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Roosevelt High School football team getting trophy after beating Garfield, Seattle, 1964
Handwritten on sleeve: FOOTBALL, Roosevelt High defeats Garfield, celebrates, 1964.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): 1964.
ID Number:1986.5.3463.1
Date:1964
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Mrs. Lee Ross at fundraiser for the National Council of Jewish Women, Seattle section, April 1965
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a volunteer and social organization that focuses on helping women, children, and families. The NCJW was founded in 1893 in Chicago and the Seattle section was founded in 1900. Over its history, the Seattle section of the NCJW has built a center to help recent immigrants with education and employment and a…
ID Number:1986.5.4603.1
Date:1965
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Joan Lerner at fundraiser for the National Council of Jewish Women, Seattle section, April 1965
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a volunteer and social organization that focuses on helping women, children, and families. The NCJW was founded in 1893 in Chicago and the Seattle section was founded in 1900. Over its history, the Seattle section of the NCJW has built a center to help recent immigrants with education and employment and a…
ID Number:1986.5.4603.2
Date:1965
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Nine inmates at graduation ceremony at McNeil Island Penitentiary, June 1967
McNeil Island is a 6.6 square mile island located in south Puget Sound, lying 2.8 miles across the water from the nearest town. The site was utilized for 142 continuous years as an island-based penal institution, beginning in 1869 with a jail built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1909 the facility became a federal prison, the McNeil…
ID Number:1986.5.5490.1
Date:1967
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Crane removing cupola of First Presbyterian Church, July 13, 1962
The third First Presbyterian Church building at 7th Avenue and Spring Street was erected in 1907, during the ministry of Rev. Dr. Mark A. Mathews, a Southerner from Jackson, TN, who led the congregation from 1902-1940. In 1962, a new Chapel and Christian Education Building dedicated to Matthews were built, and in 1968 the church shown here was demolished and…
ID Number:1986.5.7932.1
Date:1962
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John Butler polishing silver at Goodwill, Seattle, October 15, 1946
Seattle Goodwill was founded in 1923 by a group of local businessmen, and provides employment training and basic education to individuals experiencing barriers to economic opportunity. Today a significant portion of its operating funds are derived from its nine thrift stores in the area.In this image John Butler, who was injured in a 1945 oil pipeline accident, has found employment…
ID Number:1986.5.9068.1
Date:1946
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Goodwill Auxiliary member sorting dolls, Seattle, November 2, 1958
Seattle Goodwill was founded in 1923 by a group of local businessmen, and provides employment training and basic education to individuals experiencing significant barriers to economic opportunity. Today a significant portion of its operating funds are derived from its nine thrift stores in the area.In this image Mrs. Vivian Trevorrow arranges a display of dolls available at Goodwill in preparation…
ID Number:1986.5.9068.2
Date:1958
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Goodwill employee repairing shoes, Seattle, circa 1960
Seattle Goodwill was founded in 1923 by a group of local businessmen, and provides employment training and basic education to individuals experiencing significant barriers to economic opportunity. Today a significant portion of its operating funds are derived from its nine thrift stores in the area.In this image Goodwill employee Charley Johnson repairs donated shoes for resale. Handwritten on negative: Charley…
ID Number:1986.5.9068.3
Date:Circa 1960
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People singing at the Handicapped Center, Seattle, January 23, 1958
In 1958, members of the Seattle Chapter of the Indoor Sports Club, Inc. headed to the Handicapped Center for some fun. The Club, founded in 1930, is a social club for people with disabilities. At the Handicapped Center, they could socialize while enjoying arts, crafts, music, and other activities.In this image, James Griffin, a Center instructor, plays a note on…
ID Number:1986.5.9092.1
Date:1958
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Florence Brown helping Ed Garner weave at the Handicapped Center, Seattle, January 23, 1958
In September 1957, the Seattle Parks Department opened the Handicapped Center, a cooperative program in the Mount Baker area that provided adults and children with arts, crafts, and social activities. The Center was supported by city funds and outside donors. Nearly 1,300 people attended 37 events in its first four months.Florence Brown, wife of City Parks Superintendent Paul Brown, took…
ID Number:1986.5.9092.2
Date:1958