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Image of Jean Halliday sitting outside federal courthouse, Seattle, April 6, 1970
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Jean Halliday sitting outside federal courthouse, Seattle, April 6, 1970

Fort Lawton was a United States Army post located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, overlooking Puget Sound. In 1968 the site was rejected for proposed defense upgrades, and the Army began downsizing the property. In 1970 the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (UIATF) presented a claim to all lands that might be declared surplus by the Army. Led…
ID Number:2000.107.095.26.01
Date:1970
Image of Lottie J. Fenton, Charles James, and Ione H. Knox in Seattle, May 2, 1971
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Lottie J. Fenton, Charles James, and Ione H. Knox in Seattle, May 2, 1971

This image shows Lottie J. Fenton, left, Charles James, and Ione H. Knox, all members of the Duwamish Tribe, at the Indian Center on Boren Avenue and Stewart Street. They are listening to a description as to how local Native peoples might obtain permission from the State Department of Fisheries to harvest some of the expected heavy salmon run into…
ID Number:2000.107.095.26.02
Date:1971
Image of Girls at Crowfeather benefit in Seattle, January 16, 1971
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Girls at Crowfeather benefit in Seattle, January 16, 1971

In this image, two girls in traditional Native dress watch performers at a powwow to benefit Ernest Crowfeather at the Mercer Island High School auditorium in Seattle. Crowfeather (1942-1971), part Sioux, had been under treatment for kidney failure but was declared medically unsuitable for the Northwest Kidney Center's artificial kidney machine treatment program. Local community members raised $100,000 on his…
ID Number:2000.107.095.28.01
Date:1971
Image of Wanapum visitors in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer composing room, Seattle, October 1956
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Wanapum visitors in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer composing room, Seattle, October 1956

In this image, printer Roy Jones demonstrates part of the newspaper printing process in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer composing room, for his visitors from the Wanapum Tribe. Washat (then called Washini or Washani) religious leaders from Wapato, Washington, Alba Shawaway, left, and Frank So Happy (also Che-che-mah), center, look on with their wives, Julia So Happy, second from right, and Nettie…
ID Number:2000.107.095.28.06
Date:1956
Image of Girls viewing Northwest Coast art at Seattle Center, June 2, 1967
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Girls viewing Northwest Coast art at Seattle Center, June 2, 1967

In this image Patricia White, 16, foreground, and Angie SpoonHunter, 16, look at Native ceremonial masks made by Northwest Coast tribes displayed in the Cascade Gallery at Seattle Center. Both girls are members of the Arapaho tribe and were visiting from the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the…
ID Number:2000.107.095.28.07
Date:1967
Image of Pat McCloud,  Bert Peters, and Billie McCloud at Indian Center, Seattle, May 3, 1967
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Pat McCloud, Bert Peters, and Billie McCloud at Indian Center, Seattle, May 3, 1967

In this image Pat McCloud, left, Bert Peters, and Billie McCloud admire the Chief Leschi Memorial Trophy, a totemic wooden orca carved by Lawney Reyes, which was to be given to the winners of the Seattle War Dance competition on May 21 at Seattle Center. Pat and Billie McCloud of Yelm, Washington, are members of the Walla Walla and Puyallup…
ID Number:2000.107.095.29.01
Date:1967
Image of Three girls in costume at Hina Matsuri festival, Seattle, February 25, 1948
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Three girls in costume at Hina Matsuri festival, Seattle, February 25, 1948

Hina Matsuri, also "Doll's Day," "Girls' Day," and "Momo no Sekku," is a Japanese religious holiday celebrated on March 3 to pray for the health and good future of young girls. Traditionally, parents or grandparents of a newborn girl buy a set of hina ningyo ("hina dolls") for the baby, unless they have special dolls that are inherited from generation…
ID Number:2000.107.098.17.02
Date:1948
Image of Clarence Arai watching a game of Go at the Japanese Ki-in clubroom, Seattle March 6, 1957
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Clarence Arai watching a game of Go at the Japanese Ki-in clubroom, Seattle March 6, 1957

Clarence T. Arai (1901-1963) was a Seattle lawyer and photographer, also known for his role in the founding of the Japanese American Citizen's League (JACL). He founded the first Japanese American Boy Scout troop in 1920, an became the first Japanese American graduate from University of Washington Law School in 1924. Arai was active in local politics and served as…
ID Number:2000.107.098.17.05
Date:1957
Image of Dancers posing at Cherry Blossom Festival at UW Arboretum, Seattle, April 12, 1959
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Dancers posing at Cherry Blossom Festival at UW Arboretum, Seattle, April 12, 1959

The Japanese tradition of holding events or festivals surrounding the short-lived blooming of ornamental cherry blossom trees (sakura) is thought to be centuries old and is maintained in many parts of the world. Cherry blossom festivals (hanami) are a reminder to celebrate life and to enjoy the transient beauty of flowers. They are held outside and often include a variety…
ID Number:2000.107.098.17.07
Date:1959
Image of Yoshiko Mita at stage door of old Nippon Kan Theater, Seattle,  February 14, 1979
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Yoshiko Mita at stage door of old Nippon Kan Theater, Seattle, February 14, 1979

In this photo, Japanese actress Yoshiko Mita stands in the stage door of the old Nippon Kan (Japanese Hall) Theater on S. Washington Street in Seattle's Chinatown International District. The graffitied walls are covered with names and dates that predate WWII. Built with funds from the community, the theater opened in 1909, and served as the cultural center of Seattle's…
ID Number:2000.107.098.19.03
Date:1979
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