43 results for: Peterson
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Klansmen at initiation ceremony at Wilson Station, Renton, July 14, 1923
A resurgence of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) movement between 1915 and the mid-1920s, in what historians call the "Second Klan," reached all 48 states, with membership over four million in the mid-1920s. Although the Klan's core belief in white supremacy, at least with regard to African Americans, had less resonance in Washington State, by 1921 there was a ready audience…
ID Number:2000.107.108.16.06
Date:1923
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Klansmen at initiation ceremony at Wilson Station, Renton, July 14, 1923
A resurgence of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) movement between 1915 and the mid-1920s, in what historians call the "Second Klan," reached all 48 states, with membership over four million in the mid-1920s. Although the Klan's core belief in white supremacy, at least with regard to African Americans, had less resonance in Washington State, by 1921 there was a ready audience…
ID Number:2000.107.108.16.07
Date:1923
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Klansmen at initiation ceremony at Wilson Station, Renton, July 14, 1923
A resurgence of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) movement between 1915 and the mid-1920s, in what historians call the "Second Klan," reached all 48 states, with membership over four million in the mid-1920s. Although the Klan's core belief in white supremacy, at least with regard to African Americans, had less resonance in Washington State, by 1921 there was a ready audience…
ID Number:2000.107.108.16.08
Date:1923
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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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Mark Peterson of the Seattle Sounders celebrates one of his two goals in a game against the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Seattle, July 1, 1983
The Seattle Sounders were the first professional soccer team in Seattle, playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1983. Here, Sounders player Mark Peterson celebrates after scoring one of his two goals during a game against the Tampa Bay Rowdies, leaving Tampa Bay goalie Jurgen Stars, at right, looking dejected. In November 1983, Tacoma native Peterson…
ID Number:2000.107.202.03.02
Date:1983
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Bob Petersen, Keith Craig, Ben Woo, and Jean Enerson eating Mongolian hot pot at Ruby Chow's, Seattle, April 27, 1969
Asian community leader Benjamin Woo (1923-2008) was born in Seattle and attended Queen Anne High School and the University of Chicago. After military service he returned to Seattle and opened an architectural firm in Madison Park. He directed King County’s Construction and Facilities Management Department and served as president of the Seattle Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Mr.…
ID Number:2000.107.232.28.06
Date:1969
Ephemera
March for Women's Rights flier, Seattle, August 26, 1978
Women's Equality Day, celebrated in the U.S. on August 26, commemorates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment, granting women the right to vote. First celebrated in 1973, the day is proclaimed each year by the United States President, and marked by celebrations, as well as protests and marches.This flier advertises the August 26, 1978 Women's Rights March in Seattle,…
ID Number:2002.23.3.99.1
Date:1978
Poster
The Prom You Never Went To poster, Seattle, May 27, 1984
The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the gay and lesbian community. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.25
Date:1984
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Students’ Army Training Corps group on steps of Washington State Museum, University of Washington campus, 1918
The establishment of Students' Army Training Corps (SATC) units during World War I was authorized by the Selective Service Act of 1917, and implemented by the newly created Committee on Education and Special Training of the US War Department. The short-lived SATC program utilized the facilities, equipment, and faculty of colleges and universities to select and train officer candidates and…
ID Number:2009.32.1
Date:1918
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Women employees in front of Western Union Telegraph Office, Seattle, 1918
Dorothy Peterson began her career in 1918 at the Western Union Telegraph Company branch office at 81 Madison Street. She saved this photograph along with many others in a scrapbook documenting the social and work activities of her fellow employees. The three women on the right wear uniforms, which may indicate they worked outside of the office. Names writen in…
ID Number:2011.3.7.3.1
Date:1918