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Boarding up a vacant house on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982
This image shows Dennis Lehtinsen, an employee of the owners, boarding up one of nine turn-of-the-century houses on the 1200 block of 15th Avenue East on Capitol Hill. The houses across from Volunteer Park were purchased by Parkridge Development eight years prior with the intention of tearing them down and building a 50-unit apartment building at the site. The plans…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.04
Date:1982
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Planting cherry trees on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982
In the spring of 1982, residents of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood turned out to plant some 250 cherry trees paid for by federal block grant money. Residents chose Bing cherries for their food value and because their foliage matched the area's brick gutters.Here, landscape contractor Henry Zinser helps Capitol Hill resident Carol Baldwin plant a Bing cherry tree on East…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.05
Date:1982
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Do Good Club members discussing event, Seattle, February 11, 1948
The Do Good Club, a club begun by five 11- and 12-year-old girls in Seattle's North Park neighborhood (roughly the area surrounding present-day North Seattle Community College), sponsored events to raise money for local organizations.In this image 12 of the 13 members of the club plan a sale of home-made Valentine's Day candy to benefit the Washington Heart Association. Members…
ID Number:2000.107.170.25.01
Date:1948
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Do Good Club members receiving tickets, Seattle, March 18, 1948
The Do Good Club, a club begun by five 11- and 12-year-old girls in Seattle's North Park neighborhood (roughly the area surrounding present-day North Seattle Community College), sponsored events to raise money for local organizations.In this image Do Good Club parent supervisor Mrs. Anthony C. Tarr hands out tickets to the club members. The club members were to sell tickets…
ID Number:2000.107.170.25.02
Date:1948
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Do Good Club members with donated items, Seattle, November 29, 1948
The Do Good Club, a club begun by five 11- and 12-year-old girls in Seattle's North Park neighborhood (roughly the area surrounding present-day North Seattle Community College), sponsored events to raise money for local organizations.In this image members of the Do Good Club pose with some of the donations they've collected for their bazaar to raise money for wood-wind instruments…
ID Number:2000.107.170.25.03
Date:1948
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Commercial Club officers discussing projects, Seattle, March 5, 1951
The East Madison Commercial Club organized in 1935 in order to improve Seattle's Madison Park neighborhood. In 1959 the club, by then known as the East Union - East Madison Commercial Club, merged with the Central Community Club.In this image the officers of the East Madison Commercial Club talk about upcoming club projects. The individuals are identified from left as…
ID Number:2000.107.170.25.06
Date:1951
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Black Student Union sit-in at SCC president's office, Seattle, February 26, 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:2000.107.171.16.01
Date:1969
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Robert Davis, Jr. leading protest outside SCC, Seattle, May 22, 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:2000.107.171.17.01
Date:1969
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Fisherman's Terminal, Seattle, February 21, 1952
On May 17, 1952 the Port of Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal at Salmon Bay between the Interbay and Ballard neighborhoods was rededicated as the home of the Pacific Northwest fishing fleet after an expansion and modernization that allowed for moorage, drydock, repair, maintenance, and supply facilities for 1,000 vessels. This image of fishing boats docked at Fishermen's Terminal was taken facing…
ID Number:2000.107.171.31.01
Date:1952
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Band playing at Fisherman's Festival, Seattle, September 19, 1937
This image was taken during a performance by the Seattle Symphonic Band at the Fisherman's Festival, held September 17-18, 1937, at the Port of Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal (then Fishermen's Dock) at Salmon Bay between the Interbay and Ballard neighborhoods. The large storage shed, visible behind the revelers, had recently been competed for fishermen to hang their nets and other gear…
ID Number:2000.107.171.31.02
Date:1937