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Image of Bill Clinton with Mike Moore, director-general of the WTO, Seattle, December 1, 1999
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Bill Clinton with Mike Moore, director-general of the WTO, Seattle, December 1, 1999

The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991202.19.32
Date:1999
Image of Grand Opera House program, 1907
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Grand Opera House program, 1907

The Grand Opera House, designed by Seattle architect Edwin W. Houghton, opened at 213-217 Cherry Street in 1900. Owned by theater impresario John Cort, The Grand Opera House included a basement beer and variety hall in addition to the 2,278-seat theater. The building survived a fire in 1906, but was already suffering the effects of competition from opening of the…
ID Number:2010.3.26.5.8.1
Date:1907
Image of Guests sitting at tables during chili party, Seattle, December 16, 1915
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Guests sitting at tables during chili party, Seattle, December 16, 1915

George Austin Moore, claiming to be the best chili maker in America, served what was then referred to as a Mexican delicacy to guests seated backstage at Seattle's Orpheum Theatre on Third Avenue and Madison Street. At the time, Mr. Moore and his wife Cordelia Haager were performing their song and dance act in Seattle on the Orpheum Circuit, a…
ID Number:2010.46.1
Date:1915
Image of Edgecomb and Moore log train at Ballard trestle, circa 1890
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Edgecomb and Moore log train at Ballard trestle, circa 1890

Though unattributed, the photograph was probably taken by Seattle photographer John P. Soule.
ID Number:2011.26.7.39
Date:Circa 1890
Image of Northwest Area Music Awards program, April 1989
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Northwest Area Music Awards program, April 1989

The Northwest Area Music Association, Inc. (NAMA) was founded in Seattle in 1987 to promote national awareness of the Northwest's thriving music scene, and provide a network for industry professionals to advance the music business within the Northwest. For several years, NAMA held an awards ceremony to honor northwest musicians and bands, as well as other music-related industries such as…
ID Number:2013.87.156.1
Date:1989
Image of Jitterbug dancers, Seattle, July 13, 1941
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Jitterbug dancers, Seattle, July 13, 1941

Jitterbuggers dance energetically at a Fats Waller concert in Seattle. Waller played only one show in Seattle, at the Moore Theater on July 13, 1941. Written on individual negative sleeve: Fats WallerWritten on negative page: Jazz / Faurot's / Eagles
ID Number:2014.49.002.031.0129
Date:Circa 1947
Image of Fats Waller at the Moore Theatre, Seattle, July 13, 1941
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Fats Waller at the Moore Theatre, Seattle, July 13, 1941

Jazz pianist Fats Waller played in Seattle only once, on July 13, 1941, at the Moore Theatre. Here, he sings and plays onstage in front of a packed audience. Written on negative page: Fats Waller's
ID Number:2014.49.002.039.0188
Date:1941
Image of Fats Waller at the Moore Theatre, Seattle, July 13, 1941
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Fats Waller at the Moore Theatre, Seattle, July 13, 1941

Jazz pianist Fats Waller played in Seattle only once, on July 13, 1941, at the Moore Theatre. Here, he sings and plays onstage in front of a packed audience. Written on negative page: Fats Waller's
ID Number:2014.49.002.039.0189
Date:1941
Image of Fats Waller at the Moore Theatre, Seattle, July 13, 1941
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Fats Waller at the Moore Theatre, Seattle, July 13, 1941

Jazz pianist Fats Waller played in Seattle only once, on July 13, 1941, at the Moore Theatre. Here, he sings and plays onstage in front of a packed audience. Al Smith's camera also picked up a reflection of the stage lights. Written on negative page: Fats Waller's
ID Number:2014.49.002.039.0192
Date:1941
Image of Delbert Moore posing in semi-formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953
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Delbert Moore posing in semi-formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953

Delbert Moore, wearing a semi-formal, ballerina-length cocktail dress with narrow straps and ruffled flowers, stands in an unidentified home. A table with bottles and glasses stands nearby on the flowered carpet.
ID Number:2014.49.006.021.0058
Date:Circa 1963
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