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Image of Members of American Legion in Goof parade, Seattle, September 9, 1949
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Members of American Legion in Goof parade, Seattle, September 9, 1949

In this image the Yakima Yearlings, a drum and bugle corp from the American Legion's Logan Wheeler Post #36 of Yakima, Washington, march in a parade on opening day of the American Legion state convention. This "Goof" parade was staged by the Voyageurs of La Societie des Forty Hommes et Eight Chevaux ("40 & 8") along Third Avenue in downtown…
ID Number:2000.107.007.01.01
Date:1949
Image of Guy Anderson and Mrs. Ray Collins at the Otto Seligman Gallery, March 7, 1965
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Guy Anderson and Mrs. Ray Collins at the Otto Seligman Gallery, March 7, 1965

Painter Guy Anderson (1906-1998) was one of the defining artists of the "Northwest School," an art movement which combined natural elements of the Puget Sound area with traditional Asian aesthetics to create a novel and distinct regional style that was different from traditional Northwest Native American art forms, which had been long recognized as "northwest art."Seattle's Otto Seligman Gallery mounted…
ID Number:2000.107.007.28.03
Date:1965
Image of Mariners players high-fiving after winning game against Texas Rangers, May 24, 1991
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Mariners players high-fiving after winning game against Texas Rangers, May 24, 1991

In this photo, Mariners right fielder Jay Buhner (19) gets a high five from teammates Alvin Davis (21) and Ken Griffey Sr. (30) after the team won a game against the Texas Rangers.
ID Number:2000.107.015.30.03
Date:1991
Image of Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team at Marysville Strawberry Festival, June 19, 1965
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Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team at Marysville Strawberry Festival, June 19, 1965

In 1952, Seattle restaurateur, Chinese community pioneer, and civic activist Ruby Chow helped a group of Chinese girls called the Chi-ettes form the Chinese Community Girls Drill Team. Ruby wanted to encourage girls from 11 to 21 to develop social skills and self-esteem and give the girls an opportunity for a supervised activity outside their homes. The drill team became…
ID Number:2000.107.036.10.03
Date:1965
Image of Jeff Davis, Seattle, 1941
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Jeff Davis, Seattle, 1941

Jeff Davis (1883-1968) was an itinerant worker and self-described “King of the Hoboes.” Starting around 1900 Davis traveled extensively across the world. As was common among poor or homeless travelers in the early 20th century, he often hitchhiked or stowed away on trains, buses, or ships. He worked as he traveled, taking odd jobs when he could. In 1913, Davis…
ID Number:2000.107.045.34.01
Date:1941
Image of Jeff Davis, Seattle, 1953
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Jeff Davis, Seattle, 1953

Jeff Davis (1883-1968) was an itinerant worker and self-described “King of the Hoboes.” Starting around 1900 Davis traveled extensively across the world. As was common among poor or homeless travelers in the early 20th century, he often hitchhiked or stowed away on trains, buses, or ships. He worked as he traveled, taking odd jobs when he could. In 1913, Davis…
ID Number:2000.107.045.34.02
Date:1953
Image of Jeff Davis looking at newspaper photos of himself, Seattle, May 1952
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Jeff Davis looking at newspaper photos of himself, Seattle, May 1952

Jeff Davis (1883-1968) was an itinerant worker and self-described “King of the Hoboes.” Starting around 1900 Davis traveled extensively across the world. As was common among poor or homeless travelers in the early 20th century, he often hitchhiked or stowed away on trains, buses, or ships. He worked as he traveled, taking odd jobs when he could. In 1913, Davis…
ID Number:2000.107.045.34.03
Date:1952
Image of Baba Jeanne Mangaoang speaking at Congressional hearing, Washington, D.C., June 16, 1954
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Baba Jeanne Mangaoang speaking at Congressional hearing, Washington, D.C., June 16, 1954

Baba Jeanne "B.J." (Sears) Mangaoang (1915-2007) was a Seattle woman who remained active in Communist Party (CP) politics, the fight against the Red Scare, and advocated for peace and social justice throughout her life. She was introduced to the CP as a student at the University of Washington in the early 1930s, formally joining the Party in 1938. She worked…
ID Number:2000.107.046.27.01
Date:1954
Image of Peace activists demonstrating outside Sand Point Naval Air Station, Seattle, January 7, 1991
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Peace activists demonstrating outside Sand Point Naval Air Station, Seattle, January 7, 1991

In this photo, Randy Rowland, a Vietnam veteran from Seattle, leads about 50 protesters in anti-war chants during a peace march in front of the Sand Point Naval Air Station. Also at the rally were members of the Warren Davis Defense Committee, a group organized in support of the Seattle Navy reservist awaiting court-martial for desertion. Davis, who had sought…
ID Number:2000.107.048.01.04
Date:1991
Image of Group from the Alki PTA march to support levy, West Seattle, May 25, 1953
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Group from the Alki PTA march to support levy, West Seattle, May 25, 1953

In a May 1953 special election, Seattle voters approved a 2-mill property tax levy to fund kindergartens for another year. The levy passed by a majority of 54,965 to 18,537. Earlier that year, the state legislature had voted to limit the amount of money for education to $141 million, leaving each school district to fund its own kindergarten classes.Here, a…
ID Number:2000.107.055.27.02
Date:1953
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