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Photograph
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
Photograph
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
Poster
Poster for anti-war march and rally at University of Washington, Seattle, 1972
After large protests against the Vietnam War in 1970, University of Washington students and other activists continued smaller protests over the next several years as the war became increasingly entrenched. This poster identifies a May 1 march and rally, beginning at the University of Washington Husky Union Building. The event was "to support the Vietnamese people" and the poster features…
ID Number:2002.23.8.12.4
Date:1972
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Girls with luggage outside the Central Area Youth Association (CAYA) building, Seattle, April 5, 1968
The Central Area Youth Association was formed in the 1950s to provide youth football programs in Seattle’s Central Area. In 1964, CAYA expanded its programs to include education, social development, and additional sports programs for both minority and white youth.One spring evening, sixteen girls from the CAYA track team left for an AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) invitational track meet in…
ID Number:2002.46.8225
Date:1968
Postcard
Aerial of Fort Lawton from northwest, Seattle, circa 1940
In 1897, the city of Seattle donated land on Magnolia Bluff to the US government to build a new Army post as part of a defense system for Puget Sound; this was designated as Fort Lawton in 1900. During most of its active service, the fort served as an embarkation station where troops gathered before being sent to duty in…
ID Number:2002.48.823
Date:Circa 1940
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Lake Washington Ship Canal under construction, Seattle, circa 1914
The Lake Washington Ship Canal followed the routes of earlier canals and streams which connected Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay. This photo shows a large construction site for the canal in Ballard. Caption on image: Working on government canal, Ballard, Seattle, Washington. Handwritten on verso: Ballard, WA.Publisher's Number: 130
ID Number:2002.48.945
Date:Circa 1914
Postcard
Canoeists at Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1905
Leschi Park, on the shore of Lake Washington, was a popular place for Seattle's city-dwellers to go for recreation. Many people caught a cable car at Pioneer Square and rode to the park along Yesler Way. This postcard shows people canoeing near the shore of the busy park. Caption on image: Boating scene at Leschi Park, Seattle, Washington.Stamped on verso:…
ID Number:2002.48.1156
Date:Circa 1905
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Carte de Viste of Ole Schillestad, Chicago, circa 1865
Among the earliest Norwegian immigrants to the Seattle area, Ole Schillestad and his wife Regina arrived in the United States from Bergen, Norway, around 1875, settling initially in Illinois. They arrived in Seattle with three children, sons Frank W. and Alfred M., and a daughter, Sophie (a fourth child, William, died in Illinois). In 1876, Ole Schillestad began constructing a…
ID Number:2002.50.118b
Date:Circa 1865