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Kate Borst christening the steamer "Snoqualmie," August 11, 1919
In August 1919, the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company launched the steamer "Snoqualmie" at its Seattle shipyard on Harbor Island. The vessel was named for the Snoqualmie Tribe, in honor of the aid they gave the settlers against other Indigenous groups in the war of 1855-1856, now referred to as the Puget Sound War. Many tribal members traveled to…
ID Number:1995.37.19.2.54
Date:1919
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Snoqualmie woman and girls at the launching of the steamer "Snoqualmie," 1919
On August 11, 1919, the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company launched the steamer "Snoqualmie" at its Seattle shipyard on Harbor Island. The vessel was named for the Snoqualmie Tribe, in honor of the aid they gave the settlers against other Indigenous groups in the war of 1855-1856, now referred to as the Puget Sound War. This photo shows some…
ID Number:1995.37.19.2.62
Date:1919
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Coal miners posing on the surface at Ravensdale mine, circa 1910
Underground coal mining at the Ravensdale Mine was begun around 1899 by the Seattle and San Francisco Railway and Navigation Company. In 1900 the Northern Pacific Railroad (NPRR) built a rail line to the area, making coal mining much more financially feasible. NPRR created a subsidiary corporation, the Northwestern Improvement Company, which purchased the Ravensdale mine and built up the…
ID Number:1999.48.1
Date:Circa 1910
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AIDS Prevention Project volunteer at needle exchange, Seattle, February 20, 1990
In this image, a volunteer is taking a survey of people exchanging needles at Second and Pike in downtown Seattle. He was manning the table for the AIDS Prevention Project handled through King County Health Department. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.02
Date:1990
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Woman running AIDS computer test on vials of blood, Seattle, August 16, 1985
In this image, supervisor of serology June Nakata at the Seattle-King County Health Department lab, located in the Public Safety Building, inserts a vial of blood that has been tested for AIDS antibodies into a computer. The device scans the vial and prints out findings on tape; "reactive" indicates that AIDS antibodies are present. Caption information derived from captions written…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.05
Date:1985
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Protest against forced AIDS testing, Seattle, June 21, 1988
In June 1988, about two dozen people protested forced AIDS testing outside the King County Courthouse. This image shows members of the Stonewall Committee for Lesbian/Gay Rights at that event, picketing in protest of a court order requiring testing of Steven Farmer, a convicted sex offender, against his will. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.09
Date:1988
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AIDS hospice advocates at ACT UP demonstration, Seattle, March 20, 1990
In this image AIDS hospice advocates demonstrate their support of a planned project for an AIDS hospice at East Madison Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The event was staged by the direct action advocacy group ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) in front of the old SeaFirst building on Fourth Avenue, where Roger Leeds, the lawyer for the…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.13
Date:1990
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Ralph Abernathy talks with local pastors, Seattle, January 16, 1977
In this image Dr. Ralph D. Abernathy, Sr. (1926-1990), center, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) talks with Reverend Samuel B. McKinney, left, pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, and Reverend John McKenna, right, president of Black United Clergy for Action and pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Abernathy had just arrived at Sea-Tac International Airport and called…
ID Number:2000.107.001.12.01
Date:1977
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Young girl at NOW rally at King Street Station, Seattle, April 5, 1992
A young demonstrator listens as speeches are made at a National Organization for Women (NOW) rally held at the King Street Station. After the rally, protesters marched down First Avenue, through Pike Place Market, and ended at Victor Steinbrueck Park. Marchers were asked to bring coat hangers, a symbol of illegal abortions used by pro-choice activists, which were thrown into…
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.01
Date:1992
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Randy Revelle and George Argyros, Seattle, June 26, 1985
In this image county executive Randy Revelle, left, and Seattle Mariners owner George Argyros show the gifts they exchanged after agreement was reached on a Kingdom lease. Revelle received half of a Mariners uniform while Argyros got a teddy bear.Randy Revelle (1941-) served as King County Executive from 1981-1986. Real estate investor George Leon Argyros (1937-) was the owner of…
ID Number:2000.107.009.10.01
Date:1985