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Image of Spectators in courtroom at Larry Ward inquest, May 22,1970
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Spectators in courtroom at Larry Ward inquest, May 22,1970

On May 15, 1970, a Seattle police officer shot and killed Larry Eugene Ward (1947-1970) as he fled from police after attempting to light a bomb fuse at Hardcastle Realty at 23rd Avenue and Union Street in the Central Area. Police were alerted to the attempt by the FBI, who had been watching the property, expecting Black Panther involvement in…
ID Number:1986.5.52333.10
Date:1970
Image of Jury swearing in at Larry Ward inquest, May 22, 1970
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Jury swearing in at Larry Ward inquest, May 22, 1970

On May 15, 1970, a Seattle police officer shot and killed Larry Eugene Ward (1947-1970) as he fled from police after attempting to light a bomb fuse at Hardcastle Realty at 23rd Avenue and Union Street in the Central Area. Police were alerted to the attempt by the FBI, who had been watching the property, expecting Black Panther involvement in…
ID Number:1986.5.52333.17
Date:1970
Image of Jurors at coroner's inquest into Larry Ward shooting, May 22, 1970
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Jurors at coroner's inquest into Larry Ward shooting, May 22, 1970

On May 15, 1970, a Seattle police officer shot and killed Larry Eugene Ward (1947-1970) as he fled from police after attempting to light a bomb fuse at Hardcastle Realty at 23rd Avenue and Union Street in the Central Area. Police were alerted to the attempt by the FBI, who had been watching the property, expecting Black Panther involvement in…
ID Number:1986.5.52339.4
Date:1970
Image of Attorney Lem Howell speaking to press, May 28, 1970
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Attorney Lem Howell speaking to press, May 28, 1970

On May 15, 1970, a Seattle police officer shot and killed Larry Eugene Ward (1947-1970) as he fled from police after attempting to light a bomb fuse at Hardcastle Realty at 23rd Avenue and Union Street in the Central Area. Police were alerted to the attempt by the FBI, who had been watching the property, expecting Black Panther involvement in…
ID Number:1986.5.52427.17
Date:1970
Image of Demonstrators making protest signs at McNeil Island ferry landing, February 1971
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Demonstrators making protest signs at McNeil Island ferry landing, February 1971

McNeil Island is a 6.6 square mile island located in south Puget Sound, lying 2.8 miles across the water from the nearest town. The site was utilized for 142 continuous years as an island-based penal institution, beginning in 1869 with a jail built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1909 the facility became a federal prison, the McNeil…
ID Number:1986.5.53911.5A
Date:1971
Image of Federal grand jury in Roy Olmstead bootlegging case, Seattle, 1926
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Federal grand jury in Roy Olmstead bootlegging case, Seattle, 1926

During Seattle's Prohibition years in the 1920s, Roy Olmstead became one of the largest and most successful bootleggers in King County. Learning how the trade operated from involvement in raids and arrests while serving as a Seattle Police Lieutenant, Olmstead noted the lack of organization of many bootleggers and began his own operation. After an arrest and dismissal from the…
ID Number:1986.5G.2266.1
Date:1926
Image of Roy and Elise Olmstead with Roy's mother Sarah at courthouse, Seattle, 1926
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Roy and Elise Olmstead with Roy's mother Sarah at courthouse, Seattle, 1926

During Seattle's Prohibition years in the 1920s, Roy Olmstead became one of the largest and most successful bootleggers in King County. Learning how the trade operated from involvement in raids and arrests while serving as a Seattle Police Lieutenant, Olmstead noted the lack of organization of many bootleggers and began his own operation. After an arrest and dismissal from the…
ID Number:1986.5G.2267.1
Date:1926
Image of Roy Olmstead in a boat arriving at a dock, Steilacoom, 1931
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Roy Olmstead in a boat arriving at a dock, Steilacoom, 1931

During Seattle's Prohibition years in the 1920s, Roy Olmstead became one of the largest and most successful bootleggers in King County. Learning how the trade operated from involvement in raids and arrests while serving as a Seattle Police Lieutenant, Olmstead noted the lack of organization of many bootleggers and began his own operation. After an arrest and dismissal from the…
ID Number:1986.5G.2269.1
Date:1931
Image of Supporters of abortion reform demonstrating at United States Courthouse, Seattle, October 31, 1970
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Supporters of abortion reform demonstrating at United States Courthouse, Seattle, October 31, 1970

The period leading up to the 1970 passing of hotly-debated Referendum 20 saw many pro- and anti-abortion demonstrations in Washington State. Three years before the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that abortion was a constitutional right, Ref. 20 established a limited right to seek an abortion, and Washington became one of only a handful of states to permit…
ID Number:2000.107.001.15.02
Date:1970
Image of Harish Bharti and family in doorway of their home, May 24, 1990
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Harish Bharti and family in doorway of their home, May 24, 1990

Harish Bharti is a Seattle trial lawyer who practiced law in India before joining the Seattle firm of Felix, Zimmar and Smith in 1994. Bharti prosecuted the famous 2001 class action lawsuit against McDonald's, on behalf of vegetarians and Hindus, for the fast-food chain's inclusion of beef flavoring in their french fries. As of 2019, Bharti Law Group in Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.021.16.01
Date:1990
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