116 results for: Arias, Gilbert W.
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Norleen Koponen, state director of N.O.W., Seattle, October 24, 1990
This photo shows Norleen Koponen, Washington state director of the National Organization for Women (N.O.W.) and executive director of the Seattle chapter, in her office the day before N.O.W. leaders celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Seattle chapter. Over those 20 years, the chapter had brought big changes to the rights of women, including giving married women the legal right…
ID Number:2000.107.107.28.01
Date:1990
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Jim Lukehart investigating an electrical connection in bus tunnel, Seattle, December 12, 1988
The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated in 2009 to include light rail access.In this image International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) organizer Jim Lukehart (center) stands with a worker in the Metro tunnel. The…
ID Number:2000.107.124.35.06
Date:1988
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Drill removing dirt during Metro Bus Tunnel construction, Seattle, April 30, 1987
The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (Metro Bus Tunnel) is a 1.3-mile-long public transit tunnel that runs underneath downtown Seattle. Constructed between 1987-1990, the $455 million tunnel originally built for buses was updated to include light rail access in 2009.In this image Frontier Drilling worker Jim Boudreau watches as a huge drill removes dirt from a hole for a soldier pile…
ID Number:2000.107.124.36.01
Date:1987
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Boring machine at Metro tunnel portal, Seattle, May 18, 1987
In this image taken at the Metro Bus Tunnel portal between Jackson Street and Main Street near Fourth Avenue, workers from Shaughnessy Moving Engineers and Atkinson and Dillingham Construction Company remove the last of two iron support beams that held up the huge new Robbins boring machine, nicknamed the "Mole," during transportation. At its starting place in this photo, the…
ID Number:2000.107.124.37.04
Date:1987
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Dancers performing at Cinco de Mayo celebration, Seattle, May 4, 1984
In this image, professional dancers Cathy and Isaac S. from Yelm, Washington perform a hat dance during the Cinco de Mayo celebration at Seattle Center Community College. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.124.40.03
Date:1984
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Norm Rice speaking at Rainier Beach High School, Seattle, January 15, 1992
Seattle politician Norman Blann Rice (1943-) was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 1978. Rice served eleven years, participating as chairs of the Energy, Finance, and Budget committees, and was Council President for one term. From 1989 to 1997 Rice served two terms as the 49th mayor, becoming Seattle's first African-American mayor. Rice has remained a civic leader…
ID Number:2000.107.152.12.03
Date:1992
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Laila Peterson with mandolin at Syttende Mai, Seattle, May 17, 1988
Norwegian Constitution Day, or Syttende Mai, is the national day of Norway and is an official public holiday observed on May 17 each year. The holiday has been celebrated in Ballard, Seattle's traditionally predominantly Scandinavian neighborhood, since the late nineteenth century with a parade that nowadays regularly draws thousands of spectators.In this image Laila Peterson, wearing a traditional Norwegian costume,…
ID Number:2000.107.165.08.01
Date:1988
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Child at Syttende Mai Celebration, Seattle, May 17, 1988
Many Norwegians settled in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, and the community has celebrated Norway's Constitution Day (May 17th, or Syttende Mai), since 1889. Thousands line Market Street for the annual parade.Here, in 1988, two-year old Siri Molvik shows off her traditional dress during the celebration. Caption information source: http://www.17thofmay.orgCaption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to…
ID Number:2000.107.165.10.04
Date:1988
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Mime performing at Bumbershoot, Seattle, August 31, 1984
Begun in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot is one of North America’s largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.In this image mime Susan Whitting draws a crowd as she mimics a passerby on the opening day of Bumbershoot. Caption information source: "Bumbershoot," by Paul Dorpat, HistoryLink.org Essay 10027Caption information also derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.168.06.04
Date:1984
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Students contributing to "World's Longest Letter," Seattle, March 5, 1985
In this image 12-year-old Autumn Holmes signs her letter, the first to be entered into the computer by Steve Fleichmann as part of the thousands of letters that made up the "World's Longest Letter." The completed 1,858 foot letter was part of Operation Peace Letter sponsored by the Variety Club of the Pacific Northwest, and was to be presented to…
ID Number:2000.107.171.09.05
Date:1985