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League of Women Voters voter registration booth at Westlake Mall, Seattle, August 21, 1971
In 1971, after the 26th Amendment gave the vote to US citizens as young as 18, many younger Washingtonians registered to vote in the September 21 primary elections. The League of Women Voters (LWV) set up registration tables throughout the community, including this one at the Westlake Mall in downtown Seattle. Here, on the last day of registration before the…
ID Number:2000.107.220.41.03
Date:1971
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James Washington Jr. with Delta Teen-Lift group at his studio, Seattle, December 1970
James Washington Jr. (1911-2000) was a sculptor and painter who became associated with the Northwest School of artists in Seattle. He grew up in Mississippi and moved to Seattle in 1944 to work for the Navy during World War II. Washington was largely self-taught and he believed this lack of formal training was essential to his artistic success. In the…
ID Number:2000.107.227.20.01
Date:1970
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James Washington Jr. explaining his work to Lee Carnett, Seattle, April 1972
James Washington Jr. (1911-2000) was a sculptor and painter who became associated with the Northwest School of artists in Seattle. He grew up in Mississippi and moved to Seattle in 1944 to work for the Navy during World War II. Washington was largely self-taught and he believed this lack of formal training was essential to his artistic success. In the…
ID Number:2000.107.227.20.02
Date:1972
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James Washington Jr. presenting sculpture "Flame of Enlightenment", Seattle, December 3, 1973
James Washington Jr. (1911-2000) was a sculptor and painter who became associated with the Northwest School of artists in Seattle. He grew up in Mississippi and moved to Seattle in 1944 to work for the Navy during World War II. Washington was largely self-taught and he believed this lack of formal training was essential to his artistic success. In the…
ID Number:2000.107.227.20.03
Date:1973
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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
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Roz Woodhouse, April 20, 1985
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:2000.107.232.37.04
Date:1985
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Roz Woodhouse, 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:2000.107.232.37.06
Date:1988
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Dogs competing in Seattle Kennel Club show, March 1, 1987
In this image, Judge Ronald R. Young directs the action as these English springer spaniels, with a little help from their owners, strut their stuff. With 70 representatives, the springers were the most popular breed at the show. More than 1770 total dogs entered in the Seattle Kennel Club's 82nd All-Breed Dog Show at the Seattle Center.The owners and dogs…
ID Number:2000.107.246.07.01
Date:1987
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Seattle Black Panther Party members at press conference, Seattle, July 1, 1968
The Black Panther Party for Self Defense established its Seattle chapter in the spring of 1968, after Aaron Dixon, Elmer Dixon, Anthony Ware, Garry Owens and several other future Panthers attended a memorial service in San Francisco for 17 year-old Bobby Hutton, who had been killed in a shootout with local police. While in Oakland, the Seattle youth met BPP…
ID Number:2000.107.246.07.03
Date:1968