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Trend of population growth in Seattle, November 15, 1926
This 1926 map of Seattle is divided into neighborhoods, bounded on the North End by Ballard, and on the South by Rainier Valley and South Park. Each neighborhood is notated with the percentages of city population for that neighborhood for each of five years: 1916, 1920, 1922, 1924 and 1926. The map notes that "the percentages shown are of the…
ID Number:2003.9.48
Date:1926
Cartographic material
Seattle and Environs, Eighteen Months after the Great Fire, 1891
Seattle in the early 1890s was a rapidly growing city. The Seattle City Census of 1888 records population at 19,116, and although 1889's Great Fire leveled 116 acres in the heart of the city's business district, by 1890 the city's population actually grew to 40,000 inhabitants from the influx of people helping to recreate the city. This color map of…
ID Number:2005.25.1
Date:1891
Poster
The Prom You Never Went To poster, Seattle, May 27, 1984
The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the gay and lesbian community. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.25
Date:1984
Poster
Greater Northwest International Rodeo poster, August 11-13, 1995
The International Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA) was founded in 1985 when five smaller regional gay rodeo associations joined together. As of 2019, the IGRA supports over 5000 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender members in 25 local associations throughout the United States and Canada. The Northwest Gay Rodeo Association (NWGRA) was founded in 1990, originally representing Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, and…
ID Number:2007.25.61
Date:1995
Photograph
Bill Gates and Paul Allen at Microsoft offices, Bellevue, 1981
This photo shows Microsoft founders Paul Allen (right) and Bill Gates standing in their Bellevue, Washington, office in 1981. Large computers and shelves of reel-to-reel computer tapes line the walls. At the time, Microsoft employed around 85 people. Caption information source: The Oregonian, October 15, 2018, retrieved at https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2018/10/paul_allen_was_the_idea_man_wh.html
ID Number:2007.45.001.30.02
Date:1981
Photograph
Policeman and citizens removing a motorcycle from under a truck, June 25, 1974
In June 1974, an unlucky motorcycle rider was struck by a truck at an unidentified King County location. Here, several people help a policeman pull the motorcycle out from under the truck.
ID Number:2007.45.5782.12
Date:1974
Photograph
Bill Gates speaking to students at Microsoft, February 10, 2000
This photograph shows Bill Gates speaking at an event for minority high school students at Microsoft. The event may have been related to the imminent release of Windows 2000 on February 17, 2000. The projection behind Gates reads "Windows 2000, the Business Internet." Written on negative envelope: Gates talk to minority students
ID Number:2007.45.Box146.02.20000210.01.02.10
Date:2000
Photograph
Bill Gates with students at Microsoft, February 10, 2000
This photograph shows Bill Gates with a group of high school students of color at an event at Microsoft. The event may have been related to the imminent release of Windows 2000 on February 17, 2000. Written on negative envelope: Gates talk to minority students
ID Number:2007.45.Box146.02.20000210.01.03.25
Date:2000
Photograph
Sir Mix-A-Lot recording with PUSA at Jupiter Studios, Seattle, July 1999
In the late 1990s, two huge parts of Seattle’s music scene came together in an unexpected way. Famed hip-hop artist Sir Mix-a-Lot and alternative rock band The Presidents of the United States of America (PUSA) collaborated as Subset between 1998 and 1999. They played several shows in Seattle and worked on recording an album. However, the group disbanded in 2000…
ID Number:2007.45.Box146.03.19990728.01.01.10
Date:1999
Photograph
Chris Ballew of PUSU recording at Jupiter Studios, Seattle, July 1999
In the late 1990s, two huge parts of Seattle’s music scene came together in an unexpected way. Famed hip-hop artist Sir Mix-a-Lot and alternative rock band The Presidents of the United States of America (PUSA) collaborated as Subset between 1998 and 1999. They played several shows in Seattle and worked on recording an album. However, the group disbanded in 2000…
ID Number:2007.45.Box146.03.19990728.01.03.09
Date:1999