74 results for: DeGiulio, Robert
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Sam Smith listening to demonstrators, June 20, 1983
Sam Smith was the first African-American person to be elected to the Seattle City Council in 1968 and was on the Council until 1991, chairing many committees and serving as Council President from 1974-1979 and 1986-1989. Smith also served in the Washington State Legislature for five terms, beginning with his election from the 37th district in 1958. He was born…
ID Number:2000.107.200.12.01
Date:1983
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Brian Schmetzer in Sounders game, May 1983
The Seattle Sounders were a soccer team playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1983. They were the first professional soccer team in Seattle, and were popular from the beginning; in their first season they hosted NASL's first sell-out game, filling Memorial Stadium with 13,876 fans. In its early seasons, most players were foreign-born and brought…
ID Number:2000.107.202.03.01
Date:1983
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Dick Spady in front of Dick's Drive-In on 45th, Seattle, December 21, 1993
Dick's Drive-In, or simply Dick's, is a fast-food restaurant chain in Seattle co-founded in 1954 by Richard Jack "Dick" Spady (1923-2016). Spady's vision to bring fast-food to Seattle capitalized on American's desire for a place to easily park and enjoy the new American classic meal: burgers, fries, and shakes. Dick's simple menu has changed little over time, and the organization…
ID Number:2000.107.203.01.01
Date:1993
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Kimlien and Duong Tran, Bellevue, June 1985
Duong Tran moved to the United States as a refugee when she was 13 years old after Saigon fell in 1975 during the Vietnam War. Her family settled in Pennsylvania, and Duong and her husband Kimlien Tran moved to Seattle when he started working at Boeing. Duong Tran went to the University of Washington to study engineering and served as…
ID Number:2000.107.213.34.01
Date:1985
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George Tsutakawa with art works at his home, Seattle, January 4, 1994
Born in Seattle and raised there and in Japan, George Tsutakawa (1910-1997) was an internationally recognized painter and sculptor best known for his avant-garde fountain designs. Over the course of his career, he created more than 70 fountains for public places around the world. Tsutakawa studied sculpture at the University of Washington, and served in the US Army during World…
ID Number:2000.107.214.28.08
Date:1994
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George Tsutakawa sitting in his living room, Seattle, January 4, 1994
Born in Seattle and raised there and in Japan, George Tsutakawa (1910-1997) was an internationally recognized painter and sculptor best known for his avant-garde fountain designs. Over the course of his career, he created more than 70 fountains for public places around the world. Tsutakawa studied sculpture at the University of Washington, and served in the US Army during World…
ID Number:2000.107.214.28.09
Date:1994
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Bettylou Valentine in front of Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, Seattle, February 15, 1992
Bettylou (Burleigh) Valentine (1937-2014) came to Seattle in 1959 to attend graduate school at the University of Washington. She was an early leader of Seattle CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), serving as secretary in 1964. She helped organize the campus Civil Rights Action Group (CRAG) after the university administration refused to allow an NAACP chapter on campus. She left Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.218.33.02
Date:1992
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Thuy and Xuan Vu and family at home, Olympia, September 1985
The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, with the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnamese communist forces. In the immediate aftermath, many thousands of people from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos fled violence and persecution in their home countries and sought refuge in the United States and elsewhere. Vietnamese refugees arriving to the West Coast in May 1975 were…
ID Number:2000.107.220.21.01
Date:1985
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Jesse Wineberry with campaign signs, Seattle, September 2, 1992
Jesse Calvin Wineberry (1955-) grew up in Seattle’s Central District, attended Queen Anne High School, and received a degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington (UW). While in law school at the University of Puget Sound (UPS), he co-founded the campus Black American Law Student Association, and was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives. Mr. Wineberry…
ID Number:2000.107.232.05.01
Date:1992
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Henry Woo cooking at Linyen Restaurant & Lounge, Seattle, July 11, 1982
When Henry Woo turned 84, his co-workers at Seattle’s Linyen Restaurant & Lounge threw him a birthday party. At the time, he still worked three days a week, cooking over a hot wok in the kitchen of the restaurant located on Seventh Avenue S. in the Chinatown - International District. Here, Mr. Woo works in the kitchen while another restaurant…
ID Number:2000.107.232.29.01
Date:1982