1312 results for: Seattle Center
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Norie Sato with unfinished artwork, Seattle, June 26, 1991
Norie Sato (b. 1949) was born in northern Japan and moved to the United States at age four with her family. She moved to Seattle in 1972 and studied at the University of Washington, receiving a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking in 1974. Sato’s early work focused on printmaking, and she later incorporated glass and video elements as well.…
ID Number:2000.107.160.17.01
Date:1991
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View of Atlantic Street neighborhood, Seattle, 1983
Seattle's Atlantic neighborhood (which has also been referred to as Yesler/Atlantic and Judkins Park) is a triangular community in the Central District area, between Mount Baker Ridge and Beacon Hill. One of Seattle's oldest residential neighborhoods, it was home to Seattle's largest Italian enclaves during the early years of the twentieth century. Like other neighborhoods in central and southeast Seattle,…
ID Number:2000.107.165.05.01
Date:1983
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Westlake Chevrolet Co. staff outside dealership, November 13, 1964
In this photo, staff at the Westlake Chevrolet Co. pose with Santa in his sleigh and cash in their hands to greet the start of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Christmas Fun for underprivileged school children with their donations, which totaled $360. At left is general manager E.F. McCarty and vice president Larry Norton, Jr. The used car center opened at 301…
ID Number:2000.107.165.06.01
Date:1964
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SeaFirst self-serve banking desk, Seattle, August 5, 1993
In August 1993, Seattle's SeaFirst Bank opened its first self-service Banker-on-Call center at its Westlake Park branch. It included a video conferencing system that allowed customers to talk directly with a banker about loans, credit cards, new accounts, and other bank services.Here, SeaFirst vice president and branch manager Jeri Lee Jump (standing) and personal banker Reid Warner test the Banker-on-Call…
ID Number:2000.107.165.17.01
Date:1993
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Baby's first bank account, Seattle, January 13, 1955
The first customer at the new University branch of Seattle Trust and Savings Bank was Gordon Leonard Swarson, Jr., seen here in the center of the frame. Gordon's mother opened savings account No. 1 for him, assisted by Thomas W. Owen, the bank's assistant manager. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of…
ID Number:2000.107.165.18.02
Date:1955
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Vaudeville performer at Bumbershoot, Seattle, September 5, 1981
Begun in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot is one of North America’s largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.In this image a member of the One Reel Vaudeville Show enters the audience to collect items to test the skills of his partner, a mystic who needed quite a few clues to guess the items. Caption…
ID Number:2000.107.168.06.01
Date:1981
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Child wearing mask at Bumbershoot, Seattle, September 4, 1981
Begun in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot is one of North America’s largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.In this image, 7-year-old Noah Ward captures the fun-loving spirit of Bumbershoot by wearing an elaborate mask. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.168.06.02
Date:1981
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Clown making bubbles at Bumbershoot, Seattle, September 2, 1984
Begun in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot is one of North America’s largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.In this image Geoff Beebe, as B. More the Clown, entertains children on the opening day of Bumbershoot by creating unusual large bubbles. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back…
ID Number:2000.107.168.06.03
Date:1984
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Mime performing at Bumbershoot, Seattle, August 31, 1984
Begun in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot is one of North America’s largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.In this image mime Susan Whitting draws a crowd as she mimics a passerby on the opening day of Bumbershoot. Caption information source: "Bumbershoot," by Paul Dorpat, HistoryLink.org Essay 10027Caption information also derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.168.06.04
Date:1984
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Phyllis Lamphere and Bill Earl dancing at Bumbershoot, Seattle, August 16, 1974
Begun in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot is one of North America’s largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.In this image, Seattle councilwoman Phyllis Lamphere, right, dances with Bill Earl of the Renaissance dancers at the IBM Plaza. The Seattle Brass Ensemble, singers, and dancers traveled from downtown to the Seattle Center to officially open…
ID Number:2000.107.168.06.05
Date:1974