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Moran-Lakeside School mailer, Seattle, 1921
In 1919, Frank G. Moran, founder of the Moran School for Boys on Bainbridge Island, opened an additional boys’ school on Lake Washington in Seattle’s Denny-Blaine district. Named Moran-Lakeside School, it lasted for four years before a series of changes in ownership, name, and location. Today, as Lakeside School, it serves both boys and girls at its campus in North…
ID Number:1996.55.4
Date:1921
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Emil Schanno standing on bridge near Alki Point, Seattle, 1890
Emil Sabastian Schanno (1872-1936) was born in The Dalles, Oregon, to Charles Francis Schanno (1833-1889), a brewer born in France, and Emma Hannah (Bartlett) Schanno (1848-1894). In 1904 in Walla Walla Emil married Alice May (Cameron) Schanno (1869-1952); by 1910 they were living near Alki Point in West Seattle, where they operated one of the area's first restaurants, at 2758…
ID Number:2000.52.21
Date:1890
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Lloyd Anderson resting on Howser Spire, British Columbia, 1941
In this image Lloyd Anderson rests after climbing Howser Spire in the Purcell range in British Columbia. During the 1930s and 1940s, Anderson logged many first ascents in the Cascades in Washington and the Bugaboos in Canada. In his lifetime, he scaled 400 peaks, subsequently writing about those experiences in his "Climbing Notebook," published in 1980.Avid outdoorspeople Lloyd Alva Anderson…
ID Number:2000.107.008.02.01
Date:1941
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Lloyd and Mary Anderson pose in climbing gear, December 15, 1946
Avid outdoorspeople Lloyd Alva Anderson (1902-2000) and his wife Mary Gaiser Anderson (1910-2017) learned climbing techniques through a Mountaineers class taught by Wolf Bauer (1912-2016). The inability to find high-quality, inexpensive climbing gear led them and 21 mountaineering friends to found the retail cooperative Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) in 1938, enabling them to buy gear in bulk from Europe and…
ID Number:2000.107.008.02.02
Date:1946
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Jimmy Carter speaking to media after viewing Mt. St. Helens eruption zone, Kelso, May 22, 1980
Jimmy Carter (1924-2024) was the Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was both the longest-lived and the longest-retired President in US history. After leaving the White House, Carter worked on fighting communicable disease, helped build housing for low-income families, and promoted human rights, for which he…
ID Number:2000.107.032.36.05
Date:1980
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Beverly and Frank Herbert at home, Port Townsend, September 11, 1979
In this image Tacoma-born author Frank Herbert (1920-1986) and his wife Beverly sit in the living room of their home. Mounted on the wall between the paintings (original works by John Schoenherr for a "Dune" calendar) is a control panel for the home's solar heating system. An avid alternative energy experimenter, Herbert created his own solar collector, wind plant, and…
ID Number:2000.107.087.11.02
Date:1979
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Frank Herbert working in his home office, Port Townsend, September 11, 1979
In this image Tacoma-born author Frank Herbert (1920-1986) sits at his desk in a loft above the kitchen of his Port Townsend home. Though Herbert became famous for writing science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and university lecturer. Herbert was a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1969 to 1972.…
ID Number:2000.107.087.11.03
Date:1979
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Frank Herbert at home, Port Townsend, September 11, 1979
In this image Tacoma-born author Frank Herbert (1920-1986) points to fir trees that may need to be topped to allow more sunlight to reach his homemade roof-top solar collectors. He had recently installed a solar heating system that used halved beer cans as collectors. Herbert was the first science fiction author to popularize ideas about ecology and systems thinking, stressing…
ID Number:2000.107.087.11.04
Date:1979
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Bill Holm with mask by Willie Seaweed, Seattle, September 10, 1983
Bill Holm (1925-2020) was a art history professor at the University of Washington and curator of Northwest Coast Indian Art at the Burke Museum of Nature History and Cultur. Holm was known for his teaching and advocacy of Northwest Coast Indigenous art, and he spent several years working on a retrospective of the work of Willie Seaweed that opened at…
ID Number:2000.107.090.33.01
Date:1983
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Drummers performing at Cherry Blossom Festival at Seattle Center, May 5, 1979
The Japanese tradition of holding events or festivals surrounding the short-lived blooming of ornamental cherry blossom trees (sakura) is thought to be centuries old and is maintained in many parts of the world. Cherry blossom festivals (hanami) are a reminder to celebrate life and to enjoy the transient beauty of flowers. They are held outside and often include a variety…
ID Number:2000.107.098.19.04
Date:1979