3381 results for: Seattle Photographic Co.
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Edwin Wea showing flash card to girl at Black Family Center, Seattle, October 8, 1991
The Holly Park neighborhood of Seattle was built in the 1940s to house defense workers and veterans, but in the 1950s, it was converted into public housing under the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA). During its first few decades, Holly Park housed mostly Whites and some African Americans. By the early 1990s, 33% of Holly Park was African American and 49%…
ID Number:2000.107.228.06.01
Date:1991
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Martin J. Weideman using a curb ramp, Seattle, February 1981
In an effort to cut government spending and regulations, President Ronald Reagan’s 1982 budget proposed the elimination of Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (now the U.S. Access Board). The board’s near decade of setting standards, plus federal funding, had helped American cities begin to build curb cuts, provide bus lifts, and make other improvements to help people with disabilities…
ID Number:2000.107.228.26.01
Date:1981
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Bernie Whitebear receiving lumber delivered by Bill Boyd, Seattle, November 10, 1974
In 1970, a group of activists led by Bernie Whitebear (1937-2000), Sin-Aikst, or Sinixt (now one of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation), began a protest which culminated in approval for the development of both a cultural center for Indigenous peoples and a municipal park on decommissioned surplus land at Seattle's Fort Lawton site. After several years spent raising…
ID Number:2000.107.230.06.01
Date:1974
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Bernie Whitebear reading proclamation ending protester's encampment at Fort Lawton, Seattle, April 3, 1970
On March 8, 1970, about 100 members and sympathizers of United Indian People's Council (later United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, or UIATF) occupied Fort Lawton, a 1,100-acre army post in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood. They were inspired by the passage of a bill signed by President Richard Nixon, which granted non-federal entities the ability to obtain surplus federal lands for…
ID Number:2000.107.230.06.02
Date:1970
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Leo Whiteford at Puyallup tribal substance-abuse treatment center, March 19, 1990
This photo shows Leo Whiteford, who was in charge of the Puyallup Indian substance abuse treatment center, sitting at the center. The Serenity Prayer, written by Reinhold Niebuhr and adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in 1942, is painted on the wall behind him. As of 2019, the Puyallup Tribe's Community/Family Services Program continues to provide drug and alcohol screening, assessments…
ID Number:2000.107.230.07.01
Date:1990
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Harold Whitehead at Seattle Veterans Action Center, March 25, 1991
The Seattle Veterans Action Center (or Sea-VAC) was founded by Joseph Garcia in 1971 to provide readjustment assistance to veterans, especially minority, disadvantaged and disabled Vietnam war veterans. Services included family counseling, job-placement help, post-traumatic-stress-disorder therapy, substance-abuse counseling and housing aid, among others. In April 1991, Harold Whitehead, director of the Seattle Veterans Action Center, nine staff members, and heads…
ID Number:2000.107.230.07.02
Date:1991
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Lenny Wilkens coaching from sideline of Sonics game, Seattle, December 1982
Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025) was a professional basketball player and coach who played as point guard for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1968-1972, and served as player-coach from 1969-1972. Wilkens returned to coach the Sonics in 1977 and stayed with the team until 1985. His first season back with the Sonics ended in an NBA Finals appearance, and in 1979 Wilkens led…
ID Number:2000.107.230.26.02
Date:1982
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Coach Lenny Wilkens on first day of Sonics practice, Seattle, September 1984
Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025) was a professional basketball player and coach who played as point guard for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1968-1972, and served as player-coach from 1969-1972. Wilkens returned to coach the Sonics in 1977 and stayed with the team until 1985. His first season back with the Sonics ended in an NBA Finals appearance, and in 1979 Wilkens led…
ID Number:2000.107.230.27.01
Date:1984
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Lenny Wilkens, Seattle, May 1983
Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025) was a professional basketball player and coach who played as point guard for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1968-1972, and served as player-coach from 1969-1972. Wilkens returned to coach the Sonics in 1977 and stayed with the team until 1985. His first season back with the Sonics ended in an NBA Finals appearance, and in 1979 Wilkens led…
ID Number:2000.107.230.28.01
Date:1983
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Lenny Wilkens after being named Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Sports Star of 1978, Seattle, January 9, 1979
Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025) was a professional basketball player and coach who played as point guard for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1968-1972, and served as player-coach from 1969-1972. Wilkens returned to coach the Sonics in 1977 and stayed with the team until 1985. His first season back with the Sonics ended in an NBA Finals appearance, and in 1979 Wilkens led…
ID Number:2000.107.230.28.02
Date:1979