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Image of Sir Mix-A-Lot in his recording studio, Auburn, January 19, 1992
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Sir Mix-A-Lot in his recording studio, Auburn, January 19, 1992

Sir Mix-A-Lot (Anthony Ray) was born in Auburn, WA in 1963 and raised in Seattle's Central District. He was involved in the birth of hip-hop in Seattle in the early 1980s, and his first hit, "Posse on Broadway," was released in 1987. It describes a trip through Seattle’s Central Area and Capitol Hill and remains one of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s most…
ID Number:2000.107.198.16.01
Date:1992
Image of Chris Cornell of Soundgarden performing at Bumbershoot, Seattle, September 3, 1990
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Chris Cornell of Soundgarden performing at Bumbershoot, Seattle, September 3, 1990

American musician Chris Cornell (1964-2017) was best known as the lead vocalist for the rock bands Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog. Cornell is considered one of the chief architects of the 1990s grunge movement. In 2012, wanting to use music to support causes that help foster change, Cornell and his wife created the Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation…
ID Number:2000.107.202.29.01
Date:1990
Image of Terry Tafoya teaching a dance to students at the Pacific Science Center, Seattle, March 2, 1983
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Terry Tafoya teaching a dance to students at the Pacific Science Center, Seattle, March 2, 1983

In this photo, Terry Tafoya of the Northwest Institute for Indian Education (NINE) leads a traditional dance with 5th grade students at an overnight camp at the Pacific Science Center. Tafoya was one of three educators with NINE who taught Native history to teachers and students at schools, workshops, and camps. Caption information source: "Kids learn about Indians from Indians"…
ID Number:2000.107.210.01.01
Date:1983
Image of Helen Taverniti with her piano student, Seattle, March 28, 1984
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Helen Taverniti with her piano student, Seattle, March 28, 1984

Helen Elizabeth (Stewart) Taverniti Morse (1921-2005) was a musician, composer, and music teacher in Seattle. Born in Iowa, Taverniti attended Seattle Public Schools and University of Washington, and studied piano beginning at age 4. She wrote two musicals for the Seattle Civic Repertory Playhouse, and had a career as a performer for over 50 years. Taverniti was well-known as a…
ID Number:2000.107.210.21.01
Date:1984
Image of Total Experience Gospel Choir members singing, Seattle, June 22, 1980
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Total Experience Gospel Choir members singing, Seattle, June 22, 1980

The Total Experience Gospel Choir (1973-2018) was founded and led by Pastor Patrinell Wright and, though based in Seattle, the choir performed and toured extensively around the world. Wright formed a choir at Franklin High School as an alternative activity for African-American students in 1970, but when a school-funding levy failed in 1973, her position was cut and she began…
ID Number:2000.107.213.12.01
Date:1980
Image of Total Experience Gospel Choir praying together at Sea-Tac airport, January 23, 1986
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Total Experience Gospel Choir praying together at Sea-Tac airport, January 23, 1986

The Total Experience Gospel Choir (1973-2018) was founded and led by Pastor Patrinell Wright and, though based in Seattle, the choir performed and toured extensively around the world. Wright formed a choir at Franklin High School as an alternative activity for African-American students in 1970, but when a school-funding levy failed in 1973, her position was cut and she began…
ID Number:2000.107.213.12.02
Date:1986
Image of Tuba Family Christmas Ensemble, Seattle, December 23, 1984
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Tuba Family Christmas Ensemble, Seattle, December 23, 1984

First conceived of in 1974 by professor Harvey G. Phillips (1929-2010) to honor his tuba teacher William Bell, who was born on Christmas Day 1902, TubaChristmas events continue to be sponsored worldwide by the International Tuba Euphonium Association (previously the Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association or T.U.B.A.), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and advancing the tuba and euphonium instruments. This…
ID Number:2000.107.214.32.01
Date:1984
Image of August Wilson, Seattle, September 24, 1990
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August Wilson, Seattle, September 24, 1990

In this image American playwright August Wilson (1945-2005) discusses his upcoming talk on American history from an African-American perspective, "The Testimony of the Witness," at the Seattle Arts and Lectures series. Wilson had just recently moved to Seattle, where he developed a relationship with Seattle Repertory Theatre, the only theater in the country to produce his entire 10-play series, "The…
ID Number:2000.107.231.21.01
Date:1990
Image of Marine Jazz Band, Seattle, 1919
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Marine Jazz Band, Seattle, 1919

In this image members of the Marine Jazz Band pose together in uniform and holding their instruments. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.233.10.13
Date:1919
Image of Musicians performing atop Space Needle, Seattle, August 26, 1988
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Musicians performing atop Space Needle, Seattle, August 26, 1988

In this image, two members of the Mendelssohn String Quartet perform on the top of Seattle's Space Needle to publicize the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, held at Meany Theater August 26 - September 1, 1988. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.264.03.01
Date:1988
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