to be entered into the computer by Steve Fleichmann as part of the thousands of letters that made up the "World's Longest Letter." The completed 1,858 foot letter was part of Operation Peace Letter sponsored by the Variety Club of the Pacific Northwest, and was to be presented to…
ID Number:2000.107.171.09.05
Date:1985
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Student reading contribution to "World's Longest Letter," Seattle, March 5, 1985

In this image 12-year-old Autumn Holmes reads her letter to Secretary of State George Shultz and Ambassador Andrei Gromyko at Seattle's Seafirst building. Autumn's letter was the first of thousands of letters that made up the "World's Longest Letter." The completed 1,858 foot letter was part of Operation Peace Letter sponsored by the Variety Club of the Pacific Northwest, and…
ID Number:2000.107.171.09.10
Date:1985
Image of Cars and passengers waiting at Fauntleroy ferry dock, Seattle, June 17, 1937
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Cars and passengers waiting at Fauntleroy ferry dock, Seattle, June 17, 1937

On May 28, 1937 passenger and automobile ferry service ceased on Puget Sound due to a union strike over labor disputes with the Washington Shipowners' Association. Twenty-five ferries were tied up during the 28-day strike, which ended after Washington State Governor Clarence D. Martin interceded.In this image cars lining the dock at the Fauntleroy Terminal in West Seattle wait for…
ID Number:2000.107.171.30.01
Date:1937
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