3224 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Garfield principal Roscoe Bass at Central Area School Council meeting, Seattle, June 13, 1976
Roscoe Bass was an longtime educator and civil rights activist. He graduated from the Kansas State Teachers College and came to Seattle in 1958 as a substitute teacher. Bass served as the principal of Garfield High School for six years and is credited with helping turn it into one of the best schools in Washington. Bass also worked in the…
ID Number:2000.107.19760613.1.11
Date:1976
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Jeanette Woldseth, first female career firefighter in Washington State, February 1977
Twenty-three-year-old Jeanette Woldseth badly wanted to be a professional firefighter. Daughter and granddaughter of fire fighters, she volunteered with the Bellevue Fire Department while managing a drive-in theater. Two years of persistence finally paid off, and she graduated from the department’s training course in February 1977, becoming the first full-time female career fire fighter in a major Washington fire department.…
ID Number:2000.107.19770200.11.33
Date:1977
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Mardi Gras parade, Seattle, February 19, 1977
In 1977, Seattle held its first Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) celebration in Occidental Park, Pioneer Square. The event lasted for five days and was peaceful during the day but got unruly at night. This image shows revelers on a street in Pioneer Square, including one wearing a patterned onesie and another sporting a white suit, cape, face paint, and a…
ID Number:2000.107.19770219.1.22
Date:1977
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Mardi Gras parade, Seattle, February 19, 1977
In 1977, Seattle held its first Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) celebration in Occidental Park, Pioneer Square. The event lasted for five days and was peaceful during the day but got unruly at night. This image shows revelers on a street in Pioneer Square, including a man with a dummy in a wagon pulled by a child. Caption information source: The…
ID Number:2000.107.19770219.1.26
Date:1977
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Mardi Gras parade, Seattle, February 19, 1977
In 1977, Seattle held its first Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) celebration in Occidental Park, Pioneer Square. The event lasted for five days and was peaceful during the day but got unruly at night. This image shows revelers on a street in Pioneer Square, including a man playing a euphonium, possibly as part of a band. Behind the euphonium player are…
ID Number:2000.107.19770219.1.28
Date:1977
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Judge Kathleen Bishop outside the Nisqually Tribe Community Church where she holds court, 1977
Kathleen L. Bishop Turner (1915-1978), a member of the Snohomish Tribe, was active in Native American affairs throughout her life, following in the footsteps of her father, Senator William Bishop, who was the first Native American to serve in the Washington State Legislature. She devoted most of her live to the preservation and promotion of Native American traditions and culture.…
ID Number:2000.107.19770420.1.38
Date:1977
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Students with disabilities from Lowell Elementary visiting Seattle Art Museum, May 24, 1977
A group of students with disabilities from Lowell Elementary School visited the Northwest Indian exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum in May 1977, shortly after the museum was renovated to be accessible to wheelchair users. The children also used tricycles, carts, and walkers, in addition to wheelchairs, to get around.This image shows a few of the students looking at a…
ID Number:2000.107.19770524.1.15
Date:1977
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Docent Evelyn Klebanoff showing Indian mask to child in wheelchair, May 24, 1977
A group of students with disabilities from Lowell School visited the Northwest Indian exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum in May 1977, shortly after the museum was renovated to be accessible to wheelchair users. The children also used tricycles, carts, and walkers, in addition to wheelchairs, to get around.This image shows a student named Miriam holding a moon mask with…
ID Number:2000.107.19770524.1.29
Date:1977
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Jack Eagle as "Brother Dominic" blessing Sounders player Derek Smethurst, June 3, 1980
In 1975, comedian Jack Eagle began starring in commercials in the role of Brother Dominic, a medieval monk who uses the "miraculous" power of Xerox machines to quickly produce many copies of handwritten documents. Eagle, who described himself as "the only Jewish father masquerading as a Catholic brother," gained national fame from his continued appearances as Brother Dominic. This image…
ID Number:2000.107.19800603.1.07
Date:1980
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Jack Eagle as "Brother Dominic" blessing the Sounders, June 3, 1980
In 1975, comedian Jack Eagle began starring in commercials in the role of Brother Dominic, a medieval monk who uses the "miraculous" power of Xerox machines to quickly produce many copies of handwritten documents. Eagle, who described himself as "the only Jewish father masquerading as a Catholic brother," gained national fame from his continued appearances as Brother Dominic. This image…
ID Number:2000.107.19800603.1.16
Date:1980