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Harriet Thompson picketing at entrance to YWCA, Seattle, December 13, 2002
In 2002, the YWCA announced the closing of its downtown Seattle warm-water swimming pool and fitness center to save money on upkeep and to make space for new human services programs. The decision was protested by frequent users, including many older women who relied on the relatively low-cost facilities to stay fit, rehabilitate from illness and surgery, and manage pain.…
ID Number:2000.107.20021213.CD02.01.003
Date:2002
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Tony Falaschi testing a product at Intra Technologies, Tukwila, December 23, 2002
Intra Technologies was founded in 1998, with headquarters in Tukwila, Washington. Intra specialized in developing DC power management products to enhance power generation, storage, and consumption within DC power systems. It developed the Intra Switch, which handled large amounts of current but generated only small amounts of heat. The switches also monitored the condition of components of the DC power…
ID Number:2000.107.20021223.CD01.001
Date:2002
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Sue Nelson, Nintendo customer service representative, Redmond, December 26, 2002
Nintendo of America, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Japanese multinational video game company Nintendo Co., Ltd. Originally based in New York beginning in 1980, the company moved its headquarters to Redmond, Washington in 1982, and remains there as of 2025. It handles the distribution of products to retailers in the US and Canada, translates and adapts games for the…
ID Number:2000.107.20021226.CD05.001
Date:2002
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Soud Kirat, owner of Fine Cleaners, in his store, December 31, 2002
In November 1999, $50 million of public money was given to the Rainier Valley Community Development Fund in response to Sound Transit's plans to run light rail down Martin Luther King Jr. Way from South McClellan Street to the Boeing Access Road. The fund was distributed to those affected or displaced by the street surface light rail and its construction.In…
ID Number:2000.107.20021231.CD01.001
Date:2002
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Mike Holmgren at a Seattle Seahawks press conference, Kirkland, December 31, 2002
At the end of a disappointing 2002 season, the Seattle Seahawks announced organizational and coaching staff changes, including the firing of the defensive coaches and removing the function of general manager from head coach Mike Holmgren's responsibilities. Two years later the team won the NFC Championship, and Holmgren remained the head coach until his retirement in 2008.In this image, Michael…
ID Number:2000.107.20021231.CD02.001
Date:2002
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New Year's fireworks show at Space Needle, Seattle, January 1, 2003
Seattle's Space Needle has hosted a fireworks show annually since 1982, with the pyrotechnics mounted along the entire Space Needle structure. This image captures the January 2003 New Year's Space Needle fireworks display at Seattle Center, with the iconic structure transformed into a huge fireworks show. Caption information source: "At the needle, grins from year to year - Air of…
ID Number:2000.107.20021231.CD04.02.001
Date:2002
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Rhonda Bridges sorting chips at Tim's Cascade factory, Algona, Washington, January 22, 2003
Tim's Cascade Snacks was founded in 1986 by Tim Kennedy, along with members of his family and business partner Jeff Leichleiter. The group began working at a warehouse in Auburn, Washington to make thick-sliced chips, hand-stirring them with special rakes in kettles of oil and spicing them by hand in small batches. The brand quickly became a Northwest favorite and…
ID Number:2000.107.200301.CD01.31.001
Date:2003
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Apolo Ohno signing autograph for a fan at P-I Sports Star banquet, Seattle, January 27, 2003
Apolo Ohno (b. 1982) is a retired short-track speed skating competitor. Ohno won eight Olympic medals, was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019. Born and raised in Seattle, Ohno began swimming and quad-speed rolling skating at age 6, and committed to short-track speed skating at age 13.…
ID Number:2000.107.200301.CD01.41.001
Date:2003
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Hope Solo at P-I Sports Star banquet, Seattle, January 27, 2003
Hope Solo (b. 1981) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Born in Richmond, Washington, Solo attended the University of Washington, where she played with the Husky team from 1999-2002, and was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in her sophomore year. After college, she played professionally for teams in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) and Women's Professional Soccer (WPS)…
ID Number:2000.107.200301.CD01.41.002
Date:2003
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Larry Yanity walking past homes to be razed for new casino, Arlington, January 9, 2003
In 2003 the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians was facing high rates of unemployment, high school dropouts, teen pregnancy, alcoholism, and drug abuse. The tribe's Business Development Department began plans to build a casino on part of their traditional lands near Arlington and Stanwood, Washington. Despite some concern that it would lead to dispersal of the tribe, about 150 people were…
ID Number:2000.107.20030109.CD04.01.001
Date:2002