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Swan family performing the Eagle Dance, May 23, 1992
In this image Roxana Robertson, right, and other members of the Swan family wear traditional Native American costume as they demonstrate the Eagle Dance, which they will perform at Seattle's annual Northwest Folklife Festival. The festival has been held each Memorial Day weekend since 1972 at Seattle Center as a free celebration of folk and ethnic music, dance, and arts.…
ID Number:2000.107.172.37.08
Date:1992
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Child and parrot at Folklife Festival, Seattle Center, May 29, 1993
In this image Emma Land,5, is greeted by Cleopatra, a 16-year-old blue-fronted Amazon parrot, during Seattle's annual Northwest Folklife Festival. The festival has been held each Memorial Day weekend since 1972 at Seattle Center as a free celebration of folk and ethnic music, dance, and arts. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff.
ID Number:2000.107.172.37.09
Date:1993
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Aztec dancer performing at Folklife Festival, Seattle Center, May 28, 1993
In this image Juan Salinas, leader of Ximali, a group of Aztec dancers from Mexico City, performs during Seattle's annual Northwest Folklife Festival. The festival has been held each Memorial Day weekend since 1972 at Seattle Center as a free celebration of folk and ethnic music, dance, and arts. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff.
ID Number:2000.107.172.37.10
Date:1993
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Patrolman handing out Civil Defense evacuation cards, Seattle, May 20, 1955
In this image Robert Vincent, Seattle Police Department patrolman, stands in the center of southbound traffic on Fremont Avenue North to hand out civil defense evacuation cards to motorists. At the time Fremont Avenue was designated a northbound evacuation route for the city. The Fremont Bridge is visible in the background. Signs in image: Salvation Army: Your Throw-Aways Make Work…
ID Number:2000.107.173.03.03
Date:1955
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Fremont Avenue looking south across Fremont Bridge, Seattle, April 26, 1974
This image of Fremont was taken looking south along Fremont Avenue, toward the Fremont Bridge. A man stands on the sidewalk smoking a cigarette in front of one of the many taverns in the small business district, which earned the neighborhood the nickname "Tavern Town, Washington." Although the businesses depicted here no longer exist, Fremont is still known as one…
ID Number:2000.107.173.03.04
Date:1974
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Georgetown Service Center, Seattle, January 18, 1971
This image of the Georgetown Service Center, located at 659 South Lucile Street, was taken to illustrate the small size of the center, which was struggling to meet the food, clothing, and medical needs of the community. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.173.08.02
Date:1971
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School children at Georgetown Public School, Seattle, January 18, 1971
A school has existed in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood in one form or another since 1856. The wooden building seen here was built in 1904 to accommodate the burgeoning population of the city. Elementary students were taught in this building until 1971 when the school district built two new schools, Maple Elementary and Dearborn Park. The building was then subleased as…
ID Number:2000.107.173.08.05
Date:1971
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Goodwill Auxiliary members working at bazaar, Seattle, November 23, 1967
Seattle Goodwill was founded in 1923 by a group of local businessmen, and provides employment training and basic education to individuals experiencing significant barriers to economic opportunity. Today a significant portion of its operating funds are derived from its nine thrift stores in the area.In this image Goodwill Women's Auxiliary members dress in old-fashioned clothing and set up a "country…
ID Number:2000.107.173.09.02
Date:1967
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Children playing at Green Lake Swimming Beach, Seattle, circa 1950
One of Seattle's most beloved parks, Green Lake's expanse of water and green space in the center of a dense urban neighborhood draws thousands of people daily from all over the city. The lake was included in the Olmsted Brothers' comprehensive parks plan of 1903, and was given to the City by the State of Washington in 1905. Extensive dredging…
ID Number:2000.107.173.11.01
Date:Circa 1950
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Visitors touring the kitchen of the old Ballard hospital, Seattle, April 20, 1952
In 1952 residents of Seattle's thriving Ballard neighborhood began raising money for a new hospital to replace the aging Ballard Accident and General Hospital, which had opened in 1928 with 21 beds on the third floor of the Ballard Building on Market Street. Ballard General Hospital (later Ballard Community Hospital) opened in 1954 at 5300 Tallman Avenue with 100 beds…
ID Number:2000.107.175.05.02
Date:1952