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Property tax protesters in rotunda of Washington State Capitol, April 3, 1971
In April 1971, about 500 property owners jammed the State Capitol Rotunda in Olympia to protest spiraling property taxes. Many of the protesters were elderly people from North Seattle, where property taxes had risen more than 100 percent over the previous year. This photo shows protestors seated on the steps in the Rotunda, perhaps listening to one of the several…
ID Number:2000.107.153.22.12
Date:1971
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Paul Dorpat and Tom Robbins at City Council hearing, Seattle, April 4, 1967
Author Tom Robbins (1932-2025) was known for his novels, articles, essays, and support for progressive causes. In this image Tom Robbins, right, sits with historian Paul Dorpat (1938-) at an appeal hearing in front of the Seattle City Council License Committee. As the "only professional art critic in the Northwest," Robbins testified that Dorpat's permit application for a dance held…
ID Number:2000.107.153.38.01
Date:1967
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Employee at the Federal Reserve Bank, Seattle, January 14, 1954
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco opened a branch in Seattle in 1917. After some years in leased space, the Seattle Branch moved into its own, purpose-built building on Second Avenue and Madison Street in 1951. Among the branch's many responsibilities were the handling and distribution of coins and currency.Here, Ella Dalton sorts and cancels worn out bills with…
ID Number:2000.107.165.11.02
Date:1954
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Employee at the Federal Reserve Bank, Seattle, 1951
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco opened a branch in Seattle in 1917. After some years in leased space, the Seattle Branch moved into its own, purpose-built building on Second Avenue and Madison Street in 1951. Among the branch's many responsibilities were the handling and distribution of coins and currency.Here, coin sorter Robert Popilek works at his machine at…
ID Number:2000.107.165.11.03
Date:1951
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Federal Reserve Bank branch under construction, Seattle, July 21, 1949
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco opened a branch in Seattle in 1917. After some years in leased space, the Seattle Branch moved into its own, purpose-built building on Second Avenue and Madison Street in 1951. The new bank had a two-story vault with 30-inch steel-reinforced concrete walls and an inner steel shell. This 1949 image shows the bank…
ID Number:2000.107.165.11.04
Date:1949
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Seattle City Light rate protest outside SeaFirst building, January 9, 1979
In this image taken outside the Seattle First National Bank building in downtown Seattle, demonstrators gathered to protest a new building code allowing commercial and industrial firms to pay less as they use larger amounts of electricity. By contrast, residential users paid more as they used more under Seattle City Light's rate structures. Jim Wurzer, left, dressed as SeaFirst Bank…
ID Number:2000.107.165.16.01
Date:1979
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Planting cherry trees on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982
In the spring of 1982, residents of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood turned out to plant some 250 cherry trees paid for by federal block grant money. Residents chose Bing cherries for their food value and because their foliage matched the area's brick gutters.Here, landscape contractor Henry Zinser helps Capitol Hill resident Carol Baldwin plant a Bing cherry tree on East…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.05
Date:1982
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Ranger leading nature walk at Camp Long, Seattle, March 7, 1985
Named for Seattle Juvenile Court Judge William George Long (1894-1974), Camp Long was built in 1937 as a place for organized scouting groups to learn camping skills. In 1984, park officials made the 68 acre park more accessible to the general public, allowing visitors to enjoy nature, hike in the forest, camp overnight in rustic cabins, rock climb, and learn…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.06
Date:1985
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Ranger standing at Polliwog Pond, Camp Long, Seattle, March 7, 1985
Named for Seattle Juvenile Court Judge William George Long (1894-1974), Camp Long was built in 1937 as a place for organized scouting groups to learn camping skills. In 1984, park officials made the 68 acre park more accessible to the general public, allowing visitors to enjoy nature, hike in the forest, camp overnight in rustic cabins, rock climb, and learn…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.07
Date:1985
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Exterior of Pier 86 grain terminal, Seattle, January 6, 1970
In 1970 the Port of Seattle spent millions of dollars finishing and upgrading container terminals, airport projects, and new property acquisitions to support what is a major contributor to regional economic growth. Seattle's grain exports were moved at the time to the $15 million Pier 86 Grain Facility in the Interbay neighborhood. This property replaced the Port’s Hanford Street Grain…
ID Number:2000.107.171.37.01
Date:1970