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Image of Union supporters picketing at Marie's Cafe in Greenwood, Seattle, August 26, 1974
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Union supporters picketing at Marie's Cafe in Greenwood, Seattle, August 26, 1974

Marie's Cafe was founded in the early 1940s in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood. A successful restaurant for several decades, retail sale of salad dressings developed in the cafe eventually took over the business. Today, Marie's Salad Dressing is a nationally-distributed brand owned by Dean Foods Co.In this image picketers outside Marie's Cafe at Northwest 85th and Greenwood demonstrate support of cafe…
ID Number:2000.107.141.14.02
Date:1974
Image of ILWU members holding strike signs at Pier 20, Seattle, January 17, 1972
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ILWU members holding strike signs at Pier 20, Seattle, January 17, 1972

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s (ILWU) 1971 strike began on July 1, when ILWU members walked out against their employers, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). The union's goal was to secure employment, wages, and benefits in the face of increased mechanization, shrinking workforce, and the slowing economic climate of the early 1970s. The strike shut down all 56 West…
ID Number:2000.107.141.14.03
Date:1972
Image of Teamsters striking King County Humane Society, Seattle, March 29, 1972
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Teamsters striking King County Humane Society, Seattle, March 29, 1972

In March 1972, Teamsters Local 174 in Seattle walked out of work at the King County Humane Society, where they had been without a contract since the previous April. The Teamsters also filed an unfair-labor-practice charge against the Humane Society, contending that the non-profit had refused to bargain for a new contract. Waldo J. Dahl, president of the Humane Society,…
ID Number:2000.107.141.14.04
Date:1972
Image of Marchers on Denny Way protesting lack of jobs for minorities, Seattle, December 14, 1969
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Marchers on Denny Way protesting lack of jobs for minorities, Seattle, December 14, 1969

On Sunday, December 14, 1969, the Central Area Civil Rights Committee sponsored a March Against Underemployment of Minorities. Nearly 3,000 people walked from five Central Area churches to the Seattle Center Arena for a rally with comedian and activist Dick Gregory. The Seattle Urban League, the Seattle Council of Churches and other church, civic, and social organizations endorsed and participated…
ID Number:2000.107.153.09.05
Date:1969
Image of Bob Santos speaking at microphone, Seattle, August 1983
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Bob Santos speaking at microphone, Seattle, August 1983

Robert Nicholas "Bob" Santos (1934-2016), was a Filipino American born and raised in Seattle's Chinatown - International District. He spent most of his life as an activist in his old neighborhood -- saving it, nurturing it, defending it against outside threats, whether environmental, cultural, or political. Mr. Santos developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice, in particular…
ID Number:2000.107.160.07.02
Date:1983
Image of Worker oiling motor for Hammering Man sculpture, Seattle, May 10, 1993
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Worker oiling motor for Hammering Man sculpture, Seattle, May 10, 1993

Hammering Man is a series of monumental kinetic sculptures designed by Jonathan Borofsky which have been installed in various cities around the world. Seattle's Hammering Man is a 48-foot-tall metal sculpture created for the entrance to the new Seattle Art Museum (SAM) at University Street and 1st Avenue. The piece features a motorized left arm which hammers four times a…
ID Number:2000.107.164.37.01
Date:1993
Image of Mother and child looking at Hammering Man in front of SAM, September 13, 1992
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Mother and child looking at Hammering Man in front of SAM, September 13, 1992

Hammering Man is a series of monumental kinetic sculptures designed by Jonathan Borofsky which have been installed in various cities around the world. Seattle's Hammering Man is a 48-foot-tall metal sculpture created for the entrance to the new Seattle Art Museum (SAM) at University Street and 1st Avenue. The piece features a motorized left arm which hammers four times a…
ID Number:2000.107.164.37.02
Date:1992
Image of Westlake Chevrolet Co. staff outside dealership, November 13, 1964
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Westlake Chevrolet Co. staff outside dealership, November 13, 1964

In this photo, staff at the Westlake Chevrolet Co. pose with Santa in his sleigh and cash in their hands to greet the start of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Christmas Fun for underprivileged school children with their donations, which totaled $360. At left is general manager E.F. McCarty and vice president Larry Norton, Jr. The used car center opened at 301…
ID Number:2000.107.165.06.01
Date:1964
Image of Women making cupcakes at Langendorf bakery, Seattle, September 1934
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Women making cupcakes at Langendorf bakery, Seattle, September 1934

This photo shows women preparing cupcakes in the Seattle plant of Langendorf Bakery. One woman is packing the finished cupcakes into a box marked "Langendorf Royalets . Six for 15¢."
ID Number:2000.107.165.07.01
Date:1934
Image of Baker at Gai's Seattle French Baking Company, May 1981
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Baker at Gai's Seattle French Baking Company, May 1981

Italian immigrant Giglio Gai opened New Home bakery at 20th Avenue South and South Jackson Street in 1931, selling French bread baked in a brick oven. The family business became Gai's Seattle French Baking in 1941, and was the top specialty-bread baker in the state. After brothers Phil and Henry Gai took charge in the 1970s and 80s, Gai's diversified…
ID Number:2000.107.165.07.02
Date:1981
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