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Image of Roz Woodhouse, Seattle Urban League President, June 4, 1987
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Roz Woodhouse, Seattle Urban League President, June 4, 1987

Dr. R.Y (Roz) Woodhouse became the first woman executive in the history of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (formerly Seattle Urban League) when she was appointed its President & Chief Executive Officer in 1984. She served in the position until 1998. Immediately prior to joining the Urban League, Dr. Woodhouse was Vice President and Manager of Employee Relations for…
ID Number:2000.107.232.37.03
Date:1987
Image of Roz Woodhouse, April 20, 1985
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Roz Woodhouse, April 20, 1985

Dr. R.Y (Roz) Woodhouse became the first woman executive in the history of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (formerly Seattle Urban League) when she was appointed its President & Chief Executive Officer in 1984. She served in the position until 1998. Immediately prior to joining the Urban League, Dr. Woodhouse was Vice President and Manager of Employee Relations for…
ID Number:2000.107.232.37.04
Date:1985
Image of Roz Woodhouse, May 23, 1988
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Roz Woodhouse, May 23, 1988

Dr. R.Y (Roz) Woodhouse became the first woman executive in the history of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (formerly Seattle Urban League) when she was appointed its President & Chief Executive Officer in 1984. She served in the position until 1998. Immediately prior to joining the Urban League, Dr. Woodhouse was Vice President and Manager of Employee Relations for…
ID Number:2000.107.232.37.06
Date:1988
Image of Second Liberty Loan poster outside The Bon Marche, Seattle, October 14, 1917
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Second Liberty Loan poster outside The Bon Marche, Seattle, October 14, 1917

In 1917, during World War I, the U.S. government borrowed money to pay for the war effort by selling war bonds, known as Liberty Bonds. The Second Liberty Loan aimed to raise $3 billion. During the Second Liberty Loan campaign, a huge replica of a James Montgomery Flagg recruiting poster stood outside the Bon Marche in downtown Seattle. The image…
ID Number:2000.107.233.10.02
Date:1917
Image of Celebration at Liberty Loan headquarters, Seattle, October 28, 1917
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Celebration at Liberty Loan headquarters, Seattle, October 28, 1917

In 1917, during World War I, the U.S. government borrowed money to pay for the war effort by selling war bonds, known as Liberty Bonds. The Second Liberty Loan aimed to raise $3 billion. During the Second Liberty Loan campaign, a 40-foot replica of a James Montgomery Flagg recruiting poster stood in downtown Seattle. The image was gradually completed as…
ID Number:2000.107.233.10.05
Date:1917
Image of Bonds banners across Second Ave., Seattle, October 1, 1918
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Bonds banners across Second Ave., Seattle, October 1, 1918

During World War I, the United States began selling war bonds called Liberty bonds or Liberty loans to support the allied cause. Subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty in the U. S. and introduced the idea of financial securities to many citizens for the first time. The Act of Congress which authorized the Liberty Bonds is…
ID Number:2000.107.233.10.11
Date:1918
Image of Gubernatorial candidates John O'Connell and Dan Evans debating on KOMO-TV, October 5, 1968
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Gubernatorial candidates John O'Connell and Dan Evans debating on KOMO-TV, October 5, 1968

In this image, Washington State gubernatorial candidates Attorney General John J. O'Connell (left) and Governor Dan Evans participate in a televised debate on KOMO-TV during the 1968 campaign. Moderator Art McDonald sits in front of the KOMO-TV panel, from left: Jack Eddy, Bryan Johnson, Don Dixon, Don McGaffin, Fendall Yerxa. At right is floor director Rob Neilson. Caption information derived…
ID Number:2000.107.247.07.02
Date:1968
Image of Washington House of Representatives candidate debate in front yard, Seattle, July 1, 1984
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Washington House of Representatives candidate debate in front yard, Seattle, July 1, 1984

In this photo, incumbent Bill Burns, standing, speaks during a debate among the candidates for the Washington State House of Representatives District 43, Position 2. The other candidates at the neighborhood event were Jesse Wineberry, seated behind Burns, and Theresa Doherty, seated at left. The candidates debated the issues in the front yard of Allen Blaich at 210 16th Avenue…
ID Number:2000.107.247.07.03
Date:1984
Image of Dedication ceremony at Naval Reserve Armory on Lake Union, Seattle, July 4, 1942
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Dedication ceremony at Naval Reserve Armory on Lake Union, Seattle, July 4, 1942

In 1942 the Works Progress Administration built the Naval Reserve Armory on Lake Union as an Advanced Naval Training School during World War II. Designed by Seattle architects William R. Grant and B. Marcus Priteca, the building was decommissioned after the war, and disestablished in 1994. The building was renovated in 2012 to become the new home for the Museum…
ID Number:2000.107.270.09.01
Date:1942
Image of Lt. Tracy Franks spraying Chief Molly Douce with fire extinquisher during Pride Parade, Seattle, June 30, 2002
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Lt. Tracy Franks spraying Chief Molly Douce with fire extinquisher during Pride Parade, Seattle, June 30, 2002

Seattle celebrated its first Gay Pride Week in June 1974, with a variety of festive activities at private and public venues around the city. The largest event, a day of celebrations at Occidental Park, drew a crowd of about 200. Three years later, Mayor Wes Uhlman officially endorsed the city’s pride celebration, declaring June 25 to July 1, 1977 to…
ID Number:2000.107.2002.CD01.02.03.001
Date:2002
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