55 results for: Holmberg, John
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Couple sitting under freeway overpass, Seattle, April 14, 1987
In this image Joe Minish and his companion Jody huddle in blankets in their camp under the Pine Street overpass in downtown Seattle. Keith Roy Ganyo, left, a former Marine, crawls out of a hole under the bridge abutment where the group stores their belongings. This camp was one of about 30 around the city where people experiencing homelessness were…
ID Number:2000.107.257.11.04
Date:1987
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Youth soccer game at unknown Seattle field, September 18, 1982
While boys' soccer teams existed since at least the 1910s, the popularity of youth soccer grew quickly during the 1960s, culminating in the formation of the Seattle Youth Soccer Association (SYSA) in 1969. Girls' soccer grew in the 1970s, and as of 2026, youth soccer in Seattle as overseen by SYSA is played by over 13,000 children.Here, a group of…
ID Number:2000.107.19820919.2.38
Date:1982
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Urbano Quijance speaking about Filipino soldiers in WWII, January 17, 1985
Filipino soldiers began serving with the U.S. Army Forces of the Far East in 1941 when President Franklin Roosevelt offered full veterans’ benefits to Filipinos who enlisted. The Philippines at that time was a U.S. commonwealth, and Filipinos were U.S. nationals. 260,000 Filipinos fought alongside American forces during the war and more than 57,000 Filipino troops died. But once the…
ID Number:2000.107.19850117.1.28A
Date:1985
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People in motorized wheelchairs playing soccer, Seattle, July 28, 1985​
Powerchair football, also known as "power soccer," emerged in the 1970s as various countries developed their own versions of a game played by people with disabilities using motorized wheelchairs. Power soccer was introduced in the US in 1988 by the Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP), which provides adaptive athletics, fitness, and recreation programs for people with disabilities.Here, a…
ID Number:2000.107.19850728.1.02
Date:1985
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Fuchuu youth soccer team with boys from Seattle's Mazda Pride team, August 7, 1985
Here, two members of he Mazda Pride soccer team of Seattle communicates with boys from the Fuchuu youth soccer team from Hiroshima, Japan at a reception at the Edgewater Inn. The Japanese team played three games in the Seattle area, two of them against Mazda Pride. During their visit, they were named honorary citizens of Seattle. Caption information source: Photo…
ID Number:2000.107.19850809.1.08
Date:1985