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Image of The Moberlys and The Queen Annes concert poster, March 29, 1985
Poster

The Moberlys and The Queen Annes concert poster, March 29, 1985

The poster pictured here advertises a night of performances at Le Club Hit in Seattle by at least two local bands: The Moberlys, made up of Jim Basnight, Jeff Cerar, Steve Grindle, and Steve Pearson; and The Queen Annes, featuring James Gascoigne, Tom O’Connell, Kip Phillips, John Carey, Toby Keil, and Joe Meyering.Le Club Hit was a venue at 935…
ID Number:2018.86.31
Date:1985
Image of Festival Sundiata poster, Seattle, September 25-27, 1981
Poster

Festival Sundiata poster, Seattle, September 25-27, 1981

Started in 1981, Festival Sundiata is a festival of Northwest African American visual and performing arts held at the Seattle Center. Since 1997, Festival Sundiata has been part of the Seattle Center's Festal season, which celebrates various ethnic and international communities in the Seattle region.This poster advertises the first Festival Sundiata with a photo of a sculpture by James Washington,…
ID Number:2019.3.37
Date:1981
Image of Mayor Dore Apologizes poster, Seattle, 1936
Poster

Mayor Dore Apologizes poster, Seattle, 1936

Seattle has a long history of labor radicalism dating back into the 19th century. The 1930s saw a new burst of radical labor activism, with large scale strikes and boycotting that strengthened local labor unions representing longshoremen, woodworkers, truck drivers, and machinists. As unions grew in power, so did criticism of many union leaders who utilized heavy-handed methods of recruitment…
ID Number:2019.3.39
Date:1936
Image of Map of Alaska, Northwest Territories, and British Columbia Showing all the Recent Gold Discoveries, 1898
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Map of Alaska, Northwest Territories, and British Columbia Showing all the Recent Gold Discoveries, 1898

James D. Lowman (1856-1947) and Clarence Hanford (1857-1920) founded Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Company in 1882. The firm advertised as booksellers, stationers, printers, and binders but also sold typewriters, sewing machines, pianos, and organs. Later they expanded into selling photographic equipment and other supplies to people leaving for the gold fields. The company existed in one form or…
ID Number:2019.3.58
Date:1898
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Oral history interview with James (Jim) Francis, November 24, 2008

Interview with James (Jim) Francis, the VP of Finance for the Lake Union Drydock Company, conducted by Marcia King for the Speaking of Seattle Oral History Project on November 24, 2008. The Lake Union Drydock is a full service shipyard specializing in ship repair and conversions on West Coast boats over 100 feet.
ID Number:2019.35.1.24
Date:2008
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Oral history interview with Michael J. (Mike) Sauer, April 15, 2004

Interview with Michael J. (Mike) Sauer, the owner of Red Willow Vineyard in the Yakima Valley, conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project in April 2004. Sauer founded the vineyard in 1971 by planting Concord grapes on the family farm he married into. Following his early success, he began experimenting with Vitis vinifera including Sémillon and Chenin…
ID Number:2019.35.8.12
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with Jules James, July 11, 2007

Interview with Jules James about his activism, including his work with Lake Union. The interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Memories of Lake Union Oral History Project in July 2007.
ID Number:2019.35.12.10
Date:2007
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Oral history interview with James S. (Jim) Perry, April 29, 2009

Interview with James S. (Jim) Perry about his memories of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle, conducted by Charlie Anderson with Joe Bisignano for the Horizon House Century 21 Oral History Project in April 2009. Topics discussed include bussing people in for the fair, Seattle at the time of the fair, and his connection to an earlier fair.
ID Number:2019.35.13.14
Date:2009
Image of Charlie James in front of Colman School building, Seattle, December  5, 1985
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Charlie James in front of Colman School building, Seattle, December 5, 1985

In 1985, a group of Black activists led by Charlie James, Earl Debnam, Omari Tahir-Garrett, and Michael Greenwood began occupying the abandoned Colman School in the Central Area in order to pressure the city to renovate it into a museum of African-American history. Despite the building's lack of heat and running water, the occupiers stayed for eight years, making this…
ID Number:2020.42.1.16.01.30
Date:1985
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"African American Museum" sign on door of Colman School, Seattle, November 25, 1985

In 1985, a group of Black activists led by Charlie James, Earl Debnam, Omari Tahir-Garrett, and Michael Greenwood began occupying the abandoned Colman School in the Central Area in order to pressure the city to renovate it into a museum of African-American history. Despite the building's lack of heat and running water, the occupiers stayed for eight years, making this…
ID Number:2020.42.1.16.02.44
Date:1985
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