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Image of Muckleshoot Tribe member practicing their fishing rights in Green River, Auburn, October 4, 1970
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Muckleshoot Tribe member practicing their fishing rights in Green River, Auburn, October 4, 1970

In the 1960s and 1970s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and…
ID Number:1986.5.52952.23
Date:1970
Image of Muckleshoot Tribe member practicing their fishing rights in Green River, Auburn, October 4, 1970
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Muckleshoot Tribe member practicing their fishing rights in Green River, Auburn, October 4, 1970

In the 1960s and 1970s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and…
ID Number:1986.5.52952.31A
Date:1970
Image of AIWSL President Joyce Reyes speaking at meeting, Seattle, December 1970
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AIWSL President Joyce Reyes speaking at meeting, Seattle, December 1970

The American Indian Women's Service League (AIWSL) grew out of a 1958 meeting of American Indian women sharing their concerns over living conditions their people faced. The organization became the Seattle Indian Center (SIA) in 1972, which provides services and assistance to all people. Initially opening in the Belltown neighborhood at 2604 First Avenue, the SIA is now located at…
ID Number:1986.5.53361.1
Date:1970
Image of SLF members working in Georgetown Free Store, December 15, 1970
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SLF members working in Georgetown Free Store, December 15, 1970

The Georgetown Free Store was a short-lived warehouse in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood that collected and provided clothing and food to unemployed and poor residents. The store was run by members of the Seattle Liberation Front (SLF), a radical, anti-war organization active in 1970-1971. The Free Store was also one of 18 organizations that presented a list of 16 demands to…
ID Number:1986.5.53485.9
Date:1970
Image of SLF members outside Georgetown Free Store, December 15, 1970
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SLF members outside Georgetown Free Store, December 15, 1970

The Georgetown Free Store was a short-lived warehouse in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood that collected and provided clothing and food to unemployed and poor residents. The store was run by members of the Seattle Liberation Front (SLF), a radical, anti-war organization active in 1970-1971. The Free Store was also one of 18 organizations that presented a list of 16 demands to…
ID Number:1986.5.53485.17
Date:1970
Image of Japanese dancers performing at the Northwest bandshell at Festival 71, Seattle Center, August 1971
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Japanese dancers performing at the Northwest bandshell at Festival 71, Seattle Center, August 1971

Held in August 1971, Festival 71 was the first event after the 1961 Seattle World's Fair to utilize the entire Seattle Center campus. The event was repeated as Festival 72 the following year, becoming Bumbershoot in 1973. Bumbershoot continues as North America's largest urban arts festival, taking place annually at Seattle Center over the Labor Day weekend.In this photo, dancers…
ID Number:1986.5.54911.1
Date:1971
Image of Members of the Love Israel Family refinishing furniture, Seattle, August 1971
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Members of the Love Israel Family refinishing furniture, Seattle, August 1971

The Love Israel Family, a Seattle communal group, was founded in 1968 by Paul Erdman, who changed his name to Love Israel. The Family started out in a bungalow on Seattle’s Queen Anne Hill, and all members took the surname Israel, with new first names representing virtues or biblical figures. Their non-traditional dress, living arrangements, and spiritual practices were often…
ID Number:1986.5.54913.1
Date:1971
Image of Gay rights rally at Westlake Mall, Seattle, June 25, 1977
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Gay rights rally at Westlake Mall, Seattle, June 25, 1977

On June 25, 1977, over 2000 people marched from Pioneer Square to Westlake Mall in support of gay rights, marking the beginning of the first official Gay Pride Week in Seattle, as declared by Mayor Wes Uhlman. The Washington Coalition for Sexual Minority Rights organized the march, which was supported by 60 other organizations, including the Washington Federation of Teachers…
ID Number:1986.5.55086.8
Date:1977
Image of Motorcycle policeman J.K. Weedin, Seattle, March 1928
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Motorcycle policeman J.K. Weedin, Seattle, March 1928

In early 1910, the Seattle police department invested $1,329 in its first three motorcycles, with seven patrolman selected as the first members of the "motor cops" squad. At the time, speeding fines were paid to King County rather than the city of Seattle, and the city hoped to pass a traffic ordinance which would allow it to keep fines for…
ID Number:1986.5G.3172.1
Date:1928
Image of Northern Pacific line in Green River Valley, circa 1888
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Northern Pacific line in Green River Valley, circa 1888

This view of the Northern Pacific Railroad along upper reaches of the Green River was taken in the 1880s. It has been suggested that the smoke in the background is the town of Weston, established in 1886, which lay at the base of the heaviest grade on the west side of the mountains, following a drop of 1,000 feet in…
ID Number:1986.17.8
Date:Circa 1888
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