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Image of Edward Wang and his family in Redmond, February 1989
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Edward Wang and his family in Redmond, February 1989

Edward Wang was born in Taiwan and moved to the US at age 30 to work as a salesman for Microsoft. Despite his family's urgings to remain home, Wang decided to leave in order to see other countries and advance in the world. This photograph was taken for a Post-Intelligencer special report in 1989 about changes occurring in mainland China,…
ID Number:2000.107.222.03.05
Date:1989
Image of Wine brokers unloading grapes from train, Seattle, September 25, 1963
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Wine brokers unloading grapes from train, Seattle, September 25, 1963

Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. According to the Washington State Wine organization, as of…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.04
Date:1963
Image of Wine broker unloading grapes from train, Seattle, September 25, 1963
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Wine broker unloading grapes from train, Seattle, September 25, 1963

Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. According to the Washington State Wine organization, as of…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.05
Date:1963
Image of Marine Cpl. Preston Clark with family and friends at his homecoming, Seattle, April 11, 1991
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Marine Cpl. Preston Clark with family and friends at his homecoming, Seattle, April 11, 1991

In this image, Marine Corporal Preston Clark smiles while surrounded by family and friends on the porch of his home on Yesler Way. Clark was greeted with a surprise parade which accompanied him from 23rd and Yesler to his home The Gulf War soldier was on 20 days leave from his unit, the 3rd Tank Battalion, Alpha Company, which was…
ID Number:2000.107.245.01.02
Date:1991
Image of View of King Street businesses, Seattle, December 1973
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View of King Street businesses, Seattle, December 1973

This image shows storefronts in the West Kong Yick Building, located on South King Street between 7th Avenue South and Canton Alley (seen at far left). The West and East Kong Yick Buildings were constructed in 1910 by the Kong Yick Investment Company, which was made up of 170 investors from Chinese community around Seattle and led by Goon Dip.…
ID Number:2000.107.19731204.1.13
Date:1973
Image of Cat with six kittens in a foreman's desk drawer at Stetson-Ross Machine Co.,  November 1975
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Cat with six kittens in a foreman's desk drawer at Stetson-Ross Machine Co., November 1975

In November 1975, the feline mascot of the Stetson Ross Machine Company's production room gave birth to six kttens in foreman Earl Lee's desk drawer. Stetson Ross welders Phil Aamont and Larry Bucks had been taking care of the cat since it moved into the company's assembly shop about six months prior. Here, Ross and Bucks admire the new family…
ID Number:2000.107.19751100.1.20
Date:1975
Image of Children in employee daycare at Blazes Broiler, Redmond, May 1976
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Children in employee daycare at Blazes Broiler, Redmond, May 1976

As more women joined the workforce, child care and after-school programs became increasingly important. In Redmond, Washington, Blazes Broiler owner Glen Jensen created a nursery in the daylight basement of his new restaurant so employees could bring their young children to work. Staffed by a trained nurse and several assistants, the nursery was, according to Jensen, the first arrangement of…
ID Number:2000.107.19760500.11.14
Date:1976
Image of Cindi Grube with her son Bryan at Blazers Broiler daycare, Redmond, May 1976
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Cindi Grube with her son Bryan at Blazers Broiler daycare, Redmond, May 1976

As more women joined the workforce, child care and after-school programs became increasingly important. In Redmond, Washington, Blazes Broiler owner Glen Jensen created a nursery in the daylight basement of his new restaurant so employees could bring their young children to work. Staffed by a nurse and several assistants, the nursery was, according to Jensen, the first arrangement of its…
ID Number:2000.107.19760500.11.32
Date:1976
Image of An Tran surrounded by family and friends at Sea-Tac Airport, February 23, 1993
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An Tran surrounded by family and friends at Sea-Tac Airport, February 23, 1993

In 1954, An Tran sent six of her children from their home in North Vietnam to South Vietnam to escape the impending rule of the North Vietnamese communist government. An and her husband, Tau Nguyen, followed their children but were captured at the border and sent to separate jails. Tau escaped to South Vietnam, but An was returned to the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930223.12.36
Date:1993
Image of An Tran holding baby during reunion at SeaTac airport, February 23, 1993
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An Tran holding baby during reunion at SeaTac airport, February 23, 1993

In 1954, An Tran sent six of her children from their home in North Vietnam to South Vietnam to escape the impending rule of the North Vietnamese communist government. An and her husband, Tau Nguyen, followed their children but were captured at the border and sent to separate jails. Tau escaped to South Vietnam, but An was returned to the…
ID Number:2000.107.19930223.13.18
Date:1993
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