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Construction on new ZymoGenetics headquarters, Seattle, July 27, 1993
ZymoGenetics was established in Seattle in 1981 by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, along with University of British Columbia professor Michael Smith. One of the oldest biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., ZymoGenetics was involved in the development of therapeutic proteins. The company was acquired by Novo Nordisk in 1988, and was spun off as a public…
ID Number:2000.107.19930727.1.31
Date:1993
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Groundbreaking of Rainier Valley Square, Seattle, July 29, 1993
This image shows the groundbreaking for a shopping center on the east side of Rainier Ave. S. between S. Charlestown St and S. Andover St in southeast Seattle. Southeast Seattle extends east from I-5 to Lake Washington and south from I-90 to city limits. This site was owned by private developers but was supported by the city of Seattle. Mayor…
ID Number:2000.107.19930729.1.06
Date:1993
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Guy Kurose speaking to Trisha and Monique Hendrix, Seattle, August 1993
Guy Kurose (1952-2002) was an activist and youth counselor who focused on street gangs and preventing violence. He was the son of Seattle teacher and peace activist Aki Kurose and he began attending antiwar and civil rights protests as a child with his family. Kurose joined the Black Panther Party as a teenager, becoming one of the group’s few Asian-American…
ID Number:2000.107.19930818.1.12
Date:1993
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Jeremy McMahon skateboarding at SEA-SK8, Seattle, August 27, 1993
On August 27, 1993, a new skate park named SEA-SK8 opened near Seattle Center. The original SEA-SK8 was built by the city and operated by the University Street Ministry and it included terrain for skaters of many skill levels. SEA-SK8 has been torn down and relocated several times since it first opened. As of 2022, it is across 5th Avenue…
ID Number:2000.107.19930827.3.31
Date:1993
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Malcolm Katz and Gus Mansour at "peace party," Seattle, September 27, 1993
This image shows a "peace party" at Gus Mansour’s Sahara Restaurant, celebrating the recent signing of the Oslo I Accord. Activists from Jewish and Arab communities in Seattle planned the party to build grassroots support for the agreement between the Palestinian Liberation Organization and Israel, and people from both sides expressed cautious optimism about the peace process. Here, Jewish activist…
ID Number:2000.107.19930927.1.09
Date:1993
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Aerial view of South Lake Union neighborhood looking south, September 28, 1993
The shores of Lake Union were inhabited by the Duwamish people since time immemorial. They called the lake “meman hartshu” meaning “little lake” and had several settlements surrounding it. Seattle’s Cascade or South Lake Union (SLU) neighborhood began growing quickly in the 1880s, as the city expanded north from downtown. Industrial activity on the lake increased in the early 1900s…
ID Number:2000.107.19930928.8.21
Date:1993
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Howard Schultz sitting at table with cup of coffee, Seattle, October 7, 1993
Howard Schultz (b. 1953) is a businessman who has been CEO of Starbucks multiple times, including during the company’s explosive growth in the late 1980s and 1990s. He joined the company in 1982 as director of marketing and retail operations, then purchased the company in 1987 and became its CEO. At that time, Starbucks had only 11 locations. By 2000,…
ID Number:2000.107.19931007.1.06
Date:1993
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John Jessen of Electronic Evidence Discovery in his office, Seattle, November 12, 1993
John H. Jessen founded Electronic Evidence Discovery, Inc. in 1988 after a lawyer friend asked his advice about searching for evidence stored on personal computers (PCs). Jessen realized that electronic information stored on company computers could also be important to corporate legal work, and used his knowledge of both business and computers to launch his new company. In 2008, Electronic…
ID Number:2000.107.19931112.1.11
Date:1993
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APEC conference attendees posing together at Tillicum Village, Blake Island, November 20, 1993
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.19931120.2.23
Date:1993
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APEC conference attendees waving from boat at Tillicum Village, Blake Island, November 20, 1993
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.19931120.4.13
Date:1993