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Image of Rev. Ralph Mero and students at Mount Zion Freedom School, Seattle, March 31, 1966
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Rev. Ralph Mero and students at Mount Zion Freedom School, Seattle, March 31, 1966

The Seattle school boycott of 1966 was a protest against racial segregation in Seattle Public Schools. After years of frustration with city officials, a coalition of organizations led by the Central Area Civil Rights Committee (CACRC), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) organized a boycott, requesting that all Seattle…
ID Number:1986.5.11603.8
Date:1966
Image of Ruth Geissmar and students at TT Minor Elementary School, Seattle, March 31, 1966
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Ruth Geissmar and students at TT Minor Elementary School, Seattle, March 31, 1966

The Seattle school boycott of 1966 was a protest against racial segregation in Seattle Public Schools. After years of frustration with city officials, a coalition of organizations led by the Central Area Civil Rights Committee (CACRC), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) organized a boycott, requesting that all Seattle…
ID Number:1986.5.11603.12
Date:1966
Image of Exterior of John Doyle Bishop store, Seattle, December 1954
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Exterior of John Doyle Bishop store, Seattle, December 1954

Fashion designer and retailer John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980), known as "Seattle's most colorful Irishman," opened his first store in 1950 when he purchased Helen Igoe's exclusive women's apparel shop at 1331 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle. In 1954 Bishop moved the shop to 1334 Fifth Avenue, where he sold his and other designs to a wealthy clientèle. His impeccable style…
ID Number:1986.5.11972.1
Date:1954
Image of Interior of John Doyle Bishop store, Seattle, December 1954
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Interior of John Doyle Bishop store, Seattle, December 1954

Fashion designer and retailer John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980), known as "Seattle's most colorful Irishman," opened his first store in 1950 when he purchased Helen Igoe's exclusive women's apparel shop at 1331 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle. In 1954 Bishop moved the shop to 1334 Fifth Avenue, where he sold his and other designs to a wealthy clientèle. His impeccable style…
ID Number:1986.5.11972.2
Date:1954
Image of Interior of John Doyle Bishop store, Seattle, December 1954
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Interior of John Doyle Bishop store, Seattle, December 1954

Fashion designer and retailer John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980), known as "Seattle's most colorful Irishman," opened his first store in 1950 when he purchased Helen Igoe's exclusive women's apparel shop at 1331 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle. In 1954 Bishop moved the shop to 1334 Fifth Avenue, where he sold his and other designs to a wealthy clientèle. His impeccable style…
ID Number:1986.5.11972.3
Date:1954
Image of Aerial view of Husky Stadium during a football game, Seattle, September 29, 1945
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Aerial view of Husky Stadium during a football game, Seattle, September 29, 1945

Husky Stadium, built in 1920, sits on the southeastern edge of the University of Washington campus and originally had a dirt field. This photo shows stadium filled with 35,000 fans watching the Huskies open their 1945 Pacific Coast Conference football season under sunny skies. The Huskies won the game against the University of Oregon Webfoots with a score of 20-6.…
ID Number:1986.5.15972.1
Date:1945
Image of Players in University of Washington vs. University of Oregon football game at Husky Stadium, Seattle, September 29, 1945
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Players in University of Washington vs. University of Oregon football game at Husky Stadium, Seattle, September 29, 1945

The University of Washington Huskies opened their 1945 Pacific Coast Conference football season under sunny skies in a game against the University of Oregon Webfoots. In this photo, U.W. halfback John Wingender (52) runs with the ball, protected by teammate Norm Sansregret (40). The Huskies went on to defeat the Webfoots, 20-6. Handwritten on image: John Wingender (with ball) UW…
ID Number:1986.5.15972.6
Date:1945
Image of BSU occupation of Administration Building  at UW, May 20, 1968
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BSU occupation of Administration Building at UW, May 20, 1968

University of Washington's Black Student Union (BSU) was founded in early 1968 at a time when very few Black students attended the UW. Over the next several years the BSU led campaigns that transformed the University and helped reshape educational opportunities for young people of color in Seattle and throughout Washington state.On May 20, 1968, the Black Student Union occupied…
ID Number:1986.5.16852.4
Date:1968
Image of Larry Gossett leading students at BSU UW protest, May 20, 1968
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Larry Gossett leading students at BSU UW protest, May 20, 1968

University of Washington's Black Student Union was founded in early 1968 at a time when very few black students attended the UW. Over the next several years the BSU led campaigns that transformed the University and helped reshape educational opportunities for young people of color in Seattle and throughout Washington state.On May 20, 1968, University of Washington's Black Student Union…
ID Number:1986.5.16852.15
Date:1968
Image of Fred Anderson, Paul Horiuchi, Alden Mason, and Ambrose Patterson, Seattle, October 14, 1955
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Fred Anderson, Paul Horiuchi, Alden Mason, and Ambrose Patterson, Seattle, October 14, 1955

In this image shows the winners of the four top prizes in Art on Pine Street, an annual Seattle sidewalk exhibition. From left: Fred Anderson won the Frederick & Nelson award for "Bon Bon;" Paul Horiuchi won the Seattle Post-Intelligencer award for "Antedeluvian;" Alden Mason received the Bon Marche award for "Grain Forest;" and Ambrose Patterson won the Norman Davis…
ID Number:1986.5.17489.1
Date:1955
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