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Central Area representatives at press conference, July 3, 1968
On July 3, 1968, representatives from a number of Central District organizations held a press conference to address rock-throwing incidents in the area. They urged the youths involved to air their grievances in a more positive and effective way, and to join Central Area organizations to help bring about the change they seek.This photo shows five of the Central Area…
ID Number:2000.107.131.21.19
Date:1968
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Washington Rhinestone Club débutantes at annual ball, Seattle, December 14, 1957
The brainchild of Naomi Edinburgh Murray in 1952, The Washington Rhinestone Club has presented nearly 1,100 débutantes and recognized them for their achievements and their plans to reach their career goals. Murray founded the organization along with Evelyn Smith Robinson, Laura Taylor, Mertildia Lee, and Frances Oxnard Stephens to promote positive educational and social values in the community. The First…
ID Number:2000.107.131.21.22
Date:1957
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Washington Rhinestone Club débutantes at annual ball, Seattle, December 16, 1954
The brainchild of Naomi Edinburgh Murray in 1952, The Washington Rhinestone Club has presented nearly 1,100 débutantes and recognized them for their achievements and their plans to reach their career goals. Murray founded the organization along with Evelyn Smith Robinson, Laura Taylor, Mertildia Lee, and Frances Oxnard Stephens to promote positive educational and social values in the community. The First…
ID Number:2000.107.131.21.23
Date:1954
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Garfield students performing "Walking Stereotypes" in C.A.M.P. class, July 11, 1967
Seattle's Central Area Motivation Program (CAMP), co-sponsored by the Central Area Community Council and the Seattle Urban League, was founded in 1967, funded as part of President Johnson's War on Poverty program. Its mission has been to reduce the impact of poverty with all of its related problems. Renamed Centerstone in 2012, the organization has assisted, through many programs and…
ID Number:2000.107.131.22.06
Date:1967
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Trisha Marymoon protesting at Federal Building, Seattle, August 6, 1976
In this image, Seattle police Sgt. F.J. Johnson looks on as Trisha Marymoon of Vancouver, B.C., dressed in white and soaked with blood, sits inside a metal cage in front of the Federal Office Building at 915 2nd Avenue. The artist was marking the 31st anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and protesting the building of the Trident submarine at…
ID Number:2000.107.153.18.01
Date:1976
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Activists posing in vacant lot, Seattle, February 28, 1981
In this image, members of the Central Area Housing Alliance stand in the vacant lot they want to purchase at 24th Avenue and Yesler Way. From left are, Rena Boyd, Anna David, Viola Johnson, Eloise Graham, Gerald Lenoir, and Lillian Feist. The Alliance protested the proposed sale of the property to build a 50-unit condominium, saying they wanted new housing…
ID Number:2000.107.168.29.03
Date:1981
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Do Good Club members discussing event, Seattle, February 11, 1948
The Do Good Club, a club begun by five 11- and 12-year-old girls in Seattle's North Park neighborhood (roughly the area surrounding present-day North Seattle Community College), sponsored events to raise money for local organizations.In this image 12 of the 13 members of the club plan a sale of home-made Valentine's Day candy to benefit the Washington Heart Association. Members…
ID Number:2000.107.170.25.01
Date:1948
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Variety Club Telethon stars visiting hospital patient, Seattle, February 10, 1973
The Variety Club (also Variety, the Children's Charity) is an organization founded as a social club for Pittsburgh entertainers in 1927. As the club grew and formed local chapters across the world, the club began raising funds for disadvantaged children, often through local telethons. KIRO-TV in Seattle held an annual Variety Club Telethon from 1969-1989 to benefit Children's Orthopedic Hospital…
ID Number:2000.107.171.09.02
Date:1973
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Children playing soccer for the Magnolia Soccer Club, Seattle, October 14, 1993
Here, the 5- to 8-year-old players on a Magnolia Soccer Club team compete in a game. The rules were modified for the young players: the playing field is smaller and each coed team has seven players with no goalies. In this photo, players (from left) Claire Newlands, Kory Johnson, Emily White, Hayley Wozniak, Juan Pablo Marillo and John Werner chase…
ID Number:2000.107.201.32.03
Date:1993
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Mike England marking Pelé at Sounders vs. New York Cosmos game, Seattle, July 5, 1975
The Seattle Sounders were a soccer team playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1983. They were the first professional soccer team in Seattle, and were popular from the beginning; in their first season they hosted NASL's first sell-out game, filling Memorial Stadium with 13,876 fans. In its early seasons, most players were foreign-born and brought…
ID Number:2000.107.201.39.01
Date:1975