408 results for: Seattle High School
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King County Det. Capt. Nick Mackie with computer printouts related to "Ted" investigation, October 1975
Joseph Neilan “Nick” Mackie (1934-2019) was a longtime Washington law enforcement officer known for his role in the investigation of serial killer Ted Bundy during the 1970s. Born on Whidbey Island, Nick Mackie attended Lincoln High School and University of Washington, and served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining the King County Sheriff’s Department, where he rose to the…
ID Number:2000.107.19751000.8.17
Date:1975
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Garfield principal Roscoe Bass at Central Area School Council meeting, Seattle, June 13, 1976
Roscoe Bass was an longtime educator and civil rights activist. He graduated from the Kansas State Teachers College and came to Seattle in 1958 as a substitute teacher. Bass served as the principal of Garfield High School for six years and is credited with helping turn it into one of the best schools in Washington. Bass also worked in the…
ID Number:2000.107.19760613.1.11
Date:1976
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Police escorting three protesters from the South African consulate, Seattle, June 14, 1986
When South Africa’s National Party came to power in 1948, the white leadership put extreme laws in place forcing the country’s racial groups to live and develop separately. These “apartheid” laws caused much hardship and resentment. The growth of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States in the 1950s brought attention to apartheid, and in the 1970s and 80s,…
ID Number:2000.107.19860614.1.33
Date:1986
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MLK Day parade on Seneca Street, Seattle, February 18, 1993
This image shows the MLK, Jr. Day parade in Seattle on January 18, 1993. Dr. King would have turned 64 that year. The march started at Garfield High School, but this year it rerouted from the traditional route down Martin Luther King, Jr. Way. The organizers decided to change the route to go through downtown Seattle in order to highlight…
ID Number:2000.107.19930118.2.40
Date:1993
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Cheryl Chow bowling at campaign event, May 1993
Cheryl Chow was the daughter of restaurant owner and King County Councilwoman Ruby Chow, and opera singer, US Army veteran and chef Ping Chow. Born in Seattle, Cheryl Chow attended Franklin High School and Western Washington University. Early in her career, she taught physical education at Hamilton International Middle School, was principal of Sharples Junior High School (now Aki Kurose…
ID Number:2000.107.19930525.13.14
Date:1993
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Kenny G in concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, September 15, 1993
Kenneth Gorelick, more widely known by his stage name Kenny G, is a saxophonist who focuses largely on smooth jazz. He was born in Seattle in 1956 and grew up in the Seward Park neighborhood. Gorelick attended Franklin High School and the University of Washington. He began playing professionally as a sideman for the Love Unlimited Orchestra while still in…
ID Number:2000.107.19930915.1.17
Date:1993
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Adenike Long at Seattle University, September 28, 1993
In 1993, Seattle University (SU) was included on a list of "100 Best Colleges for African-American Students." University officials were pleased with the inclusion but also acknowledged that SU could do much more. Several Black SU students also expressed ambivalent opinions about the University. They said SU provides a good education but complained of scarce Black faculty, suggested more aid…
ID Number:2000.107.19930928.1.09
Date:1993
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Doreen and Ben Nathan studying at the Seattle Indian Center, December 21, 1993
The Seattle Indian Center was founded in 1958 to provide assistance to people in need, especially Indigenous people cut off from their families and cultures. In addition to educational programs, the Center also has a food bank, shelters, and offers community outreach services. This image shows Doreen Nathan (Tsimshian) and her son Ben Nathan studying at the Seattle Indian Center,…
ID Number:2000.107.19931221.15.23
Date:1993
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William Gray, head of the United Negro College Fund, at Microsoft, October 26, 1995
William H. Gray III (1941-2013) was a community activist, Baptist minister, and politician. Gray's activism started in 1970 when he successfully sued a landlord who refused to rent to him because of his race. In 1972, Gray returned to his hometown of Philadelphia and became the minister at Bright Hope Church, like his father and grandfather before him. Gray was…
ID Number:2000.107.19951026.3.19
Date:1995
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Bill Gates and Priscilla Wong at Minority Student Day at Microsoft, Redmond, October 26, 1995
Bill Gates and Paul Allen began working on microcomputers while still at Seattle’s Lakeside School. They founded Microsoft in 1975, and nearly a decade later, the company was recognized as the world's most powerful producer of microcomputer software. In the 1990s, a group of Black employees of Microsoft began holding an annual Minority Student Day program to encourage minority students…
ID Number:2000.107.19951026.4.35
Date:1995