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Four women at City Council sit-in, Seattle, July 1963
In July 1963, demonstrators occupied City Council chambers in Seattle for four days in protest over Mayor Gordon S. Clinton’s nominees for the newly created Human Rights Commission. Protesters objected to the fact that the 12-member commission, charged with writing an open housing ordinance, had only two black members. On the fourth day of the protest, police removed and arrested…
ID Number:1986.5.5927.1
Date:1963
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Eddie Givens addressing demonstrators at City Hall sit-in, July 25, 1963
In July 1963, demonstrators occupied City Council chambers in Seattle for four days in protest over Mayor Gordon S. Clinton’s nominees for the newly created Human Rights Commission. Protesters objected to the fact that the 12-member commission, charged with writing an open housing ordinance, had only two black members. On the fourth day of the protest, police removed and arrested…
ID Number:1986.5.5927.2
Date:1963
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Sit-in at City Council Chambers, City Hall, Seattle, July 25, 1963
In July 1963, demonstrators occupied City Council chambers in Seattle for four days in protest over Mayor Gordon S. Clinton’s nominees for the newly created Human Rights Commission. Protesters objected to the fact that the 12-member commission, charged with writing an open housing ordinance, had only two black members. On the fourth day of the protest, police removed and arrested…
ID Number:1986.5.5927.10
Date:1963
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Defendants in City Council demonstration case, August 14, 1963
In July 1963, demonstrators occupied City Council chambers in Seattle for four days in protest over Mayor Gordon S. Clinton’s nominees for the newly created Human Rights Commission. Protesters objected to the fact that the 12-member commission, charged with writing an open housing ordinance, had only two Black members. On the fourth day of the protest, police removed and arrested…
ID Number:1986.5.5928.1
Date:1963
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Defendants in City Council demonstration case at police court, July 26, 1963
In July 1963, demonstrators occupied City Council chambers in Seattle for four days in protest over Mayor Gordon S. Clinton’s nominees for the newly created Human Rights Commission. Protesters objected to the fact that the 12-member commission, charged with writing an open housing ordinance, had only two Black members. On the fourth day of the protest, police removed and arrested…
ID Number:1986.5.5928.2
Date:1963
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Faulty compressor at Cedargreen plant, Seattle, August 11, 1952
On August 12, 1952 twenty-three employees of the Cedargreen Frozen Pack Corporation were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in a food packing room at the plant on 6000 Airport Way. The employees were taken to Harborview County Hospital for emergency care.In this image, Police Patrolman Cliff Holmes inspects the air compressor engine in the food packing room, from which the…
ID Number:1986.5.7734.2
Date:1952
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Seattle Police Department motorcycle corps, Seattle, 1941
On March 17, 1941, the Seattle Police Department received eight new motorcycles for speed enforcement and the parking work. The motorcycles joined five others already in use by the department. Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, POLICE DEPARTMENT, Motorcycle Corps. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): March…
ID Number:1986.5.10539.1
Date:1941
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Marion Diedricks demonstrating for Seattle Police Department motorcycle corps, Seattle, March 17, 1941
On March 17, 1941, the Seattle Police Department received eight new motorcycles for traffic and parking enforcement. The new motorcycles were rated for up to 105 mph, but were unable to sustain this speed until reaching 2,000 miles on their odometers. The new bikes joined five others already in use by the department. In this image, Marion Diedricks skids on…
ID Number:1986.5.10539.2
Date:1941
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Police watching Black Student Union (BSU) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) protest on Seattle Community College's Edison campus, Seattle, 1969
In 1969, Seattle Community College (SCC) faced boycotts, demonstrations, and rioting in protest of disparities in funding and academic focus between the College's central campus, located near the city's Black residential area, and the north and south campuses, located in predominantly white neighborhoods. Out of $33 million in capital funds for the three campuses, the central campus, located on Capitol…
ID Number:1986.5.50743.1
Date:1969
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Police guarding building during Black Student Union (BSU) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) protest on Seattle Community College's Summit campus, Seattle, 1969
In 1969, Seattle Community College (SCC) faced boycotts, demonstrations, and rioting in protest of disparities in funding and academic focus between the College's central campus, located near the city's Black residential area, and the north and south campuses, located in predominantly white neighborhoods. Out of $33 million in capital funds for the three campuses, the central campus, located on Capitol…
ID Number:1986.5.50743.2
Date:1969