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Image of Microbiologist with blood samples for HIV testing at the Public Health Lab, Seattle, March 26, 1992
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Microbiologist with blood samples for HIV testing at the Public Health Lab, Seattle, March 26, 1992

In the early years of AIDS testing, health clinics were often overwhelmed with test requests. In this image, microbiologist Jeanette Frazier prepares blood samples for HIV testing at the Public Health Lab in Seattle, with a large tray of vials awaiting testing nearby. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.04
Date:1992
Image of Woman running AIDS computer test on vials of blood, Seattle, August 16, 1985
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Woman running AIDS computer test on vials of blood, Seattle, August 16, 1985

In this image, supervisor of serology June Nakata at the Seattle-King County Health Department lab, located in the Public Safety Building, inserts a vial of blood that has been tested for AIDS antibodies into a computer. The device scans the vial and prints out findings on tape; "reactive" indicates that AIDS antibodies are present. Caption information derived from captions written…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.05
Date:1985
Image of Men embracing at AIDS vigil at Seattle Central Community College, May 29, 1988
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Men embracing at AIDS vigil at Seattle Central Community College, May 29, 1988

In this image four friends comfort each other at the Vigil for AIDS held at Seattle Central Community College. Behind them is a candle-lit shrine commemorating people who have died of AIDS. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.06
Date:1988
Image of Two men embracing at AIDS vigil at Seattle Central Community College, May 29, 1988
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Two men embracing at AIDS vigil at Seattle Central Community College, May 29, 1988

In this image, two friends comfort each other at the Vigil for AIDS held on the campus of Seattle Central Community College. Next to them is a candle-lit shrine commemorating people who have died of AIDS. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.07
Date:1988
Image of Man working on quilt square during AIDS vigil at Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, May 29, 1988
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Man working on quilt square during AIDS vigil at Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, May 29, 1988

In this image, Dale Inman of Seattle works on a quilt square in honor a friend who died of AIDS, at the AIDS Vigil at Seattle Central Community College. The square will become part of the NAMES project AIDS Memorial quilt. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.08
Date:1988
Image of Protest against forced AIDS testing, Seattle, June 21, 1988
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Protest against forced AIDS testing, Seattle, June 21, 1988

In June 1988, about two dozen people protested forced AIDS testing outside the King County Courthouse. This image shows members of the Stonewall Committee for Lesbian/Gay Rights at that event, picketing in protest of a court order requiring testing of Steven Farmer, a convicted sex offender, against his will. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.09
Date:1988
Image of Visitors viewing the NAMES Project Quilt, Seattle, July 25, 1988
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Visitors viewing the NAMES Project Quilt, Seattle, July 25, 1988

The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt came to the Seattle Center Arena as part of a 20-city tour in 1988. In this image, Craig Koball and Celia Cavalli embrace during their visit to the quilt. Washington residents added 50 more 3 x 6 foot panels during the exhibit's closing ceremonies. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.10
Date:1988
Image of Covered sculpture in downtown Seattle on
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Covered sculpture in downtown Seattle on "Day Without Art," December 1, 1989

"Day Without Art," a project of the arts organization Visual AIDS, launched on December 1, 1989 as "a day of action and mourning" in which thousands of arts institutions and organizations around the world joined together to demonstrate the power of art to raise awareness of the ongoing AIDS pandemic. In this image Luis Clark, groundskeeper for the 1001 Building…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.11
Date:1989
Image of Chicken Soup Brigade staff making a video, Seattle, February 5, 1990
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Chicken Soup Brigade staff making a video, Seattle, February 5, 1990

Chicken Soup Brigade is a project of Lifelong, an organization with a mission to empower people living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS or other chronic conditions to lead healthier lives. In this image, local independent producer Barbara Leischner tapes the staff of Chicken Soup Brigade making a video Valentine for the AIDS support group's 350 volunteers. Pictured here are…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.12
Date:1990
Image of AIDS hospice advocates at ACT UP demonstration, Seattle, March 20, 1990
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AIDS hospice advocates at ACT UP demonstration, Seattle, March 20, 1990

In this image AIDS hospice advocates demonstrate their support of a planned project for an AIDS hospice at East Madison Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The event was staged by the direct action advocacy group ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) in front of the old SeaFirst building on Fourth Avenue, where Roger Leeds, the lawyer for the…
ID Number:2000.107.001.06.13
Date:1990
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