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Image of Kiyo Sakahara, Seattle, March 27, 1974
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Kiyo Sakahara, Seattle, March 27, 1974

This image shows Kiyoshi (Kiyo) Sakahara (1920-2013), a leader in Seattle’s Japanese American community. She attended the University of Washington majoring in chemistry, but shortly before graduation her studies were interrupted by the forced removal of Japanese Americans. Sakahara was incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, then the Minidoka concentration camp. Sakahara and her family obtained early release and she…
ID Number:2000.107.159.13.01
Date:1974
Image of Toru Sakahara, April 27, 1967
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Toru Sakahara, April 27, 1967

This image shows Toru Sakahara (1916-2008), a leader in Seattle’s Japanese American community. During World War II, Sakahara was incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center and the Minidoka concentration camp. He was one of the first Japanese American students to attend the UW School of Law. He used his legal skills to aid Japanese Americans in reclaiming property after their…
ID Number:2000.107.159.13.02
Date:1967
Image of Antonio Sanchez at Sea Mar Community Health Center, Seattle, February 5, 1980
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Antonio Sanchez at Sea Mar Community Health Center, Seattle, February 5, 1980

Sea Mar Community Health Centers was organized by a group of Latino community leaders and health activists who wanted to develop a comprehensive health center for the Latino community in Seattle, with satellite clinics in rural communities in western Washington. They began in 1978 with one small clinic in the South Park neighborhood of Seattle. As of 2022, SeaMar has…
ID Number:2000.107.159.33.01
Date:1980
Image of Bob Satiacum at protester's encampment outside Fort Lawton, Seattle, March 18, 1970
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Bob Satiacum at protester's encampment outside Fort Lawton, Seattle, March 18, 1970

On March 8, 1970, about 100 members and sympathizers of United Indian People's Council (later United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, or UIATF) occupied Fort Lawton, a 1,100-acre army post in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood. They were inspired by the passage of a bill signed by President Richard Nixon, which granted non-federal entities the ability to obtain surplus federal lands for…
ID Number:2000.107.160.15.01
Date:1970
Image of Norie Sato with unfinished artwork, Seattle, June 26, 1991
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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
Image of View of Atlantic Street neighborhood, Seattle, 1983
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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
Image of Westlake Chevrolet Co. staff outside dealership, November 13, 1964
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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
Image of SeaFirst self-serve banking desk, Seattle, August 5, 1993
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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
Image of Baby's first bank account, Seattle, January 13, 1955
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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
Image of Vaudeville performer at Bumbershoot, Seattle, September 5, 1981
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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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