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David Van Zandt with a cello at his Ballard shop, April 9, 1997
David Van Zandt is a professional violin maker who works with the traditional methods, materials, and forms of the master violin makers of the 17th and 18th centuries. After graduating from the Violin Making School in Salt Lake City in 1983, Van Zandt worked with historical instruments in a New York City violin shop, developing his skills in repair and…
ID Number:2000.107.19970409.20.06
Date:1997
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Anchor and Dewitt Jensen at Jensen Motor Boat Company, Seattle, April 22, 1997
The Jensen Motor Boat Company was founded in 1922 by Tony Jensen (1889-1963), a Danish immigrant and descendant of boat builders. In 1927, Tony, his wife Bessie (1892-1968), and two partners moved the company to 1417 NE Boat Street on Seattle’s Portage Bay. The company specialized in building boats with experimental designs. Sons George (1915-1977) and Anchor (1918-2000) continued the…
ID Number:2000.107.19970422.17.08
Date:1997
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Anchor Jensen, Seattle, April 28, 1997
The Jensen Motor Boat Company was founded in 1922 by Tony Jensen (1889-1963), a Danish immigrant and descendant of boat builders. In 1927, Tony, his wife Bessie (1892-1968), and two partners moved the company to 1417 NE Boat Street on Seattle’s Portage Bay. The company specialized in building boats with experimental designs. Sons George (1915-1977) and Anchor (1918-2000) continued the…
ID Number:2000.107.19970428.12.36a
Date:1997
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Anchor Jensen checking his mailbox, Seattle, April 28, 1997
The Jensen Motor Boat Company was founded in 1922 by Tony Jensen (1889-1963), a Danish immigrant and descendant of boat builders. In 1927, Tony, his wife Bessie (1892-1968), and two partners moved the company to 1417 NE Boat Street on Seattle’s Portage Bay. The company specialized in building boats with experimental designs. Sons George (1915-1977) and Anchor (1918-2000) continued the…
ID Number:2000.107.19970428.13.24
Date:1997
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Bill Gates and Jim Allchin with Windows XP discs, Redmond, August 24, 2001
On August 24, 2001, Microsoft released its new Windows XP operating system to computer manufacturers. In an event on the lawn of the company's Redmond campus, with 350 programmers and their families present, the company distributed briefcases containing Windows XP CDs to representatives of the six largest PC makers in the US. This image shows Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates (left)…
ID Number:2000.107.20010824.1.10
Date:2001
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Microsoft programmers applauding completion of Windows XP, Redmond, August 24, 2001
On August 24, 2001, Microsoft released its new Windows XP operating system to computer manufacturers. In an event on the lawn of the company's Redmond campus, with 350 programmers and their families present, the company distributed briefcases containing Windows XP CDs to representatives of the six largest PC makers in the US. This image shows the Microsoft programmers and their…
ID Number:2000.107.20010824.1.31
Date:2001
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Abdinasir Ali Nur at the Maka Mini Mart, Seattle, July 16, 2002
Three small South Seattle groceries owned by Somali immigrants were caught up in the wake of the September 11 terror attacks. In late 2001, federal agents raided Maka Mini Mart and Halal Meat, owned by Abdinasir Ali Nur, during a raid on a neighboring money-wiring business with alleged links to terrorism. Although unrelated to that neighboring business, the agents confiscated…
ID Number:2000.107.20020716.CD02.03.001
Date:2002
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Mary Snapp and Brad Smith, Microsoft compliance officers, Redmond, Washington, August 2002
After intense litigation in the early 2000s, Microsoft Corporation entered agreements to settle antitrust suits with the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. This led to the creation of a "general code of conduct" that tells all employees their obligations under the law and "provides principled, ethical pathways," according to Microsoft Compliance Director Odell…
ID Number:2000.107.200208.CD02.04.001
Date:2002
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Kevin Myette testing a REI mountain bike at Tiger Mountain, Issaquah, October 11, 2002
Seattle-based retail and outdoor recreation services company, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), was founded in 1938 and sells "people-powered" gear, clothing, and equipment for a wide variety of outdoor activities.In this image, Kevin Myette, director of product quality for REI, hits the trails of Tiger Mountain to test the performance of one of the company's latest mountain bikes, the Novara Ponderosa…
ID Number:2000.107.20021011.CD05.03.001
Date:2002
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Kevin Myette preparing to test a REI mountain bike at Tiger Mountain, Issaquah, October 11, 2002
Seattle-based retail and outdoor recreation services company, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), was founded in 1938 and sells "people-powered" gear, clothing, and equipment for a wide variety of outdoor activities.In this image, Kevin Myette, director of product quality for REI, prepares to hit the trails of Tiger Mountain to test the performance of one of the company's latest mountain bikes, the…
ID Number:2000.107.20021011.CD05.03.002
Date:2002