186 results for: Haller, Grant M.
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Thelma Jackson, October 30, 1977
Dr. Thelma Jackson is an activist who has worked for equity in education, women’s rights, and Black rights for decades. She served on an advisory council aimed at implementing legislation to close the achievement gap for Black students in Washington schools, led the Washington State Legislative Ethics Board, led the Commission on African American Affairs, and was President of the…
ID Number:2000.107.097.28.01
Date:1977
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Student practicing Japanese tea ceremony, Seattle, November 20, 1980
Here, tea ceremony teacher Yoshiko Kubota watches student Atsuko Murao pour water from a kettle to make a frothy green tea. Ms. Kubota's school at 525 S. Main Street in Seattle's Chinatown International District was based on the principles of tea articulated by Grand Master Shoshitsu Sen and the Urasenke Foundation of Kyoto. In a simple room designed specifically for…
ID Number:2000.107.098.19.05
Date:1980
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Seafair royalty touring Japanese training ship, Seattle, June 7, 1985
Seafair Royalty have been a part of Seattle's annual summer celebration since the festival's beginnings in 1950. Young women are chosen for the court to represent their neighborhood and/or ethnic community and are awarded academic scholarships.In this photo, the Seafair queen and princesses of Seattle's Japanese community stand under an umbrella while taking a tour of the Japanese Maritime Safety…
ID Number:2000.107.098.19.12
Date:1985
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Rev. Robert Jeffrey speaking during Eddie Bascomb's funeral at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, February 24, 1987
Rev. Dr. Robert Jeffrey served nine years as Senior Pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA before relocating to Seattle in 1986 to become the Senior Pastor of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, where he still serves as of 2019. Throughout his career, Jeffrey has advocated for those locked out of economic opportunity. In 1988, Jeffrey founded the…
ID Number:2000.107.098.35.02
Date:1988
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Quincy Jones with Garfield High School Students, Seattle, November 15, 1982
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (1933-2024), musician, composer, producer, entrepreneur and humanitarian, was born in Chicago, and moved to Washington state as a child, attending Garfield High School in Seattle. Jones had discovered music when he was 12 and became more deeply involved in high school, developing his skills as a trumpeter and arranger, and playing in bands with Garfield classmates.…
ID Number:2000.107.101.11.01
Date:1982
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Somvilay family reunion at SeaTac airport, Seattle, January 13, 1983
The Somvilay family of Laos was living in a refugee camp in Thailand in 1980 when their 16-year-old daughter, Manichanh, was kidnapped and brought to Bangkok. Manichanh eventually escaped and returned to the camp, but her family had already emigrated to Seattle. The Somvilays learned their daughter was alive in late 1981, and the process to rescue her from the…
ID Number:2000.107.110.16.03
Date:1983
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Jacob Lawrence at home, Seattle, November 13, 1974
Painter Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) was known for his portrayal of the African-American experience, using blacks and browns juxtaposed with vivid colors. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism," though by his own account the primary influence was not so much French art as the shapes and colors of Harlem. Lawrence also taught, and spent 15 years as a professor…
ID Number:2000.107.111.10.01
Date:1974
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The Main Attraction performing at the Northwest Music Awards Show, Seattle, March 22, 1992
The Seattle a cappella quartet The Main Attraction was formed in 1981 when singer Tony Graves called Antowaine Richardson and Lee Conerly to start a singing group; Ronnie Rowland soon joined them. Using the name of Graves' previous, disbanded group, The Main Attraction started out signing on street corners and in local bars, but soon began singing on bigger stages,…
ID Number:2000.107.117.23.01
Date:1992
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Alden Mason, May 19, 1987
Alden Mason (1919-2013) was a Seattle-based painter and art professor. Born in Everett, he graduated from the University of Washington (UW) with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1947 and was hired as an instructor in 1949. Mason’s artistic career took off in the 1970s, with exhibitions in Seattle museums and galleries as well as shows across western North…
ID Number:2000.107.119.26.01
Date:1987
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Louise McKinney outside John Hay Elementary, Seattle, August 26, 1983
Louise Jones McKinney (1930-2012) was a longtime educator, philanthropist, community activist, and patron of the arts in Seattle. Louise McKinney came to Seattle in 1958 with her husband, the Reverend Samuel B. McKinney, who became pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church. McKinney had a long career as an educator in Seattle public schools, as a teacher, principal, and tireless advocate…
ID Number:2000.107.122.34.02
Date:1993