142 results for: Johnson, B. W.
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Logger Chad Johnson at logging industry rally, Federal Courthouse, Seattle, May 6, 1991
In 1990, the Northern Spotted Owl was placed on the federal endangered species list, and a plan was needed to protect the species. The owl’s primary habitat was the prime timber of the Pacific Northwest’s shrinking old growth forests. When the U.S. Forest Service proposed selling 66,000 acres of this old growth forest, environmental groups sought an injunction against the…
ID Number:2000.107.048.01.05
Date:1991
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College students modeling New Wave fashion, Renton, May 28, 1981
In this image Renton Vocational-Technical Institute (now Renton Technical College) students Melanie La Voie, left, and Isha Johnson, right, model New Wave Fashions at the school's fourth annual fashion show of the fashion retailing and promotion class, held at the Carco Theater in Renton. Clothes were provided by local fashion shops. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, May 20, 1981,…
ID Number:2000.107.060.26.01
Date:1981
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Dave Walter, Jeremy Jaech, and Ted Johnson meeting about Axon, Seattle, October 19, 1990
Three former Aldus executives (Jeremy Jaech, Dave Walter, and Ted Johnson) established Axon Corporation in Seattle in 1990, to create business graphics software for use on personal computers. Later known as Visio Corporation, they created the design product Visio, which became Microsoft Visio when Microsoft bought the company in 2000. Both Jaech and Johnson would continue to work on the…
ID Number:2000.107.097.39.01
Date:1990
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Bryan Johnson posing at Zebra Club, Seattle, May 30, 1988
Zebra Club opened in 1986 as young men's clothing store and hair salon that was also part theater and stage, with loud music, a video production center, and flashing neon fixtures. The unusual business model received national attention; the store doesn't own its inventory, instead manufacturers receive checks when clothes sell and they replace clothes that don't. In the 1980s…
ID Number:2000.107.099.29.01
Date:1988
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Charles Johnson speaking about new book, "Oxherding Tale," Seattle, October 1982
Charles Richard Johnson (b. 1948) was born in 1948 in Evanston, Illinois. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a political cartoonist and illustrator. Johnson received a B.S. in journalism in 1971, an M.A. in philosophy in 1973, and a Ph.D. in philosophy in 1988. As a novelist, Johnson stated that his goal was to contribute to and…
ID Number:2000.107.099.31.01
Date:1982
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Charles Johnson in his UW English Department office, Seattle, November 13, 1990
Charles Richard Johnson (b. 1948) was born in 1948 in Evanston, Illinois. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a political cartoonist and illustrator.Johnson received a B.S. in journalism in 1971, an M.A. in philosophy in 1973, and a Ph.D. in philosophy in 1988. As a novelist, Johnson stated that his goal was to contribute to and enrich…
ID Number:2000.107.099.31.02
Date:1990
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Charles Johnson speaking about new book, "Middle Passage," Seattle, November 13, 1990
Charles Richard Johnson (b. 1948) was born in 1948 in Evanston, Illinois. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a political cartoonist and illustrator. Johnson received a B.S. in journalism in 1971, an M.A. in philosophy in 1973, and a Ph.D. in philosophy in 1988. As a novelist, Johnson stated that his goal was to contribute to and…
ID Number:2000.107.099.31.03
Date:1990
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Charles V. Johnson speaking about the need for open housing legislation, Seattle, March 3, 1964
Charles Vernon Johnson (b. 1928) was raised in Arkansas and moved to Seattle in 1954 to attend law school at the University of Washington. Upon graduation, Mr. Johnson went into private practice, and shortly thereafter took on leading roles in both the Seattle Branch of the NAACP and in the Central Area Civil Rights Organization. He was heavily involved in…
ID Number:2000.107.099.31.04
Date:1964
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Officers of Citizens Advisory Council for Model Cities posing together, Seattle, January 13, 1969
In response to urban problems of poverty and race in the United States, in November 1966 Congress initiated the Model Cities Program. The program's objectives were to reduce social and economic disadvantages in designated neighborhoods, provide training and employment opportunities, and establish health services for residents. Financial and technical assistance was made available to cities through the Department of Housing…
ID Number:2000.107.099.31.05
Date:1969
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Randy Johnson and Dave Valle talking at pitcher's mound, May 26, 1993
Randy Johnson (b. 1963) is a retired professional baseball player who pitched for the Seattle Mariners from 1989 to 1998. Standing 6’10", he was the tallest player in Major League Baseball and was nicknamed “the Big Unit.” Johnson’s fastball was known to exceed 100 mph. In 22 seasons, Johnson won the Cy Young Award five times, was named to ten…
ID Number:2000.107.100.15.01
Date:1993