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Bill Gates at Microsoft Campus, Redmond, January 22, 1991
Microsoft, a multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington, was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company moved to Bellevue, Washington in 1979 and incorporated in 1981. The company has grown to become the world's largest software maker and a leader in cloud enterprise technology.Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates (William H. Gates…
ID Number:2000.107.19910122.2.02
Date:1991
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Protester at public hearing for Weed and Seed proposal, December 3, 1992
Weed and Seed was a 1992 Bush administration initiative to provide federal grants to city governments to help “weed” drug-dealing and crime from troubled neighborhoods, and “seed” those areas with social programs. Mayor Norm Rice procured a $1.1 million grant for a Weed and Seed program for Seattle’s Central Area, but approval was delayed for several months over widespread opposition…
ID Number:2000.107.19921203.11.33
Date:1992
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Protesters at public hearing on proposed Weed and Seed prgram, Seattle, December 12, 1992
Weed and Seed was a 1992 Bush administration initiative to provide federal grants to city governments to help “weed” drug-dealing and crime from troubled neighborhoods, and “seed” those areas with social programs. Mayor Norm Rice procured a $1.1 million grant for a Weed and Seed program for Seattle’s Central Area, but approval was delayed for several months over widespread opposition…
ID Number:2000.107.19921203.11.41
Date:1992
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Employees leaving Boeing 747 plant, Everett, February 18, 1993
In 1989, Boeing employment in the Puget Sound region was at a record high of over 106,000 workers. In the early 1990s, amid a national recession and increased competition from Airbus, Boeing’s European competitor, the Boeing Company announced a 36% reduction to commercial aircraft production and a cut of 19,000 jobs in the region.In this photo, Boeing workers are shown…
ID Number:2000.107.19930218.13.13
Date:1993
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Frank Shrontz and Harold Carr at press conference announcing Boeing layoffs, Seattle, February 18, 1993
In 1989, Boeing employment in the Puget Sound region was at a record high of over 106,000 workers. In the early 1990s, amid a national recession and increased competition from Airbus, Boeing’s European competitor, the Boeing Company announced a 36% reduction to commercial aircraft production and a cut of 19,000 jobs in the region.In this photo, Boeing chairman Frank Shrontz…
ID Number:2000.107.19930218.13.26
Date:1993
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Boeing chairman Frank Shrontz waiting for press conference, Seattle, February 18, 1993
In 1989, Boeing employment in the Puget Sound region was at a record high of over 106,000 workers. In the early 1990s, amid a national recession and increased competition from Airbus, Boeing’s European competitor, the Boeing Company announced a 36% reduction to commercial aircraft production and a cut of 19,000 jobs in the region.In this photo, Boeing chairman Frank Shrontz,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930218.14.14
Date:1993
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President Clinton and Speaker of the House, Tom Foley, visiting Boeing plant, February 22, 1993
In 1989, Boeing employment in the Puget Sound region was at a record high of over 106,000 workers. In the early 1990s, amid a national recession and increased competition from Airbus, Boeing’s European competitor, the Boeing Company announced a 36% reduction to commercial aircraft production and a cut of 19,000 jobs in the region.In this photo, recently inaugurated President Bill…
ID Number:2000.107.19930222.16.14
Date:1993
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Chu-Lan Chiong weighing medicinal herbs, Seattle, March 1, 1993
Traditional Chinese medicine is thousands of years old and is based on the concept of a vital life force in the body called Qi, which may become unbalanced and cause illness. Increasingly, patients in the US opt to use practices from Chinese medicine, such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, and massage, to supplement or even replace Western medical treatments. This photo…
ID Number:2000.107.19930301.7.30
Date:1993
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Art Pearson and Enas Epperson at job site, April 8, 1993
In 1969, Black construction workers and activists began to protest racially exclusionary hiring practices in Seattle, using direct action protests to shut down construction of several major work sites, and launching a successful lawsuit against five prominent unions in Seattle, requiring them to open membership to Black workers and to create a special apprenticeship program. Initiated and led by local…
ID Number:2000.107.19930408.1.08
Date:1993
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Art Pearson and Enas Epperson at job site, April 8, 1993
In 1969, Black construction workers and activists began to protest racially exclusionary hiring practices in Seattle, using direct action protests to shut down construction of several major work sites, and launching a successful lawsuit against five prominent unions in Seattle, requiring them to open membership to Black workers and to create a special apprenticeship program. Initiated and led by local…
ID Number:2000.107.19930408.1.29
Date:1993