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Image of Fred Brown during interview at Seafirst Bank office, January 15, 1993
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Fred Brown during interview at Seafirst Bank office, January 15, 1993

Fred "Downtown Freddie Brown" Brown (b. 1948), had just finished his senior year at the University of Iowa when he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1971 NBA draft. He went on to play 13 seasons with the Sonics before retiring in 1984. Two years later the Sonics retired his number (32). The Sonics' 41-year run in Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.028.06.06
Date:1993
Image of Priscilla Bullitt Collins and Harriet Stimson Bullitt, Seattle, July 8, 1991
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Priscilla Bullitt Collins and Harriet Stimson Bullitt, Seattle, July 8, 1991

The child of wealthy Seattle pioneers, Dorothy Stimson Bullitt (1892-1989), bought a small Seattle radio station in 1947 and expanded into a broadcasting empire, King Broadcasting Company. She was a Seattle civic leader who entered the business world at a time when women were not welcome. All three of her children have donated substantial amounts of money and time to…
ID Number:2000.107.029.03.02
Date:1991
Image of Harriet Bullitt at Pacific Northwest Magazine, Seattle, March 27, 1987
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Harriet Bullitt at Pacific Northwest Magazine, Seattle, March 27, 1987

The daughter of Alexander Scott Bullitt (1877-1932) and Dorothy Stimson Bullitt (1892-1989), Harriet Overton Bullitt (1924-) is a descendant of wealthy Seattle pioneers and civic leaders. Harriet and her siblings have donated substantial amounts of money and time to the Bullitt Foundation, founded by Dorothy in 1952 with a mission to protect the natural environment of the Pacific Northwest, and…
ID Number:2000.107.029.03.03
Date:1987
Image of Priscilla Bullitt Collins and Harriet Stimson Bullitt, Seattle, August 22, 1990
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Priscilla Bullitt Collins and Harriet Stimson Bullitt, Seattle, August 22, 1990

The child of wealthy Seattle pioneers, Dorothy Stimson Bullitt (1892-1989), bought a small Seattle radio station in 1947 and expanded into broadcasting empire, King Broadcasting Company. She was a Seattle civic leader who entered the business world at a time when women were not welcome. All three of her children have donated substantial amounts of money and time to the…
ID Number:2000.107.029.03.05
Date:1990
Image of Cell Therapeutics technician at work in lab, October 6, 1992
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Cell Therapeutics technician at work in lab, October 6, 1992

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) incorporated in September 1991 as part of Seattle's biotech boom. Using the motto "Making Cancer More Treatable," James A. Bianco, Jack Singer, and George Todaro, who met working at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Institute, spearheaded the company's work to improve cancer treatment drugs. With headquarters next to the Olympic Sculpture Park on the Seattle waterfront, the company…
ID Number:2000.107.033.30.01
Date:1992
Image of Bob Clardy of Synergistic Software, July 7, 1982
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Bob Clardy of Synergistic Software, July 7, 1982

Bob and Ann Clardy founded Seattle-based Synergistic Software with the Apple II game Dungeon Campaign release in 1978. The company continued to release role playing games (RPG) throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, until Sierra On-Line and parent company Comp-U-Card International purchased Synergistic Software in 1996, and officially closed the company in 1999.In this image, founder Bob Clardy is…
ID Number:2000.107.037.38.01
Date:1982
Image of Jim Reynolds tasting coffee samples at Starbucks, Seattle, January 1983
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Jim Reynolds tasting coffee samples at Starbucks, Seattle, January 1983

Coffee pioneer Jim Reynolds began working as a coffee roaster at Starbucks in the 1970s, when the specialty coffee industry was in its infancy. In 1984, Reynolds left Starbucks and Seattle for Peet's Coffee & Tea in San Francisco. As roaster, Jim helped build the company from a local Bay Area company to a strong regional roaster with national presence.…
ID Number:2000.107.039.02.01
Date:1983
Image of Michael Dice roasting coffee at Starbucks, January 1983
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Michael Dice roasting coffee at Starbucks, January 1983

In this photo, Michael Dice, coffee roaster at Starbucks, pours coffee beans from the roaster drum into the cooling tray. According to the Post-Intelligencer caption, the machine uses a German drum heated by gas-fired hot air.
ID Number:2000.107.039.02.02
Date:1983
Image of Steve Hamilton roasting coffee beans at Seattle's Best Coffee, March 22, 1991
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Steve Hamilton roasting coffee beans at Seattle's Best Coffee, March 22, 1991

Seattle's Best Coffee started out as the Wet Whisker, a Vashon Island ice cream and coffee shop founded by Jim Stewart. In the early 1980s, the name changed to Stewart Brothers Wet Whisker, then to Stewart Brothers Coffee. Business began to expand, and new shops opened in Bellevue and Pike Place Market around 1984. In 1991, the company was renamed…
ID Number:2000.107.039.02.03
Date:1991
Image of Matthew Radford moving Seattle's Best Coffee bags at warehouse, Vashon Island, March 22, 1991
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Matthew Radford moving Seattle's Best Coffee bags at warehouse, Vashon Island, March 22, 1991

Seattle's Best Coffee started out as the Wet Whisker, a Vashon Island ice cream and coffee shop founded by Jim Stewart. In the early 1980s, the name changed to Stewart Brothers Wet Whisker, then to Stewart Brothers Coffee. Business began to expand, and new shops opened in Bellevue and Pike Place Market around 1984. In 1991, the company was renamed…
ID Number:2000.107.039.02.07
Date:1991
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