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Image of LMA Marriage News, 1996
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LMA Marriage News, 1996

Pictured here is the November-December 1996 issue of the "LMA Marriage News," the newsletter of the Legal Marriage Alliance of Washington, a group founded in 1995.This item is one of many gathered by the Seattle-born author, artist, and chronicler of local drag culture, Donald Charles "Don" Paulson (1933-2012), in a collection he "dedicated to everyone who ever participated in a…
ID Number:2002.23.6.31.1
Date:1996
Image of Discrimination Response System poster, circa 1985
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Discrimination Response System poster, circa 1985

This poster advertises a service in Seattle called the Discrimination Response System which addressed discrimination "within the GBLTQ community such as carding Blacks and Drag Queens in some gay bars, etc." The program was supported by the local chapter of Black and White Men Together (BWMT) a gay, multiracial, multicultural organization founded in 1983. Caption information source: http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews34_25/page7.cfmCaption information source:…
ID Number:2002.23.8.6.3
Date:Circa 1985
Image of Priscilla Van Sickler and Loyal Nichols at the Olympic Riding and Driving Club, Seattle, 1932
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Priscilla Van Sickler and Loyal Nichols at the Olympic Riding and Driving Club, Seattle, 1932

Priscilla Grace Treat (1902-1979) and Loyal Graef Treat (1906-2004) were the daughters of Harry Whitney Treat (1865-1922) and Olive Marion (Graef) Treat (1869-1945). Harry Treat was a real estate developer who established an electric trolley to promote the suburbs of Ballard, Loyal Heights, and Golden Gardens. Harry and Olive were colorful high society figures in Seattle; their Queen Anne mansion…
ID Number:2005.19.3
Date:1932
Image of Greater Seattle Bicycle Expo poster, February 22-23, 1991
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Greater Seattle Bicycle Expo poster, February 22-23, 1991

In 1987, the Cascade Bicycle Club, an organization started by brothers Mike and Rick Quam in 1970 to discuss bicycling in the Puget Sound region, began its annual trade show, the Seattle Bicycle Expo. The expo would continue until 2015, when the Cascade Bicycle Club dropped the event due to declining attendance. Cascadia Events took it over as the Seattle…
ID Number:2007.25.11
Date:1991
Image of Seattle Girls Choir Christmas Carol Sing-Along poster, December 19, 1984
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Seattle Girls Choir Christmas Carol Sing-Along poster, December 19, 1984

Since its founding in 1982, the Seattle Girls Choir has provided a choral education for girls ages 5 to 18. There are six progressive levels of instruction during the school year and summer months, and participants learn vocal technique and musical literacy. They collaborate with other area arts organizations, and perform in national and international choral festivals and competitions.This poster…
ID Number:2007.25.47
Date:1984
Image of Women's Commercial Club of Seattle in automobiles at Volunteer Park, Seattle, circa 1914
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Women's Commercial Club of Seattle in automobiles at Volunteer Park, Seattle, circa 1914

The Women's Commercial Club of Seattle, founded in 1910, was an organization of over 100 Seattle women in business and professions. Professions included architect, dentist, surgeon, editor, printers, florist, and proprietor of a livery barn. Club activities appear to have included both social functions and business-related meetings. The club disappears from the Seattle City directory after 1915. Caption on image:…
ID Number:2007.30.21
Date:Circa 1914
Image of Group of women in costume at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911
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Group of women in costume at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911

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:2008.3.1.1
Date:1911
Image of Group of women in costume at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911
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Group of women in costume at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911

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:2008.3.1.2
Date:1911
Image of Mrs. William Biglow in redface at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911
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Mrs. William Biglow in redface at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911

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:2008.3.1.3
Date:1911
Image of Three women in costume at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 1912
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Three women in costume at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 1912

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:2008.3.1.7
Date:1912
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