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Image of Ahmed Isse at American Red Cross headquarters, Seattle, December 28, 1992
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Ahmed Isse at American Red Cross headquarters, Seattle, December 28, 1992

Ahmed Isse, a former Somali government official, came to the United States in 1991 as a refugee from the Somali Civil War. He settled in south Seattle, with a daughter living in Tacoma and a son in Vancouver, BC. Isse had left other relatives behind, including a son in Mombasa, Kenya, and at least one sister in Somalia.In late December…
ID Number:2000.107.19921228.2.30
Date:1992
Image of Ahmed Isse looking at photographs at Red Cross headquarters, Seattle, December 28, 1992
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Ahmed Isse looking at photographs at Red Cross headquarters, Seattle, December 28, 1992

Ahmed Isse, a former Somali government official, came to the United States in 1991 as a refugee from the Somali Civil War. He settled in south Seattle, with a daughter living in Tacoma and a son in Vancouver, BC. Isse had left other relatives behind, including a son in a Mombasa, Kenya, and at least one sister in Somalia.In late…
ID Number:2000.107.19921228.2.37
Date:1992
Image of Worker processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993
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Worker processing oysters at Taylor United plant in Shelton, WA, February 14, 1993

The protected tidal waters of Puget Sound produce a perfect growing environment for shellfish. Oysters, geoducks, clams, and mussels have been staple items in the diet of Coast Salish tribes for millennia due to their abundance in the area. Early white settlers in Washington quickly found local shellfish to be a valuable export fetching high prices in San Francisco. The…
ID Number:2000.107.19930214.7.20
Date:1993
Image of Marchers in Pride parade on Capitol Hill, Seattle, June 27, 1993
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Marchers in Pride parade on Capitol Hill, Seattle, June 27, 1993

The first Pride Week was celebrated by Seattle's gay and lesbian community in June 1974. Now called Seattle Pride, this series of events is held annually in late June to celebrate LGBTQ pride in Seattle.This photo of the 1993 Pride parade shows a group of women, some wearing t-shirts printed with "I'm not a BOY," carrying a banner reading "Women…
ID Number:2000.107.19930627.4.05
Date:1993
Image of Dykes on Bikes at start of Pride parade, June 27, 1993
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Dykes on Bikes at start of Pride parade, June 27, 1993

The first Pride Week was celebrated by Seattle's gay and lesbian community in June 1974. Now called Seattle Pride, this series of events is held annually in late June to celebrate LGBTQ pride in Seattle.In 1993, the annual Pride parade on Capitol Hill roared to life with the Dykes on Bikes, a band of eclectic motorcyclists. This photo shows a…
ID Number:2000.107.19930627.5.15
Date:1993
Image of Freemasons float at Mardi Gras parade, July 25, 1993
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Freemasons float at Mardi Gras parade, July 25, 1993

For over 70 years, Seattle’s Black community has a held a summer festival that was part of Seattle's International Festival, now Seafair. The first, in 1952, was called the East Madison/East Union Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras later transformed into the Pacific Northwest Black Community Festival, and in 1997 it became the Umoja Fest African Heritage Festival.On the afternoon of July…
ID Number:2000.107.19930725.3.08
Date:1993
Image of Groundbreaking of Rainier Valley Square, Seattle, July 29, 1993
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Groundbreaking of Rainier Valley Square, Seattle, July 29, 1993

This image shows the groundbreaking for a shopping center on the east side of Rainier Ave. S. between S. Charlestown St and S. Andover St in southeast Seattle. Southeast Seattle extends east from I-5 to Lake Washington and south from I-90 to city limits. This site was owned by private developers but was supported by the city of Seattle. Mayor…
ID Number:2000.107.19930729.1.06
Date:1993
Image of Su Docekal at New Freeway Hall, Seattle, August 1993
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Su Docekal at New Freeway Hall, Seattle, August 1993

Su Docekal is a socialist and feminist activist who has been involved with Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party. In May and June 1993, Docekal and Adrienne Weller traveled to Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Germany, Poland, Russia, and Serbia and spoke to women about their experiences since the end of communist rule. Docekal and Weller reported that people of all…
ID Number:2000.107.19930825.1.10
Date:1993
Image of Maj Surowiecki and Bernadette Noonan kicking a soccer ball, May 1994
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Maj Surowiecki and Bernadette Noonan kicking a soccer ball, May 1994

Maj Surowiecki and Bernadette Noonan, natives of Sweden and Ireland respectively, were among the finalists in an "ambassadors of soccer" promotion in 1994, when the U.S. was hosting the World Cup. The contest would select one "ambassador" from each World Cup country who contributed to the development of soccer in the U.S. Bernadette Noonan, of Issaquah, was a founding member…
ID Number:2000.107.19940512.4.32
Date:1994
Image of Admirals goaltender Bryanne Fitts during practice session, Seattle, March 1997
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Admirals goaltender Bryanne Fitts during practice session, Seattle, March 1997

The Northwest Admirals were a girls junior ice hockey team based in Seattle from 1995 through 1998. They were the first US girls or women's team to join the Canadian Lower Mainland Female Hockey League, which they won in the 1996-97 season with a record of 19 wins and no losses. By March of that season, the Admirals had scored…
ID Number:2000.107.19970306.38.05
Date:1997
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