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Image of David Levine, Mark Tobey, and Gordon Clinton, Seattle, March 30, 1959
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David Levine, Mark Tobey, and Gordon Clinton, Seattle, March 30, 1959

Painter Mark Tobey (1890-1976) was one of the defining artists of the "Northwest School," an art movement which combined natural elements of the Puget Sound area with traditional Asian aesthetics to create a novel and distinct regional style.In this image Tobey, center, is presented with a copy of a City Council resolution in his honor by Council President David Levine,…
ID Number:2000.107.212.23.04
Date:1959
Image of Two soldiers at Fort Lawton before transfer to Korea, November 29, 1950
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Two soldiers at Fort Lawton before transfer to Korea, November 29, 1950

In 1897, the city of Seattle donated land on Magnolia Bluff to the US government to build a new Army post as part of a defense system for Puget Sound; this was designated as Fort Lawton in 1900. During most of its active service, the fort served as an embarkation station where troops gathered before being sent to duty in…
ID Number:2000.107.216.24.01
Date:1950
Image of Sgt. Melvin Boykin cleaning ashes from stove, Fort Lawton, July 1952
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Sgt. Melvin Boykin cleaning ashes from stove, Fort Lawton, July 1952

In 1897, the city of Seattle donated land on Magnolia Bluff to the US government to build a new Army post as part of a defense system for Puget Sound; this was designated as Fort Lawton in 1900. During most of its active service, the fort served as an embarkation station where troops gathered before being sent to duty in…
ID Number:2000.107.216.24.03
Date:1952
Image of Servicemen at Fort Lawton preparing to leave for Korea, November 29, 1950
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Servicemen at Fort Lawton preparing to leave for Korea, November 29, 1950

In 1897, the city of Seattle donated land on Magnolia Bluff to the US government to build a new Army post as part of a defense system for Puget Sound; this was designated as Fort Lawton in 1900. During most of its active service, the fort served as an embarkation station where troops gathered before being sent to duty in…
ID Number:2000.107.216.24.04
Date:1950
Image of Aerial view of Fort Lawton and Magnolia, Seattle, April 24, 1964
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Aerial view of Fort Lawton and Magnolia, Seattle, April 24, 1964

In 1897, the city of Seattle donated land on Magnolia Bluff to the US government to build a new Army post as part of a defense system for Puget Sound; this was designated as Fort Lawton in 1900. During most of its active service, the fort served as an embarkation station where troops gathered before being sent to duty in…
ID Number:2000.107.216.25.01
Date:1964
Image of Staff at work at Fort Lawton, Seattle, January 21, 1960
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Staff at work at Fort Lawton, Seattle, January 21, 1960

In 1897, the city of Seattle donated land on Magnolia Bluff to the US government to build a new Army post as part of a defense system for Puget Sound; this was designated as Fort Lawton in 1900. During most of its active service, the fort served as an embarkation station where troops gathered before being sent to duty in…
ID Number:2000.107.216.25.03
Date:1960
Image of Amerasian children arriving at Sea-Tac airport,  February 1, 1983
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Amerasian children arriving at Sea-Tac airport, February 1, 1983

On February 1, 1983, sixteen Vietnamese-American children and two adults passed through Sea-Tac airport en route from Ho Chi Minh City to new homes across the U.S., with two of the chldren remaining in the Puget Sound area. This was the third group of Amerasian children to land in Seattle, out of the thousands of children fathered by Americans in…
ID Number:2000.107.220.22.01
Date:1983
Image of Jesse Wineberry with campaign signs, Seattle, September 2, 1992
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Jesse Wineberry with campaign signs, Seattle, September 2, 1992

Jesse Calvin Wineberry (1955-) grew up in Seattle’s Central District, attended Queen Anne High School, and received a degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington (UW). While in law school at the University of Puget Sound (UPS), he co-founded the campus Black American Law Student Association, and was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives. Mr. Wineberry…
ID Number:2000.107.232.05.01
Date:1992
Image of Jesse Wineberry and Debra Peevey, Seattle, September 15, 1992
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Jesse Wineberry and Debra Peevey, Seattle, September 15, 1992

Jesse Calvin Wineberry (1955-) grew up in Seattle’s Central District, attended Queen Anne High School, and received a degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington (UW). While in law school at the University of Puget Sound (UPS), he co-founded the campus Black American Law Student Association, and was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives. Mr. Wineberry…
ID Number:2000.107.232.05.02
Date:1992
Image of Jesse Wineberry speaking at Ingraham High School, Seattle, January 19, 1987
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Jesse Wineberry speaking at Ingraham High School, Seattle, January 19, 1987

Jesse Calvin Wineberry (1955-) grew up in Seattle’s Central District, attended Queen Anne High School, and received a degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington (UW). While in law school at the University of Puget Sound (UPS), he co-founded the campus Black American Law Student Association, and was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives. Mr. Wineberry…
ID Number:2000.107.232.05.03
Date:1987
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