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Image of WTO protesters blocking conference delegates, Seattle, November 30, 1999
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WTO protesters blocking conference delegates, Seattle, November 30, 1999

The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991130.CD02.003
Date:1999
Image of WTO protester leaning on police van with hands tied, Seattle, November 30, 1999
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WTO protester leaning on police van with hands tied, Seattle, November 30, 1999

The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991130.CD02.004
Date:1999
Image of Nelson Mandela with student Denis Leclech, Seattle, December 8, 1999
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Nelson Mandela with student Denis Leclech, Seattle, December 8, 1999

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-2013) became South Africa’s first Black president in 1994, in the country’s first fully democratic election. His election came after a long struggle against the apartheid system of racial segregation in South Africa, in which Mandela played a key role and during which he was imprisoned for 27 years.In December 1999, Nelson Mandela and his wife Graça…
ID Number:2000.107.19991208.CD01.001
Date:1999
Image of Sue Bird in her first WNBA game at Key Arena, Seattle, May 30, 2002
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Sue Bird in her first WNBA game at Key Arena, Seattle, May 30, 2002

This 2002 photo shows Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird playing in her first WBNA game at Key Arena, against the New York Liberty. Bird led the team with 18 points, but the Storm lost to New York, 78-61.Bird retired from the Storm in 2022 after 20 years with the team, which included winning four WNBA championships. She is the league's…
ID Number:2000.107.20020531.CD1.001
Date:2002
Image of Justin Fleming talking with Stan Morris after practice swim, Federal Way, June 12, 2002
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Justin Fleming talking with Stan Morris after practice swim, Federal Way, June 12, 2002

The 2002 Disability Championships in swimming, a collaboration between the U.S. Paralympic Committee and USA Swimming, was held at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way in June 2002. Over 130 swimmers from around the world met a qualifying time to swim in the meet, and no prostheses or flotation devices were allowed. Swimmers were classified into categories…
ID Number:2000.107.20020612.CD04.001
Date:2002
Image of Justin Fleming climbing the starting block at swim practice, Federal Way, June 12, 2002
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Justin Fleming climbing the starting block at swim practice, Federal Way, June 12, 2002

The 2002 Disability Championships in swimming, a collaboration between the U.S. Paralympic Committee and USA Swimming, was held at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way in June 2002. Over 130 swimmers from around the world met a qualifying time to swim in the meet, and no prostheses or flotation devices were allowed. Swimmers were classified into categories…
ID Number:2000.107.20020612.CD04.002
Date:2002
Image of Charles Chevalier, Stuart Island, July 21, 2002
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Charles Chevalier, Stuart Island, July 21, 2002

Descendants of the San Juan Island's Mitchell Bay Tribe have lived and fished on the northwestern part of San Juan Island for generations, and have ties to many of the Northern Coast Salish peoples, including the Saanach and Songee tribes of Southeastern Vancouver Island and the Lummi and Samish peoples of northwestern Washington. Not officially recognized by name in a…
ID Number:2000.107.20020721.CD01.001
Date:2002
Image of Caroline Mills at her home on Stuart Island, July 21, 2002
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Caroline Mills at her home on Stuart Island, July 21, 2002

Descendants of the San Juan Island's Mitchell Bay Tribe have lived and fished on the northwestern part of San Juan Island for generations, and have ties to many of the Northern Coast Salish peoples, including the Saanach and Songee tribes of Southeastern Vancouver Island and the Lummi and Samish peoples of northwestern Washington. Not officially recognized by name in a…
ID Number:2000.107.20020721.CD01.002
Date:2002
Image of Charles Chevalier looking out from fishing tower, July 21, 2002
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Charles Chevalier looking out from fishing tower, July 21, 2002

Descendants of the San Juan Island's Mitchell Bay Tribe have lived and fished on the northwestern part of San Juan Island for generations, and have ties to many of the Northern Coast Salish peoples, including the Saanach and Songee tribes of Southeastern Vancouver Island and the Lummi and Samish peoples of northwestern Washington. Not officially recognized by name in a…
ID Number:2000.107.20020721.CD01.003
Date:2002
Image of Soud Kirat, owner of Fine Cleaners, in his store, December 31, 2002
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Soud Kirat, owner of Fine Cleaners, in his store, December 31, 2002

In November 1999, $50 million of public money was given to the Rainier Valley Community Development Fund in response to Sound Transit's plans to run light rail down Martin Luther King Jr. Way from South McClellan Street to the Boeing Access Road. The fund was distributed to those affected or displaced by the street surface light rail and its construction.In…
ID Number:2000.107.20021231.CD01.001
Date:2002
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