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Black community leaders at press conference about Seattle Schools, January 31, 1991
On January 31, 1991, several leaders of Seattle's African-American community held a press conference at Mount Zion Baptist Church, calling for the resignation of Seattle School Superintendent William Kendrick, and a rejection of his school reorganization plan, which they viewed as insensitive to children of color.This image shows the six community leaders seated at a table during the press conference.…
ID Number:2000.107.247.05.02
Date:1991
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Cleaning up campaign signs along Rainier Avenue, Seattle, November 9, 1977
In the aftermath of the November 1977 elections, campaign signs for candidates for mayor, city council, and other local positions were removed from yards, parking strips, and businesses throughout Seattle. In this photo, 35th District State Rep. Gene Lux, top left, and Lloyd Ragan, committee member for precinct 35-97, picked up signs along Rainier Avenue South and trucked them away.…
ID Number:2000.107.247.07.01
Date:1977
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Gubernatorial candidates John O'Connell and Dan Evans debating on KOMO-TV, October 5, 1968
In this image, Washington State gubernatorial candidates Attorney General John J. O'Connell (left) and Governor Dan Evans participate in a televised debate on KOMO-TV during the 1968 campaign. Moderator Art McDonald sits in front of the KOMO-TV panel, from left: Jack Eddy, Bryan Johnson, Don Dixon, Don McGaffin, Fendall Yerxa. At right is floor director Rob Neilson. Caption information derived…
ID Number:2000.107.247.07.02
Date:1968
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Washington House of Representatives candidate debate in front yard, Seattle, July 1, 1984
In this photo, incumbent Bill Burns, standing, speaks during a debate among the candidates for the Washington State House of Representatives District 43, Position 2. The other candidates at the neighborhood event were Jesse Wineberry, seated behind Burns, and Theresa Doherty, seated at left. The candidates debated the issues in the front yard of Allen Blaich at 210 16th Avenue…
ID Number:2000.107.247.07.03
Date:1984
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Group building Tent City near Kingdome, Seattle, November 21, 1990
This image was taken as people experiencing homelessness construct what became known as "Tent City" in an attempt to alleviate a shortage of emergency shelter in downtown Seattle. By the following week about 50 people were camped at the site near the Kingdome, drawing attention to the loss of emergency shelter space from the previous year and a growing homeless…
ID Number:2000.107.257.11.01
Date:1990
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Man removing belongings from Tent City, Seattle, December 10, 1990
This image was taken as Doug Castle, an unemployed fisherman from Dallas, collects some of his belongings from Seattle's Tent City. The site near the Kingdome had provided emergency shelter for some of the homeless population since November 21. Mr. Castle, a leader of the group Share (Seattle Housing and Resource Effort), and the other inhabitants were moving to a…
ID Number:2000.107.257.11.02
Date:1990
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Man cleaning camp under Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle, August 21, 1984
In this image Keith Ganyo, a former Marine, tidies up around the shelter that he and eight other people experiencing homelessness created under the Alaska Way Viaduct in downtown Seattle. Caption information written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.257.11.03
Date:1984
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Couple sitting under freeway overpass, Seattle, April 14, 1987
In this image Joe Minish and his companion Jody huddle in blankets in their camp under the Pine Street overpass in downtown Seattle. Keith Roy Ganyo, left, a former Marine, crawls out of a hole under the bridge abutment where the group stores their belongings. This camp was one of about 30 around the city where people experiencing homelessness were…
ID Number:2000.107.257.11.04
Date:1987
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Men boarding bus to homeless shelter, Seattle, November 11, 1985
In this image a few of an estimated 100 hungry and cold men experiencing homelessness board a bus under the Alaskan Way Viaduct at King Street in downtown Seattle to go to a shelter on Pier 36. Caption information written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.257.11.05
Date:1985
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Man sitting in temporary shelter, Seattle, April 16, 1987
In this image, Robert McCloud Menzemer sits looking out from his new "home" in a hedge near Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle. Earlier in the week the state Department of Transportation had evicted Mr. Menzemer and others from their makeshift shelters underneath freeway overpasses. Caption information written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.257.11.06
Date:1987