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Parishioners performing memorial at Seattle Buddhist Church, September 15, 1963
The Buddhist crisis was a period of political and religious tension in South Vietnam between May and November 1963, characterized by a series of repressive acts by the South Vietnamese government and a campaign of civil resistance, led mainly by Buddhist monks. The crisis ended with a coup in November 1963 by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and…
ID Number:2000.107.168.36.01
Date:1963
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Students reading Variety Club's "World's Longest Letter," Seattle, March 15, 1985
In this image, students visiting Seattle's Seafirst Building look over the thousands of letters that make up the "World's Longest Letter." The completed 1,858 foot letter was part of Operation Peace Letter sponsored by the Variety Club of the Pacific Northwest, and was to be presented to the state congressional delegation in Washington, D. C. and then sent to the…
ID Number:2000.107.171.09.04
Date:1985
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Students contributing to "World's Longest Letter," Seattle, March 5, 1985
In this image 12-year-old Autumn Holmes signs her letter, the first to be entered into the computer by Steve Fleichmann as part of the thousands of letters that made up the "World's Longest Letter." The completed 1,858 foot letter was part of Operation Peace Letter sponsored by the Variety Club of the Pacific Northwest, and was to be presented to…
ID Number:2000.107.171.09.05
Date:1985
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Student reading contribution to "World's Longest Letter," Seattle, March 5, 1985
In this image 12-year-old Autumn Holmes reads her letter to Secretary of State George Shultz and Ambassador Andrei Gromyko at Seattle's Seafirst building. Autumn's letter was the first of thousands of letters that made up the "World's Longest Letter." The completed 1,858 foot letter was part of Operation Peace Letter sponsored by the Variety Club of the Pacific Northwest, and…
ID Number:2000.107.171.09.10
Date:1985
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Black Student Union sit-in at SCC president's office, Seattle, February 26, 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:2000.107.171.16.01
Date:1969
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Mike Tagawa leading OSU demonstration, Seattle, February 9, 1969
The Oriental Student Union (OSU) at Seattle Central Community College (SCCC) was founded in 1970. It modeled itself after the campus Black Student Union (BSU), which during the 1968-1969 school year had used direct action protests to demand Black studies and the hiring of Black administrators and faculty. In this image, OSU co-chairman Mike Tagawa, a veteran and sophomore in…
ID Number:2000.107.171.18.01
Date:1969
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Allan Sugiyama leading OSU demonstration, Seattle, February 9, 1971
The Oriental Student Union (OSU) at Seattle Central Community College (SCCC) was founded in 1970. It modeled itself after the campus Black Student Union (BSU), which during the 1968-1969 school year had used direct action protests to demand Black studies and the hiring of Black administrators and faculty. In this image OSU chairman Allan Sugiyama, holding megaphone, leads a demonstration…
ID Number:2000.107.171.18.02
Date:1971
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Man entering the First Avenue Service Center, Seattle, August 25, 1988
Seattle's First Avenue Service Center was one of many service organizations seeking to help the homeless and others needing help. Located near Pike Place Market, the Center operated as a daytime drop-in center, with laundry, bathrooms, and shower, and it offered shelter on cold nights. The organization had problems from time to time due to drug dealing on the premises.…
ID Number:2000.107.172.34.01
Date:1988
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Men sleeping at the First Avenue Service Center, November 15, 1982
Seattle's First Avenue Service Center was one of many service organizations seeking to help the homeless and others needing help. The Center operated as a daytime drop-in center, with laundry, bathrooms, and shower, and it also offered all-night shelter on cold nights. Here, three men sleep in the day room. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and…
ID Number:2000.107.172.34.02
Date:1982
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People at the First Avenue Service Center, Seattle, January 4, 1983
Seattle's First Avenue Service Center was one of many service organizations seeking to help the homeless and others needing help.The Center operated as a daytime drop-in center, with laundry, bathrooms, and shower, and it offered all-night shelter on cold nights. Here, First Avenue Service Center clients sit together at tables. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and…
ID Number:2000.107.172.34.03
Date:1983