557 results for: Alaska
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Bob Santos standing on sidewalk in Chinatown - International District, Seattle, July 18, 1986
Robert Nicholas "Bob" Santos (1934-2016), was a Filipino American born and raised in Seattle's Chinatown - International District. He spent most of his life as an activist in his old neighborhood -- saving it, nurturing it, defending it against outside threats, whether environmental, cultural, or political. Mr. Santos developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice, in particular…
ID Number:2000.107.160.07.04
Date:1986
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Spokane Street terminal, Seattle, March 22, 1927
The creation of the Port of Seattle in 1911 transformed a messy jumble of privately-owned and competing waterfront companies into a publicly owned and organized entity capable of propelling Seattle into a major center for trade. In 1915 the Port constructed the Spokane Street Terminal at Pier 24 (now Terminal 30), on the Duwamish East Waterway, in what is now…
ID Number:2000.107.171.38.01
Date:1927
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Fremont "Mayor" Bert Williams, Seattle, March 14, 1954
Each year, the Fremont Old Timers' Association elected an honorary "Mayor" of their Seattle neighborhood. In 1954, Albert Paul "Bert" Williams (1876-1955), who had come to Seattle in 1888, accepted the honor. He remembered the Great Seattle Fire and also went to Alaska during the Gold Rush. The retired machinist recalled that when he moved to Fremont in 1901, it…
ID Number:2000.107.173.03.02
Date:1954
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Civilian workers moving into Denny Regrade Transient Camp, Seattle, April 13, 1943
In the spring of 1943, new barracks were built in the Denny Regrade area to house civilian men awaiting transport to Alaska to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Sometimes called the Denny Regrade Transient Camp, the fifteen barracks had a total capacity of 600, and were built because of the difficulty of finding hotel accommodations for non-military…
ID Number:2000.107.176.17.02
Date:1943
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Civilian workers lying in beds at Denny Regrade Transient Camp, Seattle, April 13, 1943
In the spring of 1943, new barracks were built in the Denny Regrade area to house civilian men awaiting transport to Alaska to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Sometimes called the Denny Regrade Transient Camp, the fifteen barracks had a total capacity of 600, and were built because of the difficulty of finding hotel accommodations for non-military…
ID Number:2000.107.176.17.03
Date:1943
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Cecilia and George White welcoming visitors at Daybreak Star Cultural Center, Seattle, March 8, 1985
On March 8, 1970, about 100 members and sympathizers of United Indian People's Council (later United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, or UIATF) occupied Fort Lawton, a 1,100-acre army post in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood. They were inspired by the passage of a bill signed by President Richard Nixon, which granted non-federal entities the ability to obtain surplus federal lands for…
ID Number:2000.107.178.14.01
Date:1985
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Seattle delegates meeting with Mayor Vahid Kazimov in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, April 14, 1983
In August 1971 three Soviet mayors, from Tashkent, Irkutsk and Sochi, visited Seattle on a promotional tour organized by Alaska Airlines. The mayors met with Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman, who later proposed that Seattle and Tashkent establish the first United States-USSR sister city relationship. Seattle and Tashkent already had strong ties that began in 1961 between the University of Washington…
ID Number:2000.107.210.18.02
Date:1983
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Roz Woodhouse at her Senate Higher Education Committee confirmation hearing , February 19, 1992
Dr. R.Y (Roz) Woodhouse became the first woman executive in the history of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (formerly Seattle Urban League) when she was appointed its President & Chief Executive Officer in 1984. She served in the position until 1998. Immediately prior to joining the Urban League, Dr. Woodhouse was Vice President and Manager of Employee Relations for…
ID Number:2000.107.232.37.01
Date:1992
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Roz Woodhouse, Seattle Urban League President, May 23, 1988
Dr. R.Y (Roz) Woodhouse became the first woman executive in the history of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (formerly Seattle Urban League) when she was appointed its President & Chief Executive Officer in 1984. She served in the position until 1998. Immediately prior to joining the Urban League, Dr. Woodhouse was Vice President and Manager of Employee Relations for…
ID Number:2000.107.232.37.02
Date:1988
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Roz Woodhouse, Seattle Urban League President, June 4, 1987
Dr. R.Y (Roz) Woodhouse became the first woman executive in the history of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (formerly Seattle Urban League) when she was appointed its President & Chief Executive Officer in 1984. She served in the position until 1998. Immediately prior to joining the Urban League, Dr. Woodhouse was Vice President and Manager of Employee Relations for…
ID Number:2000.107.232.37.03
Date:1987