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Bob Santos in office, Seattle, August 29, 1985
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:2000.107.160.07.03
Date:1985
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Norie Sato with unfinished artwork, Seattle, June 26, 1991
Norie Sato (b. 1949) was born in northern Japan and moved to the United States at age four with her family. She moved to Seattle in 1972 and studied at the University of Washington, receiving a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking in 1974. Sato’s early work focused on printmaking, and she later incorporated glass and video elements as well.…
ID Number:2000.107.160.17.01
Date:1991
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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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King Olav V unveiling plaque at Bergen Place, Seattle, October 19, 1975
Bergen Place in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood is a park honoring Bergen, Norway, one of Seattle's International Sister Cities. The park is located on the triangular site between Leary Avenue, 22nd Avenue NW, and Market Street. In this image Eilert Eilertsen (1918-2014), left, Lord Mayor of Bergen, an unidentified man, and Wesley C. Uhlman (1935-), Mayor of Seattle, look on as…
ID Number:2000.107.165.09.01
Date:1975
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Seattle Banjo Band, June 21, 1976
As part of King County's 1976 Bicentennial celebrations, the Seattle Banjo Band gave six free summer performances at King County parks. These were sponsored by the King County Parks Division and the King County Arts Commission. Here, the Seattle Banjo Band poses for its publicity shot on a Seattle beach. The band's 1976 performances included sing-a-longs, Charleston dancers, and a…
ID Number:2000.107.165.10.01
Date:1976
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Seattle Banjo Band members performing, 1978
The Seattle Banjo Band was a popular participant in Seattle-area summer festivals. Here, Trudy Hawley, foreground, and other members of the band sing and play at one of the band's 1978 performances at a King County park. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, June 28 and July 12, 1978Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached…
ID Number:2000.107.165.10.02
Date:1978
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Tip Toppers club officers posing with P-I copy boy, Seattle, December 14, 1958
Begun as the Seattle Timberliners around 1947, the Seattle Tip Toppers' Club, a non-profit social organization for tall persons, has been part of Tall Clubs International (TCI) since 1954. Minimum height requirements for membership in the club are 5’10” for women and 6’2” for men.In this image Art Thomas, Post-Intelligencer copy boy, poses with the newly elected officers of the…
ID Number:2000.107.171.08.01
Date:1958
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City councilman and boy in cab of bulldozer, Seattle, December 2, 1950
In this photo, Seattle City Councilman Clarence F. Massart and eleven-year-old Jerry Abrams sit in the cab of a bulldozer during the ground-breaking ceremonies for Wallingford's new Boys' Club building at 1310 North 45th Street. The organization still occupies the same site. The Boys Clubs, now Boys & Girls Clubs of King County, was founded in 1943 and continues to…
ID Number:2000.107.171.09.07
Date:1950
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Abandoned Fremont railroad station, Seattle, July 28, 1948
This derelict railroad station in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood is located just east of the George Washington Memorial Bridge (commonly called the Aurora Bridge), which is visible in the background of this image. The small depot building was remodeled and is still standing at the foot of Stone Way North as of 2017. The station was probably part of the Seattle,…
ID Number:2000.107.173.03.01
Date:1948
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View west along King Street, Seattle, August 6, 1972
This image looks west down South King Street towards Elliott Bay in Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood, as a liitle girl runs down the street in the foreground. The clock tower of the King Street Station can be seen in the distance. Signs in image: Gom Hong Co. Groceries; Canton Alley South; Coca-Cola; Wah-Mee Club; Atlas Hotel; Hotel Milwaukee;…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.04
Date:1972