1312 results for: Seattle Center
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Man removing belongings from Tent City, Seattle, December 10, 1990
This image was taken as Doug Castle, an unemployed fisherman from Dallas, collects some of his belongings from Seattle's Tent City. The site near the Kingdome had provided emergency shelter for some of the homeless population since November 21. Mr. Castle, a leader of the group Share (Seattle Housing and Resource Effort), and the other inhabitants were moving to a…
ID Number:2000.107.257.11.02
Date:1990
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Beatrice LaFramboise outside Providence Regina House food bank, Seattle, November 4, 1986
In this image, Sister Beatrice LaFramboise, director of the Providence Regina House food bank, leans on the fence outside the Seattle facility. The Sisters of Providence have been operating a weekly food and clothing bank out of the South Park Neighborhood Center since 1963. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, November 13, 1989, p. B3.Caption information also derived from captions…
ID Number:2000.107.260.09.01
Date:1986
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Woman sitting at Seattle War Memorial, Seattle, May 30, 1951
This image of a woman sitting at the Seattle War Memorial Plaza on Fourth Avenue was taken as a VWF (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US) bugler calls "Taps" on Memorial Day. The woman is identified as a Gold Star mother, a woman entitled to display a gold star on a service flag, due to being the mother of…
ID Number:2000.107.264.02.01
Date:1951
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Family seeking information on victims of Wah Mee Club massacre, Seattle, February 20, 1983
In this image Cerisse Jatabutr, center, accompanied by her mother and brother, knock at the door of the King County Medical Examiner at Harborview Hospital in Seattle. The family members received confirmation that Cerisse's father, Hung Fat Gee, was among the 13 people killed the previous day at the Wah Mee gambling club in the Chinatown - International District. Caption…
ID Number:2000.107.265.07.02
Date:1983
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Rich Walsh, founder and director of the Resource Center for the Handicapped, Bothell, December 1986
In 1977, Richard “Rich” Walsh suffered a serious automobile accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. He moved to the University of Washington Medical Center for major rehabilitation and found his life’s calling. Seeing other young, paralyzed people sent to nursing homes for the rest of their lives, Walsh decided there had to be a better way. He…
ID Number:2000.107.289.02.01
Date:1986
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Group playing with a large ball in a PE class for the blind, Seattle, May 6, 1969
While working on a master’s degree project at Seattle’s Northwest Center, Dave Tucker realized the need for better physical education for blind students. He consolidated Seattle Public Schools’ PE programs for the blind and partially sighted and started classes in February 1968. Among his developments was the use of a large ball that students could push, climb on, and fall…
ID Number:2000.107.19720500.1.12
Date:1972
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Corgis and their owners at Seattle Center, Seattle, August 27, 1972
On August 27, 1972, members of the Cascade Welsh Corgi Club gathered with their dogs at Seattle Center for the club's second annual “Corgi Walk.” This wasn’t a competition but a demonstration of the dogs’ obedience as they walked around the park. Here, members of the club and their pets wait for the beginning of the walk. Caption information source:…
ID Number:2000.107.19720827.2.27
Date:1972
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Roberto Gallegos, Seattle, October 13, 1972
While 1970 census figures showed that Spanish-speaking residents made up 5% of Seattle's population – similar in numbers to Black residents - the fact that they were scattered in various parts of the city made them less visible as an ethnic group. Language issues and historically based fears of deportation were also a factor, particularly for those from Mexico. In…
ID Number:2000.107.19721013.1.08a
Date:1972
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Alfred E. Cowles at his desk, Seattle, March 30, 1973
Alfred E. Cowles was appointed to the Seattle School Board in May 1969 representing a new district covering the Central Area. Later that year he was elected to keep his seat, becoming the first Black man elected to the Board. He served on the Board until 1973, when he moved to Washington, D.C. to lead the Center for Dispute Settlement,…
ID Number:2000.107.19730330.1.14
Date:1973
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Terrez Weir painting at El Centro de la Raza's bilingual child care program, Seattle, September 1974
As more women started working outside the home, child day care and after-school activities became critical. In the Seattle area, El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) stepped in to provide this. In 1974, El Centro opened a bilingual day care program in the basement of Beacon Hill United Methodist Church. The center, run by…
ID Number:2000.107.19740924.2.11
Date:1974