116 results for: Arias, Gilbert W.
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"Spacie" mascot and Century 21 baby at Seattle Center, April 21, 1983
When Jamie Williams was born one second past midnight on the opening day of Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer named her “Seattle’s Century 21 Baby.” On April 21, 1983, Jamie’s 21st birthday, Seattle Center invited her back for a gala birthday dinner at the Space Needle restaurant. She and her mother also toured the Seattle Center grounds with…
ID Number:2000.107.187.32.01
Date:1983
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Dolores Sibonga blowing out birthday candles at her campaign offices, Seattle, August 28, 1989
Dolores Sibonga (1931-) was the first Filipina-American lawyer admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1973 and the first minority woman on the Seattle City Council, appointed to replace a retiring Phyllis Lamphere for three months in 1978. She was elected the following year and served on the council until 1992. Prior to law school, she worked as a journalist…
ID Number:2000.107.197.23.04
Date:1989
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Ron Sims in his office, Seattle, January 1, 1989
In 1985, Ronald Cordell "Ron" Sims (1948-) became the first African American elected to county government in Washington state, winning a seat on the King County Council. He served on the council for three terms and in 1996 was appointed to fill King County Executive Gary Locke's position when he became Washington State Governor; he was re-elected in 1997, 2001…
ID Number:2000.107.198.12.03
Date:1989
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Chris Cornell of Soundgarden performing at Bumbershoot, Seattle, September 3, 1990
American musician Chris Cornell (1964-2017) was best known as the lead vocalist for the rock bands Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog. Cornell is considered one of the chief architects of the 1990s grunge movement. In 2012, wanting to use music to support causes that help foster change, Cornell and his wife created the Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation…
ID Number:2000.107.202.29.01
Date:1990
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Tomás Villanueva at United Farm Workers office, Granger, May 3, 1989
Tomás Villanueva (1941-2014) was a labor activist who spent decades advocating for the rights and welfare of farmworkers, especially Latino migrant workers. Villanueva was born in Monterrey in northern Mexico and immigrated to the United States with his family at age 13. The Villanueva family settled in Toppenish, Washington in 1958 after traveling across the US following farm work for…
ID Number:2000.107.220.23.02
Date:1989
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Protesters blocking I-5 after Rodney King verdict, Seattle, May 1, 1992
In this image, Washington State Patrol troopers meet protesters blocking the northbound lanes of Interstate 5, just north of downtown Seattle. About 200 peaceful demonstrators blocked traffic for two hours to protest the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers charged with using excessive force in the March 3, 1991 arrest of African-American taxi driver Rodney King (1965-2012).…
ID Number:2000.107.246.04.03
Date:1992
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Man cleaning camp under Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle, August 21, 1984
In this image Keith Ganyo, a former Marine, tidies up around the shelter that he and eight other people experiencing homelessness created under the Alaska Way Viaduct in downtown Seattle. Caption information written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.257.11.03
Date:1984
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Marchers walking in tribute on Martin Luther King. Jr. Day , Seattle, January 21, 1991
In this image marchers in Seattle walk down Martin Luther King Jr. Way from Garfield High School to Rainier Valley on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Caption information written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.260.01.02
Date:1991
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Susan Hutchison preparing for news broadcast, Seattle, January 21, 1993
In this image Seattle's KIRO-TV news anchor Susan (Sylvester) Hutchison (1954-) stands in the news room, ready for an afternoon broadcast. The show had just announced a new format that would allow anchors to move around while delivering the news instead of remaining seated at a desk. Ms. Hutchinson worked for KIRO from 1981-2002, and was Chair of the Washington…
ID Number:2000.107.260.01.04
Date:1993
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Michael Spafford, 1983
Michael Spafford (1935-2022) was a painter and a professor at the University of Washington School of Art. He moved to Seattle in 1963 when he accepted a position at UW, where he would teach until 1994. Spafford was an advocate for public art, and he was part of the campaign for requiring 1% of spending on public construction projects to…
ID Number:2000.107.286.04.01
Date:1983