3506 results for: Seattle Photographic Co.
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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
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Thea Williamson, Seattle, December 1976
In January 1977, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a feature over two days about transgender people. An article titled "Women Trapped in Men's Bodies" told the stories of two transgender women, Thea Williamson and Christina Kempf. The women discussed their pasts and experiences before, during, and after their transitions. An article the following day titled "Mind and Body should Match" discussed…
ID Number:2000.107.231.13.02
Date:1976
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August Wilson, Seattle, September 24, 1990
In this image American playwright August Wilson (1945-2005) discusses his upcoming talk on American history from an African-American perspective, "The Testimony of the Witness," at the Seattle Arts and Lectures series. Wilson had just recently moved to Seattle, where he developed a relationship with Seattle Repertory Theatre, the only theater in the country to produce his entire 10-play series, "The…
ID Number:2000.107.231.21.01
Date:1990
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Emile Wilson and police officer at Seattle University protest, May 21, 1970
On May 21, 1970, during a rally of about 300 students called by the S.U. Student Afro-American Movement for Equality (formerly the Black Student Union) on the campus of Seattle University, several demonstrators broke windows and damaged equipment in the Student Union building. Five students were suspended, and 6 later arrested, including former Black Student Union president Emile Wilson, pictured…
ID Number:2000.107.231.25.01
Date:1970
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Oenophiles tasting wine at Seattle Center, August 27, 1979
Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. According to the Washington State Wine organization, as of…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.01
Date:1979
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Wine makers preparing grapes, Seattle, October 15, 1977
Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. In this image three amateur wine makers, identified from…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.02
Date:1977
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Wine makers crushing grapes, Bellevue, October 4, 1975
Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. In this image amateur wine makers watch as grapes…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.03
Date:1975
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Wine brokers unloading grapes from train, Seattle, September 25, 1963
Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. According to the Washington State Wine organization, as of…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.04
Date:1963
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Wine broker unloading grapes from train, Seattle, September 25, 1963
Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. According to the Washington State Wine organization, as of…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.05
Date:1963