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Image of Bob Santos visiting apartment in need of renovation, Seattle, December 15, 1980
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Bob Santos visiting apartment in need of renovation, Seattle, December 15, 1980

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:2000.107.160.07.01
Date:1980
Image of Ray Seales and Eddie Cotton at annual PI sports banquet, January 9, 1973
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Ray Seales and Eddie Cotton at annual PI sports banquet, January 9, 1973

"Sugar" Ray Seales was the only American boxer to win a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Ray Seales (b. 1952) was born in the Virgin Islands, where his father, who boxed in the U.S. Army, was stationed. The family moved to Tacoma in 1965, where Seales was coached by Joe Clough at at the Tacoma Boys…
ID Number:2000.107.163.37.04
Date:1973
Image of Three men working the salmon grill at Ballard Seafood Fest, September 17, 1977
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Three men working the salmon grill at Ballard Seafood Fest, September 17, 1977

The Ballard Seafood Festival has been a cherished neighborhood event since 1974 when it began as a way to celebrate the fishing industry and Nordic roots of Ballard. It has since grown to a two-day festival that includes not only seafood, but music, crafts, artisanal wares, beer, and dancing.In this image Bob Dolstad, left, head chef Jim Steiner, and Charles…
ID Number:2000.107.165.08.02
Date:1977
Image of Peoples Bank and Trust Company building, Seattle, March 24, 1934
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Peoples Bank and Trust Company building, Seattle, March 24, 1934

This image shows the opening of the new building of the Peoples Bank and Trust Company, which took over the building from the defunct Puget Sound Savings and Loan Association. Built in the early 1920s at 300 Pike Street in downtown Seattle, the building was later demolished and the site has been occupied since 1985 by the Century Square Office…
ID Number:2000.107.165.15.01
Date:1934
Image of Prudential Mutual Savings Bank after robbery, Seattle, November 24, 1954
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Prudential Mutual Savings Bank after robbery, Seattle, November 24, 1954

In this image taken outside of the Prudential Mutual Savings Bank at Third Avenue and Spring Street in downtown Seattle, spectators gather after a robber escaped from the bank with $2,500. Signs in image: Fern Hotel; Texan Hotel; Tavern; Toy's Cafe, Good Food; Ewing and Clark Real Estate ServiceCaption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, November 24, 1954, page 2
ID Number:2000.107.165.15.02
Date:1954
Image of Knights Templar marching in Easter parade, Seattle, March 24, 1940
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Knights Templar marching in Easter parade, Seattle, March 24, 1940

In this image members of the Seattle Knights Templar wearing full uniform parade from the Masonic Temple on Harvard Avenue and East Pine Street towards First Methodist Church for their annual Easter service. Here they cross Spring Street, heading south on Fifth Avenue. Named after the famed medieval crusaders, in modern times the Knights Templar is the highest of the…
ID Number:2000.107.170.28.03
Date:1940
Image of Street entrance of Millionair Club, Seattle, May 1, 1925
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Street entrance of Millionair Club, Seattle, May 1, 1925

Seattle's Millionair club was started in 1921 by Martin G. Johanson (1887-1984) as a lunch counter in a Pioneer Square basement, expanding in 1940 into its current location on Western Avenue in Belltown. Johanson retired in 1974, but the club continues to provide bus tokens, a soup kitchen, vision clinic, résumé service, and a shower-and-laundry facility so workers can clean…
ID Number:2000.107.170.29.05
Date:1925
Image of The Donut House, Seattle, October 17, 1981
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The Donut House, Seattle, October 17, 1981

The Donut House, on the southeast corner of First Avenue and Pike Street, was a popular hangout for runaways and street people. In 1979, a youth was stabbed to death in the doorway. Yet, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the young people who hung out at The Donut House thought of themselves as a family, and the shop as a…
ID Number:2000.107.172.01.02
Date:1981
Image of Civilian workers moving into Denny Regrade Transient Camp, Seattle, April 13, 1943
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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
Image of Civilian workers lying in beds at Denny Regrade Transient Camp, Seattle, April 13, 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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