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Exterior of Cinerama theater, Seattle, March 14, 1997
The Cinerama theater is a single-screen cinema and has had the largest movie theater screen in Seattle since its opening in 1963. It was originally designed (and named) for the Cinerama format involving three simultaneous projectors, but quickly changed most of its showings to more common film formats while maintaining its capability to show Cinerama films The Cinerama's attendance declined…
ID Number:2000.107.19970314.3.14
Date:1997
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Texas Chainsaw Pumpkin Carving Contest, Seattle, September 19, 2002
Fremont Oktoberfest is an annual fall beer festival that has been celebrated in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood since 1995. The event features brewery tastings, food, and performances from local bands and entertainment acts.In this image Candace Reiter, as "Jerri U. Haul," a reference to the movie "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," demonstrates her pumpkin "carving" skills to promote the upcoming Fremont Oktoberfest…
ID Number:2000.107.20020918.CD04.02.001
Date:2002
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Sue Nelson, Nintendo customer service representative, Redmond, December 26, 2002
Nintendo of America, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Japanese multinational video game company Nintendo Co., Ltd. Originally based in New York beginning in 1980, the company moved its headquarters to Redmond, Washington in 1982, and remains there as of 2025. It handles the distribution of products to retailers in the US and Canada, translates and adapts games for the…
ID Number:2000.107.20021226.CD05.001
Date:2002
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New Year's fireworks show at Space Needle, Seattle, January 1, 2003
Seattle's Space Needle has hosted a fireworks show annually since 1982, with the pyrotechnics mounted along the entire Space Needle structure. This image captures the January 2003 New Year's Space Needle fireworks display at Seattle Center, with the iconic structure transformed into a huge fireworks show. Caption information source: "At the needle, grins from year to year - Air of…
ID Number:2000.107.20021231.CD04.02.001
Date:2002
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Apolo Ohno signing autograph for a fan at P-I Sports Star banquet, Seattle, January 27, 2003
Apolo Ohno (b. 1982) is a retired short-track speed skating competitor. Ohno won eight Olympic medals, was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019. Born and raised in Seattle, Ohno began swimming and quad-speed rolling skating at age 6, and committed to short-track speed skating at age 13.…
ID Number:2000.107.200301.CD01.41.001
Date:2003
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Hope Solo at P-I Sports Star banquet, Seattle, January 27, 2003
Hope Solo (b. 1981) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Born in Richmond, Washington, Solo attended the University of Washington, where she played with the Husky team from 1999-2002, and was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in her sophomore year. After college, she played professionally for teams in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) and Women's Professional Soccer (WPS)…
ID Number:2000.107.200301.CD01.41.002
Date:2003
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Spectators watch Lion Dance performers at Tet festival at Seattle Center, January 25, 2003
Tet, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is celebrated annually at the Seattle Center where festivities begin with a lion dance and continue with cooking demonstrations, music workshops, photo exhibits, martial arts, arts and crafts for kids, and Vietnamese Opera performances. In traditional Vietnamese culture, the first three days of the new year represent what will happen the rest of the…
ID Number:2000.107.20030126.CD02.01.001
Date:2003
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Spectators watch Lion Dance performers during Tet festival at Seattle Center, January 25, 2003
Tet, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is celebrated annually at the Seattle Center where festivities begin with a lion dance and continue with cooking demonstrations, music workshops, photo exhibits, martial arts, arts and crafts for kids, and Vietnamese Opera performances. In traditional Vietnamese culture, the first three days of the new year represent what will happen the rest of the…
ID Number:2000.107.20030126.CD02.01.002
Date:2003
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The Prom poster, Seattle, May 19, 2001
Lambert House, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, offers year-round programs, activities, resources, and services to LGBTQ youth. Founded in the early 1980s as the Association of Gay and Lesbian Youth Advocates (AGLYA), Lambert House, named after local queer youth advocate Gary Lambert, provides opportunities for LGBTQ youth to socialize with other youth and adults like themselves, including community dinners, social…
ID Number:2001.62.4
Date:2001
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Evening of Solidarity and Entertainment at Daybreak Star Center flier, 1986
This flier advertises an "evening of solidarity and entertainment" held at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, hosted by the Northwest Indian Women Circle. Speakers included Dennis Banks (1937-2017), a founder of the American Indian Movement, Lakota folk singer Buddy Redbow (1948-1993), Janet McCloud (1934-2003), an activist who was prominent in the "fish wars" and a leader in the Northwest Indian…
ID Number:2002.23.2.24.3
Date:1986