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Jimi and Frank Dorsey making sausages at The Incredible Link, Seattle, October 5, 1993
This image shows cousins Jimi (left) and Frank (right) Dorsey making sausages at their shop, The Incredible Link, in Pike Place Market. Jimi, Frank, and several of their relatives ran The Incredible Link together and made gourmet sausages based on family recipes. In addition to more standard varieties,The Incredible Link served smoked salmon sausage, crab-shrimp-scallop sausage, English-style bangers, and a…
ID Number:2000.107.19931005.1.30
Date:1993
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Howard Schultz sitting at table with cup of coffee, Seattle, October 7, 1993
Howard Schultz (b. 1953) is a businessman who has been CEO of Starbucks multiple times, including during the company’s explosive growth in the late 1980s and 1990s. He joined the company in 1982 as director of marketing and retail operations, then purchased the company in 1987 and became its CEO. At that time, Starbucks had only 11 locations. By 2000,…
ID Number:2000.107.19931007.1.06
Date:1993
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PAWS Walk, Seattle, October 10, 1993
The PAWS Walk, organized by the Progressive Animal Welfare Society, is an annual fundraiser held in Seattle to benefits the animal welfare organization. In 1993, over 1,600 dog owners and friends participated in the walk, which began in Woodland Park and featured 1- and 5-mile walks. Here, some of the participants head out of the park at the start of…
ID Number:2000.107.19931010.1.05
Date:1993
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Police officers Alvin Little and John Carlson rapping to students, October 15, 1993
Here, rapping Seattle police officers Alvin "Big Daddy" Little, left, and John "Ro'dent" Carlson perform their anti-crime, anti-gang, anti-drug routine, "Yo SPD" for an audience of children at Latona Elementary School. The pair were motorcycle police officers and partners who performed their acts for fundraising and general community good will. The pair performed their routine later that month on television's…
ID Number:2000.107.19931015.1.31
Date:1993
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Lummi carvers Verne Johnson Jr. (Tsow-sum) and Ken Cooper working on totem pole, October 21, 1993
This image shows Lummi carver Verne Johnson, Jr. (1952-1994), named Tsow-sum in the Lummi language, working on an 8-foot totem pole. Ken Cooper, also a Lummi carver, stands behind him. The pole was a gift from the city of Ferndale, Washington (near the Lummi reservation) to its sister city of Miyoshi-mura in Japan. Johnson was a graduate of the Lummi…
ID Number:2000.107.19931021.1.23
Date:1993
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Day of the Dead altar at Mexican consulate, Seattle, November 1, 1993
The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is a holiday traditionally celebrated by people of Mexican heritage. As with the related Christian holiday of All Souls Day, family and friends remember and pay respect to loved ones who have died. The Mexican holiday is joyful rather than solemn, with celebrations that often take a humorous tone. This photo…
ID Number:2000.107.19931101.1.29
Date:1993
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People socializing at Links, Inc. fundraiser, Seattle, November 6, 1993
The Links, Incorporated, established in 1946, is an international non-profit volunteer service organization of Black women "committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry." As of 2023, the organization has a membership of over 17,000 professional women of color in 299 chapters.This 1993 photo shows the annual Links…
ID Number:2000.107.19931106.1.15
Date:1993
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Protesters sitting on sidewalk in defiance of new law, Seattle, November 8, 1993
On November 8, 1994, about 100 unhoused people and their advocates sat on the sidewalks in Pioneer Square in protest of a new Seattle city ordinance banning sitting or lying on sidewalks. Advocates claimed the law violated the civil rights of unhoused people. Although the law was challenged in court, both state and federal appeals courts ruled it did not…
ID Number:2000.107.19931108.1.32
Date:1993
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John Jessen of Electronic Evidence Discovery in his office, Seattle, November 12, 1993
John H. Jessen founded Electronic Evidence Discovery, Inc. in 1988 after a lawyer friend asked his advice about searching for evidence stored on personal computers (PCs). Jessen realized that electronic information stored on company computers could also be important to corporate legal work, and used his knowledge of both business and computers to launch his new company. In 2008, Electronic…
ID Number:2000.107.19931112.1.11
Date:1993
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Man shopping for backpack at REI, Seattle, November 12, 1993
REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) is a retail and outdoor recreation services corporation founded in Seattle by Lloyd and Mary Anderson in 1938. It is organized as a consumers' co-operative and sells sporting goods, camping gear, travel equipment, and clothing. This photograph shows Fred Dielensnyder shopping for a backpack at the Capitol Hill REI store in 1993. The Capitol Hill store…
ID Number:2000.107.19931112.2.08
Date:1993