1312 results for: Seattle Center
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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