517 results for: Museum of History
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Waitress J. L. Alvord at the Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, September 9, 1993
Originally located on Denny Way, the Dog House restaurant was conveniently located for northbound travelers on Aurora Avenue, the Seattle section of Route 99. The Dog House restaurant and bar were also popular with locals. After the location was bypassed by the Battery Street tunnel in the 1950s, the restaurant moved nearby to Seventh Avenue and Bell Streets, where it…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.07
Date:1993
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Interior of Shelly's Leg bar, Seattle, March 22, 1976
Shelly's Leg was the first publicly gay disco and bar in Seattle when it opened on November 13, 1973, in a converted hotel in Pioneer Square at the intersection of South Main Street and Alaskan Way. Co-owner Shelly Bauman (1947-2010) funded the wildly popular party spot with settlement money from an accident at the Bastille Day Parade in 1970 which…
ID Number:2000.107.189.27.01
Date:1976
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"Soul pole" arriving at Douglass-Truth Branch of Seattle Public Library, April 24, 1973
In this image Raqib Mu'ied (formerly Gregory X), at one time the art department director of the Rotary Boys Club, watches as the 21-foot high "Soul Pole, " a totem pole depicting African-American history given to the Library by members of the club, is erected at the Henry L. Yesler Memorial Branch (now Douglass-Truth Branch) of the Seattle Public Library.…
ID Number:2000.107.190.05.01
Date:1973
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Charles Simonyi, February 7, 1991
Charles Simonyi (b. 1948) is a software architect who worked at Microsoft from 1981 until 2002, leading the team that created Word, Excel, and other applications. During his time there, he served as director of application development, chief architect, and distinguished engineer. Born in Hungary, Simonyi came the U.S. in 1968. He worked at Xerox PARC from 1972 until 1980,…
ID Number:2000.107.198.07.01
Date:1991
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Aerial view of Fort Lawton and Magnolia, Seattle, April 24, 1964
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:2000.107.216.25.01
Date:1964
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Velma Veloria taking oath of office at Washington State House of Representatives, Olympia, January 11, 1993
Velma Veloria (b. 1950) was the first Filipina American elected to a state legislature in the continental United States when she was elected to the Washington Legislature's 11th District in 1992. Veloria served for 12 years, from 1992 to 2004. Born in the Philippines, Veloria grew up in the Bay Area and became an activist through her participation in the…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.01
Date:1993
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Ruth Velozo discussing Northwest Second Harvest, Seattle, July 2, 1979
Northwest Harvest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, was founded in 1967 by The Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry (EMM), an interfaith organization committed to identifying and addressing the primary problems of the poor and disadvantaged. The organization created Neighbors in Need and opened 34 food banks in what was initially conceived of as a short-term solution to an employment crisis in Seattle. As…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.02
Date:1979
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Ruth Velozo worrying over empty shelves at Northwest Harvest, Seattle, April 6, 1981
Northwest Harvest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, was founded in 1967 by The Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry (EMM), an interfaith organization committed to identifying and addressing the primary problems of the poor and disadvantaged. The organization created Neighbors in Need and opened 34 food banks in what was initially conceived of as a short-term solution to an employment crisis in Seattle. As…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.03
Date:1981
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Ruth Velozo sorting food with volunteers at Northwest Second Harvest, Seattle, August 3, 1983
Northwest Harvest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, was founded in 1967 by The Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry (EMM), an interfaith organization committed to identifying and addressing the primary problems of the poor and disadvantaged. The organization created Neighbors in Need and opened 34 food banks in what was initially conceived of as a short-term solution to an employment crisis in Seattle. As…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.04
Date:1983
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Mary Lou Johnson, Howard Johnson, and Ruth Velozo with delivery at Northwest Harvest, Seattle, December 10, 1986
Northwest Harvest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, was founded in 1967 by The Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry (EMM), an interfaith organization committed to identifying and addressing the primary problems of the poor and disadvantaged. The organization created Neighbors in Need and opened 34 food banks in what was initially conceived of as a short-term solution to an employment crisis in Seattle. As…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.05
Date:1986