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Students in substance abuse support group, Lake Washington High School, Seattle, April 28, 1989
In this image Lake Washington High School students attend a year-long, one credit course addressing issues the students face as former addicts. The student at left, speaks freely of his family problems as the other two listen. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.006.09.01
Date:1989
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Reginald Alleyne and John Adams at CORE housing rally, Seattle, October 20, 1963
In this image Rev. Dr. John Adams stands behind Reginald Alleyne, president of the Seattle unit of CORE, at a housing rally. Bishop John Hurst Adams (1927-), lived in Seattle from 1962-1968, serving as pastor of First African Methodist Episcopal (AME), and as a key spokesperson for the African American movement for civil rights. Reginald H. Alleyne (1932–2004) played a role…
ID Number:2000.107.006.25.01
Date:1963
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Reginald Alleyne speaking to crowd at Westlake Mall, Seattle, June 15, 1963
In this image Reginald Alleyne, president of the Seattle unit of CORE, speaks to the crowd at Westlake Mall during a demonstration. Reginald H. Alleyne (1932–2004) played a role in the founding of Seattle's chapter of CORE. At the time, he was working in the office of the State of Washington's attorney general, he later was a Professor of Law,…
ID Number:2000.107.006.25.02
Date:1963
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Glen Alps & Edwin Essex with model for City Hall fountain, Seattle, September 1961
Glen Alps (1914-1996) was an artist and art professor. He was born in Colorado and moved to Seattle to attend graduate school at the University of Washington (UW), graduating in 1947. He began teaching at UW while a student, became a full professor in 1962, and stayed at UW until his retirement in 1984. Alps’ primary artistic medium was printmaking,…
ID Number:2000.107.006.31.01
Date:1961
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Terri Port and Rebecca Osman at PNB School, Seattle, January 29, 1983
Pacific Northwest Ballet, one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States, was founded in 1972. In July 2005, Peter Boal became artistic director, succeeding Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, artistic directors since 1977. The company is especially known for its performance of the Stowell/Maurice Sendak adaptation of the "The Nutcracker," which it presented from…
ID Number:2000.107.013.11.01
Date:1983
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Roberta Byrd Barr, 1966
Roberta Byrd Barr (1919-1993) was a civil rights leader, educator, and journalist. Born in Tacoma, Byrd Barr returned to Seattle in 1959, attending University of Washington and working as a teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, and then librarian at John Muir Elementary. When Seattle teachers and parents boycotted the city’s public schools and demanded desegregation in 1966, Barr headed the…
ID Number:2000.107.014.25.01
Date:1966
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Roberta Byrd Barr and her son Robert, May 4, 1967
Roberta Byrd Barr (1919-1993) was a civil rights leader, educator, and journalist. Born in Tacoma, Barr returned to Seattle in 1959, attending University of Washington and working as a teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, and then as librarian at John Muir Elementary. When Seattle teachers and parents boycotted the city’s public schools and demanded desegregation in 1966, Barr headed the…
ID Number:2000.107.014.25.03
Date:1967
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Roberta Byrd Barr sitting at desk, May 4, 1967
Roberta Byrd Barr (1919-1993) was a civil rights leader, educator, and journalist. Born in Tacoma, Barr returned to Seattle in 1959, attending University of Washington and working as a teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, and then as librarian at John Muir Elementary. When Seattle teachers and parents boycotted the city’s public schools and demanded desegregation in 1966, Barr headed the…
ID Number:2000.107.014.25.04
Date:1967
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Roberta Byrd Barr with Law Forum student panelists, Seattle Center, March 21, 1968
In 1968, the Seattle-King County Bar Association and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer sponsored a series of four free public forums on “What Everyone Should Know About the Law.” The second forum of the series, “Juvenile Rights and Responsibilities,” featured a panel of six high school students and seven adults, most of whom worked in fields related to youth and the law.…
ID Number:2000.107.014.25.05
Date:1968
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Roberta Byrd Barr speaking at school levy rally, May 3, 1971
Roberta Byrd Barr (1919-1993) was a civil rights leader, educator, and journalist. Born in Tacoma, Barr returned to Seattle in 1959, attending University of Washington and working as a teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, and then as librarian at John Muir Elementary. When Seattle teachers and parents boycotted the city’s public schools and demanded desegregation in 1966, Barr headed the…
ID Number:2000.107.014.25.06
Date:1971