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Image of Black delegation meeting with officials at City Hall after Larry Ward shooting, Seattle, May 19, 1970
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Black delegation meeting with officials at City Hall after Larry Ward shooting, Seattle, May 19, 1970

On May 15, 1970, a Seattle police officer shot and killed Larry Eugene Ward (1947-1970) as he fled from police after attempting to light a bomb fuse at Hardcastle Realty at 23rd Avenue and Union Street in the Central Area. Police were alerted to the attempt by the FBI, who had been watching the property, expecting Black Panther involvement in…
ID Number:1986.5.1066.4
Date:1970
Image of Protest march to City Hall after Larry Ward killing, May 19, 1970
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Protest march to City Hall after Larry Ward killing, May 19, 1970

On May 15, 1970, a Seattle police officer shot and killed Larry Eugene Ward (1947-1970) as he fled from police after attempting to light a bomb fuse at Hardcastle Realty at 23rd Avenue and Union Street in the Central Area. Police were alerted to the attempt by the FBI, who had been watching the property, expecting Black Panther involvement in…
ID Number:1986.5.1066.16
Date:1970
Image of Greenwood Boys' Club boxing team, December 1949
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Greenwood Boys' Club boxing team, December 1949

The Greenwood Boys' Club was founded in the spring of 1943 to give unsupervised neighborhood teen boys a safe place to hang out. The organizers rented an old empty nightspot at 8537 Greenwood Ave. for $1 a year to start the club, which had a pool table and ping pong, and a playground at Fremont Avenue north of 85th Street…
ID Number:1986.5.1195.1
Date:1949
Image of Bill Lasley at Dugdale Field, Seattle, circa 1928
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Bill Lasley at Dugdale Field, Seattle, circa 1928

Willard Almond "Bill" Lasley (1902-1990) was raised in Seattle and became a top pitcher in Northwest semi-professional baseball leagues in the 1920s and 1930s. He played briefly for the St. Louis Browns in 1924, and in a game with touring major-league all-stars, he played with Babe Ruth and against Ty Cobb. Lasley taught himself the business and manufacturing techniques he…
ID Number:1986.5.1438.1
Date:Circa 1928
Image of American Legion exposes Communist College in Burke Building, Seattle, 1936
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American Legion exposes Communist College in Burke Building, Seattle, 1936

The Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) steadily gained membership through the 1930s, largely because of its success in organizing labor unions and its early opposition to fascism.In early 1936, the American Legion exposed a burgeoning "Communist College" set up in an office in the Burke Building at Second Avenue and Marion Street. Upon discovery, the office was hastily…
ID Number:1986.5.1894.1
Date:1936
Image of Customs officials working at Foreign Trade Zone, Seattle, March 1950
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Customs officials working at Foreign Trade Zone, Seattle, March 1950

Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) are duty-free, quota-free, secured areas in a designated customs “port of entry,” considered outside U. S. Customs territory and exempt from customs tariffs. The FTZ program was established in 1934 to stimulate economic growth and development in the United States by lowering the cost of international trade.In this image M. A. Holderby, deputy collector of customs, left,…
ID Number:1986.5.3508.1
Date:1950
Image of Imported goods at Foreign Trade Zone, Seattle, March 1950
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Imported goods at Foreign Trade Zone, Seattle, March 1950

Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) are duty-free, quota-free, secured areas in a designated customs “port of entry,” considered outside U. S. Customs territory and exempt from customs tariffs. The FTZ program was established in 1934 to stimulate economic growth and development in the United States by lowering the cost of international trade.In this image, stacked boxes of foreign goods at Seattle's FTZ…
ID Number:1986.5.3508.2
Date:1950
Image of Customs officials standing outside Foreign Trade Zone, Seattle, May 1950
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Customs officials standing outside Foreign Trade Zone, Seattle, May 1950

Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) are duty-free, quota-free, secured areas in a designated customs “port of entry,” considered outside U. S. Customs territory and exempt from customs tariffs. The FTZ program was established in 1934 to stimulate economic growth and development in the United States by lowering the cost of international trade.In this image Captain Ben Potter and Port Patrol Officer R.…
ID Number:1986.5.3510.1
Date:1950
Image of John Eaton adjusting hats on display, Seattle, circa 1960
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John Eaton adjusting hats on display, Seattle, circa 1960

Cornish School of Arts graduate John Eaton (1914-1991) was a successful milliner, designer, and teacher whose individually-styled hats became known all over the country. Eaton and business partner James Neher opened their first store in 1950, and eventually opened “John Eaton Of Course!” at 509 Pine Street, across the street from Frederick & Nelson. The store closed in 1988.In this…
ID Number:1986.5.3934.1
Date:Circa 1960
Image of Marlon Brando and Bob Satiacum on Puyallup River, March 2, 1964
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Marlon Brando and Bob Satiacum on Puyallup River, March 2, 1964

In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and peaceful demonstrations…
ID Number:1986.5.4414.1
Date:1964
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