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The Beatles onstage at the Seattle Center Coliseum, August 21, 1964
Teenage photographer Timothy Eagan managed to obtain a press pass from a family friend when the Beatles came to his hometown in August 1964. On the third stop of their first official world tour, the Beatles played to a sellout crowd at the Seattle Center Coliseum. Four bands--the Bill Black Combo, the Exciters, the Righteous Brothers and Jackie DeShannon--warmed up…
ID Number:2014.14.111
Date:1964
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King and queen of the seas pageant: Polka dot seas program, 1995
The Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & The Olympic and Rainier Empire is a member of the International Court System (ICS), the second largest LGBTQ organization in the world, and aims to provide funds and services to other non-profits within the local gay and lesbian community. One of the Seattle court's biggest events of the year is the King and…
ID Number:2014.21.2
Date:1995
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The Normal Heart program, 1986
"The Normal Heart" is a largely autobiographical play by Larry Kramer (b. 1935) focusing on the rise of the HIV/AIDS crisis in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of main character Ned Weeks, a writer/activist and the gay founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group. After a initial successful 1985 Off-Broadway production at The…
ID Number:2014.40.12
Date:1986
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Group of four people at King Street Station, Seattle, circa 1955
Mr. and Mrs. Will Nichols (left) met their house guests Irene McCoy Gaines (right) and her mother, Mrs. Mamie Lane (in wooden wheelchair), at King Street Station. They are posed in front of an elevator during the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder11.007
Date:Circa 1955
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Sailing yacht Fantome in Portage Bay, Seattle, circa 1954
The luxury sailing yacht Fantome, originally built for the Italian navy, belonged for many years to the heir to the Guinness Brewery. The vessel was stranded in Seattle in 1939 due to World War II, and, after the war, was blocked from leaving for nearly 14 years during a tax dispute with King County. Here, a small small sailboat heads…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder19.004
Date:Circa 1954
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Protesters at the groundbreaking for Seattle's Kingdome, November 2, 1972
A deputy of the King County Department of Public Safety attempts to confront demonstrators who are protesting the construction of the Kingdome stadium at the western edge of the Chinatown - International District, Seattle's longtime Asian American neighborhood. A lawsuit to stop the stadium had failed, and activists were concerned that its construction and need for more parking would overwhelm…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder23.001
Date:1972
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Louis Armstrong onstage at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, July 17, 1944
Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure wherever jazz was played around the city. Here, he photographed Louis Armstrong and his band, who played at Seattle's Civic Auditorium on July 17 and 18, 1944. This photo shows Armstrong standing at the microphone, trumpet in hand, at the July 17 performance. Bandstands are just visible behind him, printed with the…
ID Number:2014.49.002.027.0214
Date:1944
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Sam Smith at ROOTS family picnic, 1991
The tradition of the ROOTS family picnic began in the early 1970s, when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited to dinner a group of close friends they hadn’t seen in many years. Those who attended agreed to establish more regular get togethers. Word went out to the “Old Timers,” as they called themselves, to come to a reunion at Seward Park.…
ID Number:2014.49.04.028.17
Date:1991
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Marquee at Showbox Theater on 1st Ave., Seattle, circa 1953
In this image, the marquee at the Showbox Theater reads "Duke Ellington, His Orchestra & Sepia Revue, Harlem Headliners, Ivie Anderson, Marie Bryant, King Dickerson, Edwards & Pearson." A banner on the lamp post reads, "Show Box Now Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra."
ID Number:2014.49.006.027.0073
Date:Circa 1960
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South end of Seattle, looking west, circa 1949
This photo overlooks the south end of Seattle, looking west, possibly from 8th Avenue. Puget Sound, Smith Tower, and King Street Station are in the background. On the left is Dearborn Street.
ID Number:2014.49.010.002.0004
Date:Circa 1949