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Image of Man with Bumbershoot face paint, Seattle, September 3, 1988
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Man with Bumbershoot face paint, Seattle, September 3, 1988

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, Steve Irby shows his support on the opening day of Bumbershoot by painting his face to celebrate the festival. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of…
ID Number:2000.107.168.07.01
Date:1988
Image of Aerial view of Seattle Center, April, 1987
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Aerial view of Seattle Center, April, 1987

Twenty-five years after the Seattle Center was created for the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle Worlds' Fair) the city council endorsed plans to replace the International Fountain with a small watercourse and plazas, to replace Memorial Stadium with a meadow-covered underground parking lot, and to replace the Center House with an amphitheater. These specific plans did not come to fruition, however…
ID Number:2000.107.168.23.03
Date:1987
Image of International Community Health Services exterior, Seattle, March 23, 1978
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International Community Health Services exterior, Seattle, March 23, 1978

Seattle's International Community Health Services (ICHS) got its start at a time when low-income Asian immigrants in Seattle’s Chinatown - International District had few options when they needed a doctor who spoke their language. First opened in 1973 as the Asian Community Health Clinic, the main clinic is now located at 720 8th Avenue South, and provides medical services in…
ID Number:2000.107.170.16.14
Date:1978
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Hanford Street terminal, Seattle, March 22, 1927

The creation of the Port of Seattle in 1911 transformed a messy jumble of privately-owned and competing waterfront companies into a publicly owned and organized entity capable of propelling Seattle into a major center for trade. In 1915 the Port constructed the Hanford Street Grain Terminal (Pier 25), on the Duwamish East Waterway, in what is now the SoDo neighborhood.…
ID Number:2000.107.171.32.02
Date:1927
Image of Piers 62 and 63, Seattle, May 23, 1988
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Piers 62 and 63, Seattle, May 23, 1988

Built in 1901 and 1905, respectively, Pier 62 and Pier 63 (originally Pier 10, also Holden Dock, Virginia Dock, or Virginia Street Dock) join together to span nearly two acres on the Seattle waterfront. A thriving ocean terminal before World War II, by the mid-1980s the piers were in disrepair and became part of city plans to revive the central…
ID Number:2000.107.171.34.01
Date:1988
Image of Spokane Street terminal, Seattle, March 22, 1927
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Spokane Street terminal, Seattle, March 22, 1927

The creation of the Port of Seattle in 1911 transformed a messy jumble of privately-owned and competing waterfront companies into a publicly owned and organized entity capable of propelling Seattle into a major center for trade. In 1915 the Port constructed the Spokane Street Terminal at Pier 24 (now Terminal 30), on the Duwamish East Waterway, in what is now…
ID Number:2000.107.171.38.01
Date:1927
Image of The Donut House, Seattle, October 17, 1981
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The Donut House, Seattle, October 17, 1981

The Donut House, on the southeast corner of First Avenue and Pike Street, was a popular hangout for runaways and street people. In 1979, a youth was stabbed to death in the doorway. Yet, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the young people who hung out at The Donut House thought of themselves as a family, and the shop as a…
ID Number:2000.107.172.01.01
Date:1981
Image of The Donut House, Seattle, October 17, 1981
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The Donut House, Seattle, October 17, 1981

The Donut House, on the southeast corner of First Avenue and Pike Street, was a popular hangout for runaways and street people. In 1979, a youth was stabbed to death in the doorway. Yet, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the young people who hung out at The Donut House thought of themselves as a family, and the shop as a…
ID Number:2000.107.172.01.02
Date:1981
Image of Three men with painted faces at Fat Tuesday celebration, Seattle, February 19, 1977
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Three men with painted faces at Fat Tuesday celebration, Seattle, February 19, 1977

In 1977, Seattle held its first Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) celebration in Occidental Park, Pioneer Square. The event lasted for five days. Don Hinerman (left), Larry Boday (center), and Lee Stackhouse (right), were just three of people with painted faces and costumes who gathered for the parade. The event was peaceful during the day but got very unruly at night.…
ID Number:2000.107.172.18.01
Date:1977
Image of Man entering the First Avenue Service Center, Seattle, August 25, 1988
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Man entering the First Avenue Service Center, Seattle, August 25, 1988

Seattle's First Avenue Service Center was one of many service organizations seeking to help the homeless and others needing help. Located near Pike Place Market, the Center operated as a daytime drop-in center, with laundry, bathrooms, and shower, and it offered shelter on cold nights. The organization had problems from time to time due to drug dealing on the premises.…
ID Number:2000.107.172.34.01
Date:1988
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