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Image of Bernie Whitebear and Pete Schnurman at Daybreak Star construction site, Seattle, June 9, 1976
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Bernie Whitebear and Pete Schnurman at Daybreak Star construction site, Seattle, June 9, 1976

In 1970, a group of activists led by Bernie Whitebear (1937-2000), Sin-Aikst, or Sinixt (now one of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation), began a protest which culminated in approval for the development of both a cultural center for Indigenous peoples and a municipal park on decommissioned surplus land at Seattle's Fort Lawton site. After several years spent raising…
ID Number:2000.107.178.13.01
Date:1976
Image of Officer with police dog, Seattle, October 9, 1973
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Officer with police dog, Seattle, October 9, 1973

Sasha, a four-year old German shepherd, received her graduation diploma from training master Larry S. Franklin at a ceremony at the Seattle Police Athletic Association training facility. She had undergone ten weeks of training in order to join the K-9 unit. Her duties will include tracking down robbery suspects and locating stolen property. Caption information derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.180.15.02
Date:1973
Image of Exterior of Von's Café on 4th Ave., Seattle, July 1, 1955
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Exterior of Von's Café on 4th Ave., Seattle, July 1, 1955

Begun by Frank Rippe (1871-1934) in 1910, Rippe's Cafe catered to Seattle's upscale late-night crowd with mahogany and brass booths and 24-hour service. Purchased in 1940 by movie theater magnate John Grey Von Herberg (1877-1947) and renamed Von's Cafe, the restaurant remained a local favorite until its closure in 1963. This image of Von's Cafe at 1421 Fourth Avenue was…
ID Number:2000.107.185.26.05
Date:1955
Image of Garfield students picketing at Seattle Public School's Administrative and Service Center, May 28, 1976
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Garfield students picketing at Seattle Public School's Administrative and Service Center, May 28, 1976

In this image taken outside the Seattle School District's Administrative and Service Center, students from Garfield High School protest minority staff transfers planned to comply with federal regulations on equal minority staffing throughout the district. The protest was part of a boycott of Central Area schools, which emptied classrooms in the area's 13 schools. Caption information source: The Seattle Times,…
ID Number:2000.107.186.01.01
Date:1976
Image of Edwin Lee, Susan Mochizuki, and George Tsutakawa, Seattle, May 28, 1971
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Edwin Lee, Susan Mochizuki, and George Tsutakawa, Seattle, May 28, 1971

Born in Seattle and raised there and in Japan, George Tsutakawa (1910-1997) was an internationally recognized artist best known for his avant-garde bronze fountain designs. He made an art form of water, creating more than 70 fountains for public places around the world. Their shapes, like his own life, marry Japanese and American sensibilities. Tsutakawa taught at the University of…
ID Number:2000.107.214.28.07
Date:1971
Image of Funeral for Trần Anh Thư, a six-month-old Vietnamese child, at Acacia Memorial Park, May 2, 1975
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Funeral for Trần Anh Thư, a six-month-old Vietnamese child, at Acacia Memorial Park, May 2, 1975

In early April 1975, shortly before the end of the Vietnam War, hundreds of Vietnamese children orphaned by the war were brought to the US to be adopted. Trần Anh Thư, a Vietnamese infant brought to the U.S. during Operation Babylift, died from pneumonia and malnutrition shortly after arriving in Seattle. This photo from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer shows mourners gathered…
ID Number:2000.107.220.19.02
Date:1975
Image of Thien Dac Nguyen mopping floor, Seattle, February 18, 1976
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Thien Dac Nguyen mopping floor, Seattle, February 18, 1976

After the Vietnam War ended in April 1975 with the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese communist forces, many thousands of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fled violence and persecution in their home countries and sought refuge in the United States and elsewhere. In Washington State, hundreds of refugees were temporarily housed at Camp Murray, a National Guard…
ID Number:2000.107.220.21.06
Date:1976
Image of Voters at Madrona Middle School, Seattle, January 5, 1974
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Voters at Madrona Middle School, Seattle, January 5, 1974

A $55.9 million special school levy for general education went before Seattle voters on February 5, 1974. The levy figure was an all-time high, influenced by a decrease in federal school funding and changes in state funding formulas. Here, late in the day of the election, a family arrives while citizens vote at the Madrona Middle School polling place. The…
ID Number:2000.107.221.02.01
Date:1974
Image of Wine makers crushing grapes, Bellevue, October 4, 1975
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Wine makers crushing grapes, Bellevue, October 4, 1975

Wine grapes and apples were among the first cultivated fruits in the Pacific Northwest. Initially planted here in 1827, both were cherished by early pioneering settlers, but whereas apples became a lucrative farm commodity early on, Washington-grown grapes and the local wine industry did not achieve widespread recognition until the 1970s. In this image amateur wine makers watch as grapes…
ID Number:2000.107.232.03.03
Date:1975
Image of Women marching on International Women's Day, Seattle, March 8, 1975
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Women marching on International Women's Day, Seattle, March 8, 1975

This image was taken as about 300 women, men, and children marched through downtown Seattle in observance of International Women's Day, and to demand equitable working conditions for all. The group assembled at the Federal Building and paraded to Westlake Center, where they listened to speeches, including one on the history of International Women's Day, which was established in Europe…
ID Number:2000.107.232.25.01
Date:1975
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