3381 results for: Seattle Photographic Co.
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Don Chin talking with city officials after Wah Mee Club massacre, Seattle, February 20, 1983
In this image Don Chin, a resident of Seattle's Chinatown - International District, asks Mayor Charles Royer and Seattle Police Chief Patrick Fitzsimons what is being done to protect his community in the wake of the murder of 13 patrons in the Wah Mee gambling club two days previously, on February 18, 1983. Caption information source: "Three robbers raid Wah…
ID Number:2000.107.265.07.01
Date:1983
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Family seeking information on victims of Wah Mee Club massacre, Seattle, February 20, 1983
In this image Cerisse Jatabutr, center, accompanied by her mother and brother, knock at the door of the King County Medical Examiner at Harborview Hospital in Seattle. The family members received confirmation that Cerisse's father, Hung Fat Gee, was among the 13 people killed the previous day at the Wah Mee gambling club in the Chinatown - International District. Caption…
ID Number:2000.107.265.07.02
Date:1983
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Dedication ceremony at Naval Reserve Armory on Lake Union, Seattle, July 4, 1942
In 1942 the Works Progress Administration built the Naval Reserve Armory on Lake Union as an Advanced Naval Training School during World War II. Designed by Seattle architects William R. Grant and B. Marcus Priteca, the building was decommissioned after the war, and disestablished in 1994. The building was renovated in 2012 to become the new home for the Museum…
ID Number:2000.107.270.09.01
Date:1942
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Seattle Hungarians' Brian Franklin with Boeing Employees opponent in the rain on a West Seattle field, December 15, 1968
The Seattle Hungarians soccer team first formed in 1956 after the arrival of Hungarian refugees to Seattle in the aftermath of the failed 1956 revolt against Communism. The Hungarians team was a hit with fans from the start, being skillful as well as entertaining players. In 1959, Balint Ducz, owner of a successful Burien bakery, took over sponsorship and management…
ID Number:2000.107.286.02.02
Date:1968
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Tacoma Stars player Preki surrounded by fans during a parade to honor the team, Seattle June 22, 1987
Preki (Predrag Radosavljevic) played on the Tacoma Stars soccer team in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) for five seasons, beginning in 1985. Preki was a "First Team All Star" three times, All Star Game MVP twice, and won the MISL MVP award in 1989. As of 2026, Preki is an assistant coach with the Seattle Sounders FC in Major…
ID Number:2000.107.286.02.03
Date:1987
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West Seattle High School's Conrad Creasy slipping on artificial turf during soccer game against Franklin High, February 12, 1972
In this photo, West Seattle High School's Conrad Creasy slips on Memorial Stadium's synthetic turf field while attempting to kick the ball past the Franklin High School goaltender during a Metro League soccer game. Creasy missed, but his team still won the game. Franklin players in pursuit are, left to right, Calvin Kubota (18), Neil Henry (11), Mike Davis (7),…
ID Number:2000.107.286.02.04
Date:1972
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Michael Spafford, 1983
Michael Spafford (1935-2022) was a painter and a professor at the University of Washington School of Art. He moved to Seattle in 1963 when he accepted a position at UW, where he would teach until 1994. Spafford was an advocate for public art, and he was part of the campaign for requiring 1% of spending on public construction projects to…
ID Number:2000.107.286.04.01
Date:1983
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Voter at Our Lady of Guadalupe church, West Seattle, September 17, 1991
Washington voters went to the polls on Tuesday, September 17, 1991 to vote in the primary election. In this photo, a lone voter at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church found plenty of machines and no wait when he went to vote in West Seattle. Poll workers at the church said they saw about six voters per hour, as of about…
ID Number:2000.107.289.01.01
Date:1991
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Dai Vu studying questions in his English class, Seattle, October 1979
Ten-year-old Dai Vu, from Vietnam, arrived in the US in August 1979 with his father and two older siblings after living in a Malaysian refugee camp for 5 months. All of the family's money went into the boat passage for the four, and Dai's mother and younger siblings had to be left behind. In Seattle, Dai attended school at Lake…
ID Number:2000.107.289.01.02
Date:1979
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Rich Walsh, founder and director of the Resource Center for the Handicapped, Bothell, December 1986
In 1977, Richard “Rich” Walsh suffered a serious automobile accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. He moved to the University of Washington Medical Center for major rehabilitation and found his life’s calling. Seeing other young, paralyzed people sent to nursing homes for the rest of their lives, Walsh decided there had to be a better way. He…
ID Number:2000.107.289.02.01
Date:1986