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Gay couple in Pride parade, Seattle, June 28, 1992
In this image, Steve Reiswig, left, and Ron Clouse, both of Generic Leather Products of Washington, gather with their dogs, Willy and Jake, in downtown Seattle for the 1992 Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Parade/March and Freedom Rally. An estimated 40,000 people participated in the event, which is part of Seattle's annual Gay Pride Week. The Pride Parade continues to…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.06
Date:1992
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Activists marching in Pride parade, Seattle, June 24, 1990
In this image, two men hold a banner for the Freedom Day Committee '90 while they march during Seattle's annual Lesbian-Gay Pride Parade on Capitol Hill. An estimated 20,000 people participated in the event, which is part of Seattle's annual Gay Pride Week. The Pride Parade continues to be held annually on the last Sunday in June to honor the…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.07.1
Date:1990
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Women working at Genetic Systems lab, Redmond, July 15, 1991
In 1980, New York stockbroker David Blech and his brother Isaac partnered with Dr. Robert Nowinski of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle to start Genetic Systems, focused on producing antibodies to diagnose diseases. The Blech brothers raised $40 million in start-up costs, and the company went public in 1981. Bristol-Myers Squibb acquired the company, Seattle's first major…
ID Number:2000.107.073.47.01
Date:1991
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Tom Gibbs and Molly Boone checking water monitoring system, Seattle, August 31, 1963
Charles V. "Tom" Gibbs (1932-2019) was an engineer whose historic projects in the 1960s ended the constant flow of raw sewage into Lake Washington and Puget Sound. Born in Oregon and raised in Winlock, Washington, Mr. Gibbs received civil engineering degrees in 1954 and 1966 from the University of Washington (UW). He and his wife, Jean C. Gibbs, later endowed…
ID Number:2000.107.074.15.01
Date:1963
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Larry Gossett commemorating Attica prison riot, Seattle, September 9, 1974
Larry Gossett (1945-) was born and raised in Seattle, and by the late 1960s was one of Seattle’s best known young Black radicals. In 1967 he was active in Seattle’s Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and in 1968 he co-founded the University of Washington Black Student Union (UW BSU). Gossett developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice,…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.03
Date:1974
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Larry Gossett talking with protesters, Seattle, August 8, 1968
In August 1968, some 100 demonstrators rallied outside Seattle’s Public Safety Building to protest the recent arrest and larceny charge of Black Panther Party captain Aaron Dixon. The protesters were mostly white and represented a variety of activist groups. They wanted to storm the office of Prosecutor Charles O. Carroll but were convinced to send in six representatives instead. While…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.04
Date:1968
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Larry Gossett speaking at anti-stadium demonstration, Seattle, February 3, 1975
Larry Gossett (1945-) was born and raised in Seattle, and by the late 1960s was one of Seattle’s best known young Black radicals. In 1967 he was active in Seattle’s Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and in 1968 he co-founded the University of Washington Black Student Union (UW BSU). Gossett developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice,…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.05
Date:1975
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Larry Gossett advocating the recall of Ellen Roe, Seattle, August 9, 1985
After Seattle School Board member Ellen Roe generated controversy with public comments on women, race, and poverty, a movement developed in protest. Some 300 people met at the Mount Zion Baptist Church on August 9, 1985 to begin a petition drive calling for her resignation and for a possible recall election. Representatives from more than 30 minority, feminist, church, and…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.06
Date:1985
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Larry Gossett speaking at anti-police violence demonstration, Seattle, April 20, 1971
Larry Gossett (1945-) was born and raised in Seattle, and by the late 1960s was one of Seattle’s best known young Black radicals. In 1967 he was active in Seattle’s Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and in 1968 he co-founded the University of Washington Black Student Union (UW BSU). Gossett developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice,…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.07
Date:1971
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Merce Cunningham and Morris Graves, Seattle, August 28, 1950
Dancer and choreographer Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (1919-2009) was studying acting at the Cornish School in Seattle in 1939 when Martha Graham saw Cunningham dance and invited him to join her company. Cunningham immediately moved to New York and remained at the forefront of the American modern dance for more than 50 years. He also frequently collaborated with artists from…
ID Number:2000.107.078.02.01
Date:1950