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Slade Gorton listening to testimony on bill to decommercialize steelhead trout, Seattle, June 29, 1981
In 1981, bills were introduced in the US Congress to make steelhead trout a game fish rather than one that could be fished commercially. At this time, non-Native fishers could not fish for steelhead commercially. Sports fishers hailed the bill, but Native fishers bitterly opposed it, fearing it could seriously affect their livelihood.A public hearing on the legislation, held on…
ID Number:2000.107.064.02.03
Date:1981
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Yakama fishers checking nets on Columbia River near Lyle, Washington, August 24, 1993
Protests in the 1960s and 1970s, known at the time collectively as the "fish wars," eventually led to the Boldt Decision (United States v. Washington, 1974), a federal ruling guaranteeing Washington tribes half the state's salmon and steelhead trout catch.In the 1990s, with growing water pollution nationwide, a study showed that tribal members living and fishing along the Columbia River…
ID Number:2000.107.064.02.04
Date:1993
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Gertrude Frazee with "Votes for Women" ribbon, November 1983
Gertrude Frazee (1898-1984) referred to herself as “an activist for equality.” She helped found the Seattle Gray Panther network and the Equal Defense Alliance, and worked for many other organizations seeking equality for women and older persons, such as the National Organization for Women (NOW), the American Association of Retired Persons, the Older Women’s League, the Women’s Alliance, and more.…
ID Number:2000.107.069.34.01
Date:1983
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Gertrude Frazee at home, November 1983
Gertrude Frazee (1898-1984) referred to herself as “an activist for equality.” She helped found the Seattle Gray Panther network and the Equal Defense Alliance, and worked for many other organizations seeking equality for women and older persons, such as the National Organization for Women (NOW), the American Association of Retired Persons, the Older Women’s League, the Women’s Alliance and more.…
ID Number:2000.107.069.34.02
Date:1983
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People working in P-Patch garden, Seattle, August 1974
"P-Patch," a term specific to Seattle, refers to a parcel of property used for gardening allotments. The "P" originally stood for "Picardo," after the family that loaned its northeast Seattle farm for a community garden on property first leased and later bought by the city. In 1973 the City of Seattle bought the Picardo Farm property and created a community…
ID Number:2000.107.072.25.04
Date:1974
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Bill Gates at a meeting of financial analysts at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, July 25, 1991
Microsoft, a multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington, was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company moved to Bellevue, Washington in 1979 and incorporated in 1981. The company has grown to become the world's largest software maker and a leader in cloud enterprise technology.In 1991, Microsoft and technology company IBM…
ID Number:2000.107.073.18.03
Date:1991
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Gay Liberation Front members demonstrating against police chief, Seattle, May 5, 1973
In this image, members of Seattle's chapter of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) picket in front of Police Chief George Tielsch's condominium on Sand Point Way. The man in the center is holding a picket sign reading, "Are Homosexuals Revolting? You bet your sweet ass we are!" The group peacefully paraded for about four hours, drawing attention to Chief Tielsch's…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.01
Date:1973
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Gay Liberation Front members demonstrating against police chief, Seattle, May 5, 1973
In this image unidentified members of Seattle's chapter of the Gay Liberation Front picket in front of Police Chief George Tielsch's condominium on Sand Point Way. Some of the demonstrators carry signs, reading "Gay For Good," "Now is Our Time, Gay is Good," "War Over A Word: Gay," "I Have a Right to Love My Way," and "Stop Harassment of…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.02
Date:1973
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Freedom marcher holding sign, Seattle, June 27, 1981
In this image, activist Kathy Wright holds a sign reading "Gay and Proud" while waiting for the start of the "Stonewall Rebellion 1981 Lesbian/Gay Freedom March" outside the federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle. About 1,500 demonstrators participated in the event, criticizing leaders of the country's "Moral Majority" for their conservatism, which marchers said strikes as such fundamentals as jobs, pay,…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.04
Date:1981
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Gay schoolteachers wearing masks at parade, June 28, 1986
In this image, Seattle schoolteachers participating in the Gay Freedom Day parade through the Capitol Hill neighborhood hold a banner reading "Teachers with Pride Still Have to Hide," and wear masks to protest the discrimination they have felt. An estimated 10,000 people participated in the event, which is part of Seattle's annual Gay Pride Week. The Pride Parade continues to…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.05
Date:1986