538 results for: Clubs and Organizations
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Families lined up outside South Park food bank, February 4, 1975
In 1975, Seattle and the nation were still suffering from the effects of a nationwide recession brought on by the Boeing Bust and a worldwide oil crisis. Unemployment was still growing. Federal funds supported Neighbors in Need, which ran 15 King County food banks that fed some 55,000 people, but these funds were scheduled to end soon.In this early February…
ID Number:2000.107.19750204.1.21A
Date:1975
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Lion Dance performance at Lunar New Year celebration, Seattle, January 25, 1993
The Lion Dance is based on myths of a lion defending a village from monsters and it dates back more than 1,000 years. The dance is performed at Lunar New Year celebrations and is intended to bring good fortune in the coming year. The costume is usually brightly colored especially red, which symbolizes good luck. The lion dances in a…
ID Number:2000.107.19930124.1.05
Date:1993
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Lion Dance performance at Lunar New Year celebration, Seattle, January 25, 1993
The Lion Dance is based on myths of a lion defending a village from monsters and it dates back more than 1,000 years. The dance is performed at Lunar New Year celebrations and is intended to bring good fortune in the coming year. The costume is usually brightly colored especially red, which symbolizes good luck. The lion dances in a…
ID Number:2000.107.19930124.1.24
Date:1993
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Foundry workers pouring metal from crucible, Seattle, June 16, 1993
In the fall of 1992, Stop the Violence, a non-profit community group dedicated to reducing handgun violence, collected guns in a buy-back program that paid $50 for each weapon turned in. The organization raised more than $93,000 and bought 1,782 handguns from people who brought them to collection points at Seattle police stations. On June 16, 1993, some 900 of…
ID Number:2000.107.19930616.1.26
Date:1993
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Stop the Violence members putting guns into a foundry crucible, Seattle, June 16, 1993
In the fall of 1992, Stop the Violence, a non-profit community group dedicated to reducing handgun violence, collected guns in a buy-back program that paid $50 for each weapon turned in. The organization raised more than $93,000 and bought 1,782 handguns from people who brought them to collection points at Seattle police stations. On June 16, 1993, some 900 of…
ID Number:2000.107.19930616.2.17
Date:1993
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Man unloading guns into foundry crucible, Seattle, June 16, 1993
In the fall of 1992, Stop the Violence, a non-profit community group dedicated to reducing handgun violence, collected guns in a buy-back program that paid $50 for each weapon turned in. The organization raised more than $93,000 and bought 1,782 handguns from people who brought them to collection points at Seattle police stations. On June 16, 1993, some 900 of…
ID Number:2000.107.19930616.2.21
Date:1993
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Men dumping box of guns into foundry crucible, Seattle, June 16, 1993
In the fall of 1992, Stop the Violence, a non-profit community group dedicated to reducing handgun violence, collected guns in a buy-back program that paid $50 for each weapon turned in. The organization raised more than $93,000 and bought 1,782 handguns from people who brought them to collection points at Seattle police stations. On June 16, 1993, some 900 of…
ID Number:2000.107.19930616.3.02
Date:1993
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Woman dumping guns into foundry crucible, Seattle, June 16, 1993
In the fall of 1992, Stop the Violence, a non-profit community group dedicated to reducing handgun violence, collected guns in a buy-back program that paid $50 for each weapon turned in. The organization raised more than $93,000 and bought 1,782 handguns from people who brought them to collection points at Seattle police stations. On June 16, 1993, some 900 of…
ID Number:2000.107.19930616.3.29
Date:1993
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Freemasons float at Mardi Gras parade, July 25, 1993
For over 70 years, Seattle’s Black community has a held a summer festival that was part of Seattle's International Festival, now Seafair. The first, in 1952, was called the East Madison/East Union Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras later transformed into the Pacific Northwest Black Community Festival, and in 1997 it became the Umoja Fest African Heritage Festival.On the afternoon of July…
ID Number:2000.107.19930725.3.08
Date:1993
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PAWS Walk, Seattle, October 10, 1993
The PAWS Walk, organized by the Progressive Animal Welfare Society, is an annual fundraiser held in Seattle to benefits the animal welfare organization. In 1993, over 1,600 dog owners and friends participated in the walk, which began in Woodland Park and featured 1- and 5-mile walks. Here, some of the participants head out of the park at the start of…
ID Number:2000.107.19931010.1.05
Date:1993