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Image of Native American women at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964
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Native American women at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964

In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and peaceful demonstrations…
ID Number:1986.5.4415.5
Date:1964
Image of Governor Rosellini at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964
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Governor Rosellini at State Capitol building, Olympia, March 3, 1964

In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and peaceful demonstrations…
ID Number:1986.5.4415.7
Date:1964
Image of Muckleshoot Treaty Trek in support of tribal fishing rights, 1966
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Muckleshoot Treaty Trek in support of tribal fishing rights, 1966

In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and peaceful demonstrations…
ID Number:1986.5.4450.2
Date:1966
Image of Aerial view of Aqua Theatre, Seattle, 1950
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Aerial view of Aqua Theatre, Seattle, 1950

Seattle's Aqua Theatre, an open air stadium at the south end of Green Lake, began hosting performances during the summer of 1950. Sell out crowds enjoyed the premier act of that first season, The Aqua Follies, which included water ballet, musical groups and high-diving clowns. Due to its great success, in 1960 the seating area was expanded. However, in 1964…
ID Number:1986.5.12603.1
Date:1950
Image of Servicemen and Japanese war brides, Seattle, 1951
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Servicemen and Japanese war brides, Seattle, 1951

During World War II, thousands of G.I.s married local women from countries where they were stationed. When their tour ended, they brought these "war brides" home to a new life in America. The War Bride Act of 1950 allowed spouses and children of military personnel to enter the U.S. This photo shows a large group of American servicemen posing on…
ID Number:1986.5.15492.1
Date:1951
Image of WPA workers vote to strike inside Eagles Hall, Seattle, 1937
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WPA workers vote to strike inside Eagles Hall, Seattle, 1937

At the Eagles Hall on Union Street, 800 hands rose in unison as Works Progress Administration workers voted to continue their month-long strike. Supported by the Workers' Alliance of Washington, the strikers voted two days later to end the strike after receiving guarantees of a six-hour day, a five-day week, and union-level hourly pay rates. The Fraternal Order of the…
ID Number:1986.5.16694.1
Date:1937
Image of Suman Gupta with her daughter after receiving permanent residency, Seattle, March 1966
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Suman Gupta with her daughter after receiving permanent residency, Seattle, March 1966

Twenty-two-year-old Suman Gupta arrived in the U.S. from India in November 1963 to join her husband, Har Krishan Lal Gupta, in Olympia, Washington. Since she didn't have a visa, Immigration and Naturalization Service placed her in the legal custody of her husband. Her status was upgraded after a 1965 change in immigration law, the Hart-Celler Act, abolished an earlier quota…
ID Number:1986.5.27165.4
Date:1966
Image of Suman Gupta and family in office after she received permanent residency,  March, 1966
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Suman Gupta and family in office after she received permanent residency, March, 1966

Twenty-two-year-old Suman Gupta arrived in the U.S. from India in November 1963 to join her husband, Har Krishan Lal Gupta, in Olympia, Washington. Since she didn't have a visa, Immigration and Naturalization Service placed her in the legal custody of her husband. Her status was upgraded after a 1965 change in immigration law, the Hart-Celler Act, abolished an earlier quota…
ID Number:1986.5.27165.11
Date:1966
Image of Mrs. Lew Fung Hai Luke and her son Wing Luke at Federal Courthouse, Seattle,  October 21, 1963
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Mrs. Lew Fung Hai Luke and her son Wing Luke at Federal Courthouse, Seattle, October 21, 1963

Lew Fung Hai Luke moved from China to Seattle with her husband, Lung Sing Luke, in 1931. They operated a hand laundry in the University District and later ran a grocery store on First Hill. The couple had six children, the eldest of whom was Wing Luke, who became a Seattle City Councilmember in 1962.Once the last of her children…
ID Number:1986.5.33603.1
Date:1963
Image of Peggy Joan Maxie after election as State Representative, November 4, 1970
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Peggy Joan Maxie after election as State Representative, November 4, 1970

Peggy Joan Maxie (b. 1936) was the first Black woman elected to public office in Washington state. In 1970, she was elected by a wide margin to the State House of Representatives. From 1971 to 1982, Maxie served in position 2 in Washington’s 37th Legislative District, covering most of the Central Area and parts of Capitol Hill and downtown. Early…
ID Number:1986.5.53165.26
Date:1970
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