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Image of Franklin High School sit-in defendant Carl Miller at King County jail, April 1968
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Franklin High School sit-in defendant Carl Miller at King County jail, April 1968

In March of 1968 two Black students, cousins Charles Oliver and Trolice Flavors, were suspended from Seattle's Franklin High School after an altercation with a white student, who was not reprimanded. Franklin's outraged Black students, with the help of UW Black Student Union (BSU) activists Carl Miller, Aaron Dixon and Larry Gossett, planned a peaceful demonstration at the school to…
ID Number:2002.68.9.5
Date:1968
Image of Franklin High School sit-in defendants at King County jail, April 1968
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Franklin High School sit-in defendants at King County jail, April 1968

In March of 1968 two Black students, cousins Charles Oliver and Trolice Flavors, were suspended from Seattle's Franklin High School after an altercation with a white student, who was not reprimanded. Franklin's outraged Black students, with the help of UW Black Student Union (BSU) activists Carl Miller, Aaron Dixon and Larry Gossett, planned a peaceful demonstration at the school to…
ID Number:2002.68.9.9
Date:1968
Image of Franklin High School sit-in defendants speaking with the press at King County jail, April 1968
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Franklin High School sit-in defendants speaking with the press at King County jail, April 1968

In March of 1968 two Black students, cousins Charles Oliver and Trolice Flavors, were suspended from Seattle's Franklin High School after an altercation with a white student, who was not reprimanded. Franklin's outraged Black students, with the help of UW Black Student Union (BSU) activists Carl Miller, Aaron Dixon and Larry Gossett, planned a peaceful demonstration at the school to…
ID Number:2002.68.9.10
Date:1968
Image of Three people playing cards during Beacon Hill School occupation, October 18, 1972
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Three people playing cards during Beacon Hill School occupation, October 18, 1972

Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2002.68.1595.23
Date:1972
Image of Protesters inside Beacon Hill School, October 18, 1972
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Protesters inside Beacon Hill School, October 18, 1972

Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2002.68.1595.26
Date:1972
Image of Transportation Corps WACs fixing an Army Jeep, Seattle, July 1944
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Transportation Corps WACs fixing an Army Jeep, Seattle, July 1944

In 1942, the U.S. Department of War recognized the need for a single manager of Army transportation and created a new branch, the Transportation Corps. The Transportation Corps’ primary function is movement control, and during WWII, the Transportation Corps moved over 30 million Soldiers in the United States and 7 million overseas, along with 126 million tons of cargo.In this…
ID Number:2003.57.6
Date:1944
Image of Soldiers waving from gangplank at Port of Embarkation, Seattle, circa 1944
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Soldiers waving from gangplank at Port of Embarkation, Seattle, circa 1944

In 1942, the Seattle Port of Embarkation began operations at Pier A (later Pier 36) in Smith Cove, at the northern end of Elliott Bay. Over the next 14 years, the Port of Embarkation will become one of the United States Army's busiest terminals for moving troops and supplies overseas during both World War II and the Korean War. This…
ID Number:2003.57.26
Date:Circa 1944
Image of Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works building on Western Avenue, Seattle, circa 1903
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Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works building on Western Avenue, Seattle, circa 1903

Known today as PSF Industries, Inc., and PSF Mechanical, Inc., Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works Company was founded in 1900 by Edward Hite, Robert S. Raven, and Joseph W. Callahan and incorporated in 1902 as Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, Inc. (PSSMW) by Raven, Hite, and David Bowen. PSSMW began as a sheet metal and roofing company, but over the…
ID Number:2004.27.1.3
Date:Circa 1903
Image of Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works building on Railroad, Wall, and Elliott Avenues after fire, Seattle, 1909
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Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works building on Railroad, Wall, and Elliott Avenues after fire, Seattle, 1909

Known today as PSF Industries, Inc., and PSF Mechanical, Inc., Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works Company was founded in 1900 by Edward Hite, Robert S. Raven, and Joseph W. Callahan and incorporated in 1902 as Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, Inc. (PSSMW) by Raven, Hite, and David Bowen. PSSMW began as a sheet metal and roofing company, but over the…
ID Number:2004.27.1.7
Date:1909
Image of Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works building on Railroad, Wall, and Elliot Avenues, Seattle, circa 1914
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Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works building on Railroad, Wall, and Elliot Avenues, Seattle, circa 1914

Known today as PSF Industries, Inc., and PSF Mechanical, Inc., Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works Company was founded in 1900 by Edward Hite, Robert S. Raven, and Joseph W. Callahan and incorporated in 1902 as Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, Inc. (PSSMW) by Raven, Hite, and David Bowen. PSSMW began as a sheet metal and roofing company, but over the…
ID Number:2004.27.1.9
Date:Circa 1914
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