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Joe Louis and Al Smith, Sr., Seattle, circa 1945
Professional boxer and heavyweight champ Joe Louis (1914-1981) served in the U.S. Army during World War II, from January 1942 to October 1945. The Army placed him in the Special Services Division, where Louis went on celebrity tours and staged boxing exhibitions for charity and to boost the morale of American soldiers. This photo shows Louis, left, in his Army…
ID Number:2014.49.010.019.0037
Date:Circa 1945
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Men standing at the rail of a ship, Seattle, circa 1953
Three unidentified crew members stand at the rail on the deck of an Alaska Steamship Company vessel. The men appear to be galley workers or stewards. One holds copy of a newspaper called The Dispatcher, with the headline "Stewards Signup Passes 75%," indicating the event is probably related to a union dispute.
ID Number:2014.49.014.026.0059
Date:Circa 1953
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Men shaking hands on a dock in front of a ship, Seattle, circa 1953
A group of unidentified stand on the dock near the gangplank of an Alaska Steamship Company vessel. One man is holding a copy of the newspaper The Dispatcher. Another man is flashing a "V" sign, and two others are shaking hands. The event is probably related to a union dispute.
ID Number:2014.49.014.026.0060
Date:Circa 1953
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Men standing at the rail of a ship, Seattle, circa 1953
Lester Catlet and four other unidentified crew members stand at the rail on the deck of an Alaska Steamship Company vessel. The men appear to be galley workers or stewards.
ID Number:2014.49.014.026.0061
Date:Circa 1953
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Crew members working in the galley of a ship, Seattle, circa 1953
An unidentified cook cracks eggs beside the rest of the kitchen crew in the galley of an Alaska Steamship Company vessel.
ID Number:2014.49.014.052.0130
Date:Circa 1953
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Bob Santos entering police van at protest at the South African consulate, Seattle, December 9, 1984
Beginning in October 1984, demonstrations were held outside the home of the honorary South African consul in Seattle’s Madison Park neighborhood to protest the South African government's polices of racial segregation known as apartheid. In this image, Seattle civil-rights activist and community organizer Robert (Bob) Santos, wrists zip tied, steps into a police van. He and 22 others were arrested…
ID Number:2014.49.033.057.06
Date:1984
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Police Force of Seattle, Washington Territory, circa 1888
In 1869 the Seattle City Charter created a Marshall position, and by 1875 Ordinance 66 established day and night police. An amendment to the city charter in 1883 changed the Marshall to the Chief of Police. This D. R. Judkins photograph, taken during J. C. Mitchell's term as chief in 1888-1889, shows 17 men in police uniforms in two rows.…
ID Number:2015.17.1
Date:Circa 1888
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Hotel Sorrento New Year's Dinner menu, 1923
The Hotel Sorrento, one of the city's first "boutique" hotels, opened in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood in 1909. Among the hotel's first customers were some of the millions of visitors to the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, a world's fair highlighting the development of the Pacific Northwest.This 1923 New Year's day dinner menu at the Sorrento offered a $2.00 prix fixe meal,…
ID Number:2016.36.6
Date:1923
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Hotel Sorrento Thanksgiving Dinner menu, 1923
The Hotel Sorrento, one of the city's first "boutique" hotels, opened in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood in 1909. Among the hotel's first customers were some of the millions of visitors to the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, a world's fair highlighting the development of the Pacific Northwest. The Hotel Sorrento continues in business at its original location on the corner of Madison…
ID Number:2016.36.7
Date:1923
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Hotel Sorrento Christmas Dinner menu, 1923
The Hotel Sorrento, one of the city's first "boutique" hotels, opened in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood in 1909. Among the hotel's first customers were some of the millions of visitors to the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, a world's fair highlighting the development of the Pacific Northwest. The Hotel Sorrento continues in business at its original location on the corner of Madison…
ID Number:2016.36.8
Date:1923