1829 results for: Seattle Times
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Portrait of Fabienne Brooks, Seattle, 1998
Fabienne Brooks was the first Black woman to work as a police detective in the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO). She graduated second in her class at the police academy in 1978, both the only Black person and the only woman in the class. Brooks was hired by the KCSO as a detective and worked in the sex crimes unit,…
ID Number:2000.107.027.22.01
Date:1998
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Fred Brown and Bob Whitsitt at press conference, Seattle, October 28, 1986
Fred "Downtown Freddie Brown" Brown (b. 1948), had just finished his senior year at the University of Iowa when he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1971 NBA draft. He went on to play 13 seasons with the Sonics before retiring in 1984. Two years later the Sonics retired his number (32). The Sonics' 41-year run in Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.028.06.03
Date:1986
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Fred and Linda Brown in Kingdome at jersey-retirement ceremony, Seattle November 1986
Fred "Downtown Freddie Brown" Brown (b. 1948), had just finished his senior year at the University of Iowa when he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1971 NBA draft. He went on to play 13 seasons with the Sonics before retiring in 1984. Two years later the Sonics retired his number (32). The Sonics' 41-year run in Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.028.06.04
Date:1986
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John Johnson, Fred Brown, and Slick Watts talking together at Kingdome event, Seattle March 27, 1991
Seattle's Kingdome celebrated it's 15th birthday with a party featuring appearances by nearly 20 former Mariners, Seahawks, Sonics, and Sounders. A buffet dinner was served on the stadium's main floor to entertainment provided by live music and sports challenges in which guests tested their pitching arms and tried to kick a field goal farther than Norm Johnson, Seahawks placekicker.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.028.06.05
Date:1991
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Fred Brown, Slick Watts, and others at Mercer Island basketball camp, July 14, 1993
Longtime Mercer Island High School boy's basketball coach Eddie Lee "Ed" Pepple (b. 1932) grew up in Seattle, graduating from Lincoln High School in 1950. After earning degrees at University of Utah and Oregon State University, he joined the Marine Corps, eventually returning to the Pacific Northwest to teach and coach high school basketball. When Coach Pepple retired in 2009…
ID Number:2000.107.028.06.07
Date:1993
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Kenneth Callahan and his wife Beth with paintings, Seattle, March 19, 1973
Painter and muralist Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) was one of the defining artists of the "Northwest School," an art movement which combined natural elements of the Puget Sound area with traditional Asian aesthetics to create a novel and distinct regional style.Here, Callahan stands with his wife Beth and a group of his paintings. Judging by its date, the image is likely…
ID Number:2000.107.030.30.03
Date:1973
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Paula Hance straightening Frangos on assembly line, Seattle, January 26, 1990
Frango mints are a brand of chocolate truffles first created for the Frederick & Nelson department stores in 1918. Marshall Field's bought F&N in 1929 and a new Frango recipe was created for sale in the midwest. In the Northwest, Frango chocolates are sold by Macy's in various flavors using the original recipes, logo, and distinctive hexagonal boxes. In this…
ID Number:2000.107.031.31.01
Date:1990
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Bruce Carter in Zymogenetics lab, Seattle, May 11, 1993
ZymoGenetics was established in Seattle in 1981 by University of Washington professors Earl Davie and Benjamin Hall, along with University of British Columbia professor Michael Smith. The company was acquired by Novo Nordisk in 1988, but spun off again as a separate public company in 2000, and was acquired again by Bristol-Myers Squibb in 2010. In 1993, the company moved…
ID Number:2000.107.032.33.01
Date:1993
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Yueh-Chun Chang lifting weights, June 29, 1993
Yueh-Chun Chang (b. 1970) was a competitive powerlifter from 1989 to 1998. During her powerlifting career, Chang won five national and three world championships and set five world records. In 1995, the U.S. Powerlifting Federation named her Best Lifter. As a child, Chang participated in the SCATS program, Seattle Public School’s child acrobatic demonstration team developed by Sue and Bud…
ID Number:2000.107.034.15.01
Date:1993
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Yueh-Chun Chang and Willie Austin, June 29, 1993
Yueh-Chun Chang (b. 1970) was a competitive powerlifter from 1989 to 1998. During her powerlifting career, Chang won five national and three world championships and set five world records. In 1995, the U.S. Powerlifting Federation named her Best Lifter. As a child, Chang participated in the SCATS program, Seattle Public School’s child acrobatic demonstration team, developed by Sue and Bud…
ID Number:2000.107.034.15.02
Date:1993