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Image of Northwest Old-Growth Campaign rally at Victor Steinbrueck Park, September 29, 2002
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Northwest Old-Growth Campaign rally at Victor Steinbrueck Park, September 29, 2002

In August 2002, President George W. Bush proposed changes to environmental laws that would make it easier for timber companies to thin federal forests and to remove fire-prone dead trees and undergrowth. In response, the Northwest Old-Growth Campaign, a coalition of 13 environmental groups from Bellingham to southern Oregon, began campaigning to ban cutting of timber in old-growth and other…
ID Number:2000.107.20020929.CD03.01.001
Date:2002
Image of Dave Matthews performing at Northwest Old-Growth Campaign rally, Seattle, September 29, 2002
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Dave Matthews performing at Northwest Old-Growth Campaign rally, Seattle, September 29, 2002

In August 2002, President George W. Bush proposed changes to environmental laws that would make it easier for timber companies to thin federal forests and to remove fire-prone dead trees and undergrowth. In response, the Northwest Old-Growth Campaign, a coalition of 13 environmental groups from Bellingham to southern Oregon, began campaigning to ban cutting of timber in old-growth and other…
ID Number:2000.107.20020929.CD03.01.002
Date:2002
Image of Dave Matthews backstage at Northwest Old-Growth Campaign rally, Seattle, September 29, 2002
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Dave Matthews backstage at Northwest Old-Growth Campaign rally, Seattle, September 29, 2002

In August 2002, President George W. Bush proposed changes to environmental laws that would make it easier for timber companies to thin federal forests and to remove fire-prone dead trees and undergrowth. In response, the Northwest Old-Growth Campaign, a coalition of 13 environmental groups from Bellingham to southern Oregon, began campaigning to ban cutting of timber in old-growth and other…
ID Number:2000.107.20020929.CD03.01.003
Date:2002
Image of Emma Moreno in front of the Seattle LGBT Community Center, October 3, 2002
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Emma Moreno in front of the Seattle LGBT Community Center, October 3, 2002

The Seattle LGBT Community Center, a program of Queen City Community Development, opened in May 2002 at 1115 E. Pike Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The Center housed various programs, projects and services for the LGBTQ and allied communities, and reached many more through its events, activities, and advocacy. In October 2002, the Center hosted the Northwest’s first Latino…
ID Number:2000.107.20021003.CD02.001
Date:2002
Image of Kristen Burgess and Ken Balcomb watching orcas, Orcas Island, November 9, 2002
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Kristen Burgess and Ken Balcomb watching orcas, Orcas Island, November 9, 2002

In November of 2002 the Seattle Post-Intelligencer completed a six-month investigation into the ecological health of the Puget Sound. They published their findings in a series of articles from November 18-22, outlining the ways in which recent efforts to curtail dumping and pollution had failed to negate decades of human-caused damage to sea life and the marine environment.Kristen Burgess, at…
ID Number:2000.107.20021101.CD01.002
Date:2002
Image of Children stenciling storm drain signs in Bellevue, November 9, 2002
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Children stenciling storm drain signs in Bellevue, November 9, 2002

In November of 2002 the Seattle Post-Intelligencer completed a six-month investigation into the ecological health of the Puget Sound. They published their findings in a series of articles from November 18-22, outlining the ways in which recent efforts to curtail dumping and pollution had failed to negate decades of human-caused damage to sea life and the marine environment.In this image,…
ID Number:2000.107.20021101.CD01.012
Date:2002
Image of John Beal on Duwamish waterway, November 9, 2002
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John Beal on Duwamish waterway, November 9, 2002

In November of 2002 the Seattle Post-Intelligencer completed a six-month investigation into the ecological health of the Puget Sound. They published their findings in a series of articles from November 18-22, outlining the ways in which recent efforts to curtail dumping and pollution had failed to negate decades of human-caused damage to sea life and the marine environment.In this image,…
ID Number:2000.107.20021101.CD01.015
Date:2002
Image of Harriet Thompson picketing at entrance to YWCA, Seattle, December 13, 2002
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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
Image of Haida drummers protesting salmon farming practices, Seattle, January 15, 2003
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Haida drummers protesting salmon farming practices, Seattle, January 15, 2003

In this photo Haida drummers perform a song during a demonstration against the salmon farming industry in front of North American Pan Fish headquarters in Ballard. About 100 representatives of US and British Columbian fishing and conservation groups, along with Indigenous Alaskans and Northwest tribal peoples, participated in the protest. Opponents of salmon farms say they hurt sales of wild…
ID Number:2000.107.20030115.CD01.001
Date:2003
Image of Flier for march and rally to stop inflation, Seattle, November 16, 1974
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Flier for march and rally to stop inflation, Seattle, November 16, 1974

The United States went through a recession in the 1970s, with job loss and double-digit inflation. The Coalition to Stop Inflation called for a march on November 16th from the U.S. Courthouse at Fifth Avenue and Madison Street to a rally at Westlake Mall. This was to be but one of many such demonstrations held across the United States on…
ID Number:2002.23.1.25.3
Date:1974
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