3220 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The
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Suman Gupta with her daughter after receiving permanent residency, Seattle, March 1966
Twenty-two-year-old Suman Gupta arrived in the U.S. from India in November 1963 to join her husband, Har Krishan Lal Gupta, in Olympia, Washington. Since she didn't have a visa, Immigration and Naturalization Service placed her in the legal custody of her husband. Her status was upgraded after a 1965 change in immigration law, the Hart-Celler Act, abolished an earlier quota…
ID Number:1986.5.27165.4
Date:1966
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Suman Gupta and family in office after she received permanent residency, March, 1966
Twenty-two-year-old Suman Gupta arrived in the U.S. from India in November 1963 to join her husband, Har Krishan Lal Gupta, in Olympia, Washington. Since she didn't have a visa, Immigration and Naturalization Service placed her in the legal custody of her husband. Her status was upgraded after a 1965 change in immigration law, the Hart-Celler Act, abolished an earlier quota…
ID Number:1986.5.27165.11
Date:1966
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Ivar Haglund with pancakes in the street, Seattle, 1947
A messy syrup spill on Alaskan Way provided the perfect opportunity for Ivar Haglund to create a corny scene. As a tank car was being loaded, a coupling broke, and the high pressure sent thousands of gallons of sticky corn syrup onto the ground. Ivar donned his hip boots, grabbed a stack of hot cakes from his restaurant and rushed…
ID Number:1986.5.27280.1
Date:1947
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Entertainer Gracie Hansen, the woman behind the Paradise International nightclub at the Seattle World's Fair, 1962
One of the most memorable women of the Seattle World's Fair, Washington State native Gracie Hansen was brash, witty and charming. Hansen ran the Paradise International on "Show Street," the adult entertainment section of the Seattle World's Fair. She hired Barry Ashton, a top showman, to produce "A Night in Paradise," a Las Vegas-type show that was as controversial as…
ID Number:1986.5.27554.1
Date:1962
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Curtis Harris, member of Seattle Black Panther party, September 19, 1968
The Black Panther Party for Self Defense established its Seattle chapter in the spring of 1968, after Aaron Dixon, Elmer Dixon, Anthony Ware, Gary Owens and several other future Panthers attended a memorial service in San Francisco for 17 year-old Bobby Hutton, who had been killed in a shootout with local police. While in Oakland, the Seattle youth met BPP…
ID Number:1986.5.27790.14
Date:1968
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Philip Hayasaka sitting at desk, Seattle, August 30, 1968
Philip Hayasaka was born in 1926 and raised in a Japanese American neighborhood on Seattle’s Beacon Hill. He was incarcerated during World War II. After attending the University of Washington and serving in the Korean War, Hayasaka became active in civil rights in Seattle. He served as President of the multi-racial Jackson Street Community Council and led the Seattle Chapter…
ID Number:1986.5.28105.8
Date:1968
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Padmini Vasishth and her husband in their kitchen, January 11, 1955
Padmini Vasishth came to the U.S from India in 1954 to study chemistry as a graduate student at the University of Washington. Vasishth was active in international student relations at the UW, and spoke frequently about the culture and customs of India at events around Seattle. Vasishth was also active in the Foundation for International Understanding through Students, an organization…
ID Number:1986.5.28575.1
Date:1955
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Joseph Hillaire (Kwul-kwul'tw) showing totem pole sketch to William Devin and Genji Mihara, Seattle, June 1961
Joseph Raymond Hillaire, or Kwul-kwul'tw, (1894–1967) was an Lummi artist known for his carved totem poles in the style of the Coast Salish peoples. Hillaire was also a storyteller, performer, and activist, bringing attention to Native culture, and fostering cross-cultural communication and understanding. In 1961, Hillaire was commissioned to create two story poles for the Seattle Worlds Fair (Century 21…
ID Number:1986.5.28647.1
Date:1961
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Joseph Hillaire (Kwul-kwul'tw) carving totem pole in Pioneer Square, Seattle, August 3, 1961
Joseph Raymond Hillaire, or Kwul-kwul'tw, (1894–1967) was an Lummi artist known for his carved totem poles in the style of the Coast Salish peoples. Hillaire was also a storyteller, performer, and activist, bringing attention to Native culture, and fostering cross-cultural communication and understanding. In 1961, Hillaire was commissioned to create two story poles for the Seattle Worlds Fair (Century 21…
ID Number:1986.5.28648.2
Date:1961
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Al Hostak and Solly Krieger fight, Civic Stadium, Seattle, June 27, 1939
Seattle boxing champ Albert "Al" Hostak (1916-2006), nicknamed "the Savage Slav," was born in Minneapolis to Czech immigrants who moved to Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. He dropped out of Cleveland High School at 16 years old to pursue a career in boxing, and had his debut fight in 1932. He retired from boxing in 1949 with a record of 64 wins,…
ID Number:1986.5.29156.1a
Date:1939