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Seattle Storm championship celebration flier, 2004
This flier was created to advertise a city-wide celebration after the Seattle Storm won the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Championship on Tuesday, October 12, 2004, at KeyArena. The celebration was held on October 15, 2004, in downtown Seattle at Westlake Center. Founded before the 2000 season began, the Storm qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in twelve of its first…
ID Number:2006.54.2
Date:2004
Poster
Prom You Never Went To poster, Seattle, April 27, 1996
The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the local LGBTQ community. "The Prom You Never Went To" was first held in 1983 and became an institution in the local gay and lesbian…
ID Number:2007.25.58
Date:1996
Poster
Prom You Never Went To poster, Seattle, May 13, 1995
The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the local LGBTQ community. "The Prom You Never Went To" was first held in 1983 and became an institution in the local gay and lesbian…
ID Number:2007.25.63
Date:1995
Poster
Seattle Men's Chorus Pride and Joy '85 concert poster, June 29, 1985
Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) is an LGBTQ community chorus based in Seattle, Washington. The group was founded in 1979, and is one of the world's largest men choruses. Along with Seattle Women's Chorus, it is the largest community choral organization in North America.This poster advertises the June 29 performance of the Seattle Men's Chorus at the Seattle Opera House with…
ID Number:2007.25.64
Date:1985
Photograph
Three women in costume at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 1939
The first Founders' Day Ball took place on November 13, 1911, on the 60th anniversary of the Denny Party landing at Alki beach. From its inception the event was a historical costume ball, hosted by Emily and Morgan Carkeek at their First Hill mansion. Guests were asked to donate artifacts or documents related to Seattle history, which led to the…
ID Number:2008.3.1.45.5
Date:1939
Photograph
Three women in costume at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 1939
The first Founders' Day Ball took place on November 13, 1911, on the 60th anniversary of the Denny Party landing at Alki beach. From its inception the event was a historical costume ball, hosted by Emily and Morgan Carkeek at their First Hill mansion. Guests were asked to donate artifacts or documents related to Seattle history, which led to the…
ID Number:2008.3.1.45.10
Date:1939
Photograph
Cabinet card portrait of Mary Ann Boren Denny, circa 1870
Mary Ann Boren (1822-1910) married Arthur Armstrong Denny in Illinois in 1843. Eight years later, the couple, their two daughters, and other members of the Denny and Boren families set out for the Pacific Northwest. In the group, known to later generations as the Denny Party, were but five women, seven men, and 12 children. Mary Ann was already expecting…
ID Number:2008.54.2
Date:Circa 1870
Photograph
Women posing with Century 21 sign during construction for the Seattle World’s Fair, 1961
This photograph was taken during construction for the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). The 74-acre Exposition site was a mile north of Seattle’s downtown business area. The fairground construction and renovation projects involved years of city planning, but several projects, including the Space Needle, Monorail and Washington State Coliseum were completed in a relatively short 18-month time frame. More…
ID Number:2010.82.11
Date:1961
Poster
Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday Concert poster, December 1988
Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) is an LGBTQ community chorus based in Seattle, Washington. The group was founded in 1979, and is one of the world's largest men choruses. Along with Seattle Women's Chorus, it is the largest community choral organization in North America.This poster advertises the SMC 1988 Holiday Concert, held in Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus.…
ID Number:2011.44.1
Date:1988
Photograph
Paul McCartney and George Harrison singing during the Beatles concert, Seattle Center Coliseum, August 21, 1964
Nineteen-year-old Timothy Eagan shot this photograph of Paul McCartney and George Harrison early in the band's 29-minute set. They may be singing background vocals on the first song of the set, a cover of Phil Medley and Bert Berns' "Twist and Shout," on which John Lennon sang lead vocals. A young police officer in the right foreground plugs his ears…
ID Number:2014.14.115
Date:1964