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Image of Krist Novoselic on stage during Nirvana concert, Seattle Center Arena, January 7, 1994
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Krist Novoselic on stage during Nirvana concert, Seattle Center Arena, January 7, 1994

Nirvana had their beginnings in the Seattle grunge scene, and widely popularized alternative rock. Members Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) and Krist Novoselic (b. 1965) were from Aberdeen, Washington.Nirvana performed at the Seattle Center Arena on January 7-8, 1994, the last stop on their fall tour. It would also turn out to be Nirvana’s final show in Seattle. Band members celebrated the…
ID Number:2000.107.19940107.1.23
Date:1994
Image of Kurt Cobain on stage during Nirvana concert, Seattle Center Arena, January 7, 1994
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Kurt Cobain on stage during Nirvana concert, Seattle Center Arena, January 7, 1994

Nirvana had their beginnings in the Seattle grunge scene, and widely popularized alternative rock. Members Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) and Krist Novoselic (b. 1965) were from Aberdeen, Washington.Nirvana performed at the Seattle Center Arena on January 7-8, 1994, the last stop on their fall tour. It would also turn out to be Nirvana’s final show in Seattle. Band members celebrated the…
ID Number:2000.107.19940107.2.02
Date:1994
Image of Kurt Cobain on stage during Nirvana concert, Seattle Center Arena, January 7, 1994
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Kurt Cobain on stage during Nirvana concert, Seattle Center Arena, January 7, 1994

Nirvana had their beginnings in the Seattle grunge scene, and widely popularized alternative rock. Members Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) and Krist Novoselic (b. 1965) were from Aberdeen, Washington.Nirvana performed at the Seattle Center Arena on January 7-8, 1994, the last stop on their fall tour. It would also turn out to be Nirvana’s final show in Seattle. Band members celebrated the…
ID Number:2000.107.19940107.2.05
Date:1994
Image of Kurt Cobain on stage during Nirvana concert, Seattle Center Arena, January 7, 1994
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Kurt Cobain on stage during Nirvana concert, Seattle Center Arena, January 7, 1994

Nirvana had their beginnings in the Seattle grunge scene, and widely popularized alternative rock. Members Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) and Krist Novoselic (b. 1965) were from Aberdeen, Washington.Nirvana performed at the Seattle Center Arena on January 7-8, 1994, the last stop on their fall tour. It would also turn out to be Nirvana’s final show in Seattle. Band members celebrated the…
ID Number:2000.107.19940107.2.14
Date:1994
Image of Marchers in Pride parade, Seattle, June 26, 1994
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Marchers in Pride parade, Seattle, June 26, 1994

The first Pride Week was celebrated by Seattle's gay and lesbian community in June 1974. Now called Seattle Pride, this series of events is held annually in late June to celebrate LGBTQ pride in Seattle. The slogan of the 1994 pride march was "No Discrimination," in reference to Initiatives 608 and 610, which would deny minority status or civil-rights protection…
ID Number:2000.107.19940624.1.17
Date:1994
Image of Man and woman with Kwanzaa candles and other symbolic items at Langston Hughes Center, Seattle, December 20, 1996
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Man and woman with Kwanzaa candles and other symbolic items at Langston Hughes Center, Seattle, December 20, 1996

Kwanzaa is a nonreligious celebration of African heritage in African-American culture, usually observed for seven days beginning December 26 and culminating in gift-giving and a big feast.Here, Charles Hargrett and Jo Ann Moton prepare a table setting for a Kwanzaa event at the at the Langston Hughes Center (known since 2013 as the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute). The table…
ID Number:2000.107.19961220.13.14
Date:1996
Image of Seattle Reign players during game vs. San Jose Lasers, Seattle, January 19, 1997
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Seattle Reign players during game vs. San Jose Lasers, Seattle, January 19, 1997

The Seattle Reign were the first professional women’s basketball team in Seattle, playing from 1996 to 1998 in the American Basketball League (ABL). The ABL was founded in 1996, with Seattle as one of eight founding teams. The league collapsed partway through the 1998 season under the financial pressure of competing with the rival Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), which…
ID Number:2000.107.19970119.6.05
Date:1997
Image of Bronka Serebrin at boutique closing party, Seattle, January 29, 1997
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Bronka Serebrin at boutique closing party, Seattle, January 29, 1997

Bronislawa "Bronka" Kohn Serebrin (1925-2008) was a fashion expert, the longtime owner of a clothing boutique, and a survivor of the Holocaust. Born in Lodz, Poland, Serebrin survived six years in various camps before being liberated from Mauthausen in May 1945 at age 18. Serebrin moved to the US after World War II and became involved in fashion retailing. In…
ID Number:2000.107.19970129.7.08
Date:1997
Image of People on bicycles at Critical Mass event, Seattle, February 7, 1997
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People on bicycles at Critical Mass event, Seattle, February 7, 1997

“Critical Mass” bicycle demonstrations began in San Francisco in 1992 to protest the challenges of bike riders in car traffic. In Seattle, monthly protests began to take place during rush hour. This photo shows Critical Mass cyclists pausing to chat during an event in downtown Seattle. Cyclists had tangled with police near Westlake Center a week earlier, but this rally…
ID Number:2000.107.19970207.10.03
Date:1997
Image of Critical Mass demonstration, Seattle, February 7, 1997
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Critical Mass demonstration, Seattle, February 7, 1997

“Critical Mass” bicycle demonstrations began in San Francisco in 1992 to protest the challenges of bike riders in car traffic. In Seattle, monthly protests began to take place during rush hour. This overhead view of a Critical Mass rally at Fourth Avenue and Pine Street was taken from the balcony of Westlake Center. Cyclists had tangled with police near Westlake…
ID Number:2000.107.19970207.11.15
Date:1997
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