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Green Lake Theatre, Seattle, 1937
This photo shows the second Green Lake Theatre, located at 7111 Woodlawn Avenue. It opened in 1937 and operated until 1950. The first Green Lake Theatre, opened in 1914, had been out of business for nine years when the new theatre opened. Signs in image include: Green Lake Theatre, Gala Opening, Thur. Aug. 5th. Living Mirrophonic Sound. Handwritten on sleeve:…
ID Number:1986.5.12637.1
Date:1937
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Aerial view of University of Washington campus, looking southeast, Seattle, 1946
Founded in 1861, the Territorial University of Washington was located in downtown Seattle until 1895, when the campus relocated north of Lake Union in what is now know as the University District. This aerial view shows several campus buildings including the Liberal Arts Quadrangle. Clockwise from left: Miller Hall, Smith Hall, Gowen Hall, Suzzallo Library, Savery Hall, Denny Hall, and…
ID Number:1986.5.15711.1
Date:1946
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Aerial view of University of Washington campus, looking northeast, Seattle, 1948
Founded in 1861, the Territorial University of Washington was located in downtown Seattle until 1895, when the campus relocated north of Lake Union in what is now know as the University District. This photo of central campus includes Parrington Hall, Denny Hall, Suzzallo Library, and the Liberal Arts Quad. Handwritten on sleeve: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, (U.W.), Airview, dupes. Date photograph was…
ID Number:1986.5.15717.3
Date:1948
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Aerial view of U.W. School of Medicine under construction, looking northeast, Seattle, 1948
The University of Washington, founded in 1861 is one of the oldest public universities in the western United States. This view shows Union Bay and Husky Stadium at the top of the photo and the Health Sciences Building under construction on the shores of Portage Bay. The U.W. School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, and School of Pharmacy would eventually…
ID Number:1986.5.15719.1
Date:1948
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Aerial view of the University of Washington looking east, Seattle, 1949
This view towards Lake Washington shows the University of Washington campus, the University District and University Bridge. Handwritten on sleeve: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, (U.W.) Campus, airview. Date photograph was filed by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): December 21, 1949.
ID Number:1986.5.15832.1
Date:1949
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Ruby Chow in the kitchen, probably in Seattle, 1960
Ruby Chow (1920-2008) was a Chinese-American activist and restaurateur who was active in the community for over 50 years. She was born in Seattle and grew up in what was then Chinatown (now the Chinatown International District). In 1948, Ruby and her husband Ping opened Ruby Chow’s Restaurant, which quickly became popular especially with celebrities and dignitaries. Chow became the…
ID Number:1986.5.21497.1
Date:1960
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Portrait of Charles V. Johnson, Seattle, August 22, 1967
Charles Vernon Johnson (b. 1928) was raised in Arkansas and moved to Seattle in 1954 to attend law school at the University of Washington. Upon graduation, Mr. Johnson went into private practice, and shortly thereafter took on leading roles in both the Seattle Branch of the NAACP and in the Central Area Civil Rights Organization. He was heavily involved in…
ID Number:1986.5.30323.6
Date:1967
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Police watching Black Student Union (BSU) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) protest on Seattle Community College's Edison campus, Seattle, 1969
In 1969, Seattle Community College (SCC) faced boycotts, demonstrations, and rioting in protest of disparities in funding and academic focus between the College's central campus, located near the city's Black residential area, and the north and south campuses, located in predominantly white neighborhoods. Out of $33 million in capital funds for the three campuses, the central campus, located on Capitol…
ID Number:1986.5.50743.1
Date:1969
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Police guarding building during Black Student Union (BSU) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) protest on Seattle Community College's Summit campus, Seattle, 1969
In 1969, Seattle Community College (SCC) faced boycotts, demonstrations, and rioting in protest of disparities in funding and academic focus between the College's central campus, located near the city's Black residential area, and the north and south campuses, located in predominantly white neighborhoods. Out of $33 million in capital funds for the three campuses, the central campus, located on Capitol…
ID Number:1986.5.50743.2
Date:1969
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Students protesting outside Seattle Community College, Seattle, May 22, 1969
In 1969, Seattle Community College (SCC) faced boycotts, demonstrations, and rioting in protest of disparities in funding and academic focus between the College's central campus, located near the city's Black residential area, and the north and south campuses, located in predominantly white neighborhoods. Out of $33 million in capital funds for the three campuses, the central campus, located on Capitol…
ID Number:1986.5.50743.4
Date:1969