38 results for: Cold War, 1947-1991
Ephemera
Be Ready to Rely on Your 3-Day Food Supply, circa 1955
The Emergency Food Supply brochure pictured here was distributed to Seattle and King County residents by King County Civil Defense Department (now Department of Public Defense). It was issued by the Washington State Department of Civil Defense, probably in the 1950s when Seattle was considered a potential Major Target Area for a thermonuclear attack (hydrogen bomb). The instructions include a…
ID Number:2018.3.3.104
Date:Circa 1955
Poster
Goodwill Games poster, Seattle, 1990
In the summer of 1980, the United States led a boycott of the Moscow Olympics to protest the USSR invasion of Afghanistan. In return, the Soviet Union and eastern bloc nations boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In response, cable broadcasting magnate Ted Turner established the Goodwill Games to bring athletes together outside the Olympic structure. The first…
ID Number:2019.3.24.1
Date:1990
Poster
Goodwill Games poster, Seattle, 1990
In the summer of 1980, the United States led a boycott of the Moscow Olympics to protest the USSR invasion of Afghanistan. In return, the Soviet Union and eastern bloc nations boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In response, cable broadcasting magnate Ted Turner established the Goodwill Games to bring athletes together outside the Olympic structure. The first…
ID Number:2019.3.24.2
Date:1990
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Canterbury T. (C.T. or Barry) Hatten, June 25 and October 26, 2002
Interview with Canterbury Theodore (C.T. or Barry) Hatten conducted by Melanie Noel on June 25 and October 26, 2002 for the Speaking of Seattle Oral History Project. Hatten was a Seattle-area lawyer who specialized in unions, civil rights, and criminal law for 50 years before retirement. Hatten was part of the defense team for University of Washington professors during the…
ID Number:2019.35.1.33
Date:2002
Videorecording
Human Rights: Down Wind People, Community Television Agency program, March 29, 1989
Started in 1976 by Virginia Brookbush, CTA produced up to seven half-hour public access television shows a week in the late 1970s and 1980s. Designed to let anyone use public air time to talk about local issues, CTA produced regular shows like "You Have the Right to Know," "Community Bulletin Board," "Visiting Over the Backyard Fence," "This Town's Talent," and…
ID Number:2021.84.07
Date:1989
Videorecording
You Have the Right to Know: Hanford Cancer, Community Television Agency program, April 28, 1989
Started in 1976 by Virginia Brookbush, CTA produced up to seven half-hour public access television shows a week in the late 1970s and 1980s. Designed to let anyone use public air time to talk about local issues, CTA produced regular shows like "You Have the Right to Know," "Community Bulletin Board," "Visiting Over the Backyard Fence," "This Town's Talent," and…
ID Number:2021.84.11
Date:1989
Photograph
George Hewitt testifying before Canwell Committee, Seattle, 1949
George Hewitt was an ex-Communist from New York who testified that Burton W. James and Florence Bean James, founders of the Seattle Repertory Playhouse, were members of the Communist Party. Committee members in photo are Robert L. Rutter, Sydney A. Stevens, Thomas H. Bienz, Albert Canwell, and Grant C. Sisson.Handwritten on image: Un-American Activities hearing.Handwritten on sleeve: Communists - Washington…
ID Number:PI21665
Date:1949
Photograph
Protestors outside Canwell Committee hearings, Seattle, 1948
The Committee on Un-American Activities, also known as the Canwell Committee, held hearings in 1948 in the Seattle Armory. Organizations under investigation included the Seattle Repertory Theatre, the Building Service Employees Union, the Washington Pension Union, and University of Washington faculty. After being accused of Communist involvement many individuals lost their jobs and organizations were shut down. Protest signs read:…
ID Number:PI21683
Date:1948