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Men dumping box of guns into foundry crucible, Seattle, June 16, 1993
In the fall of 1992, Stop the Violence, a non-profit community group dedicated to reducing handgun violence, collected guns in a buy-back program that paid $50 for each weapon turned in. The organization raised more than $93,000 and bought 1,782 handguns from people who brought them to collection points at Seattle police stations. On June 16, 1993, some 900 of…
ID Number:2000.107.19930616.3.02
Date:1993
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Woman dumping guns into foundry crucible, Seattle, June 16, 1993
In the fall of 1992, Stop the Violence, a non-profit community group dedicated to reducing handgun violence, collected guns in a buy-back program that paid $50 for each weapon turned in. The organization raised more than $93,000 and bought 1,782 handguns from people who brought them to collection points at Seattle police stations. On June 16, 1993, some 900 of…
ID Number:2000.107.19930616.3.29
Date:1993
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Harvey Fierstein, Evan Stults, and Dennis Coleman around piano, Seattle, June 22, 1993
In June 1993, the Seattle Men’s Chorus celebrated Gay Pride Week with weekend concerts featuring the works of composer Cole Porter. The show, called “Swellegant Elegance: The Life and Music of Cole Porter,” was performed for 3 nights at the 5th Avenue Theatre, conducted by chorus music director Dennis Coleman. The chorus asked Harvey Fierstein, well-known gay actor and playwright,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930622.2.02
Date:1993
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Recent emigres posing with Norm Rice, July 16, 1993
In this photo, Gary Tang snaps a souvenir photo of Hao Li and Yan Wang, both recent emigres from China, with Seattle mayor Norm Rice. Tang worked at the Chinese Information and Service Center in Seattle's Chinatown - International District, and later at the Asian Counseling and Referral Service. Caption information derived from caption written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached…
ID Number:2000.107.19930716.13.04
Date:1993
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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