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Image of Children playing at Green Lake Swimming Beach, Seattle, circa 1950
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Children playing at Green Lake Swimming Beach, Seattle, circa 1950

One of Seattle's most beloved parks, Green Lake's expanse of water and green space in the center of a dense urban neighborhood draws thousands of people daily from all over the city. The lake was included in the Olmsted Brothers' comprehensive parks plan of 1903, and was given to the City by the State of Washington in 1905. Extensive dredging…
ID Number:2000.107.173.11.01
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Group camping in rain near Steven's Pass, June 22, 1993
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Group camping in rain near Steven's Pass, June 22, 1993

In June 1993, a fast-moving summer storm drenched the Puget Sound region, bringing rain, hail, thunder, and lightning. The soaking also made for soggy camping west of the Cascades, deterring even the most intrepid campers. Here, four children, James McGrath, Ginny Foy, Bob Howe, and Grace Jones, shelter in the back of a car at a campground near Stevens Pass,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930622.14.09
Date:1993
Image of Children sheltering from rain at campground, June 22, 1993
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Children sheltering from rain at campground, June 22, 1993

In June 1993, a fast-moving summer storm drenched the Puget Sound region, bringing rain, hail, thunder, and lightning. The soaking also made for soggy camping west of the Cascades, deterring even the most intrepid campers. Here, young campers James McGrath, Ginny Foy, Bob Howe, and Grace Jones shelter from the rain while the adults prepare food and a fire at…
ID Number:2000.107.19930622.15.22
Date:1993
Image of Storekeeper behind security gate during WTO protests, Seattle, December 1, 1999
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Storekeeper behind security gate during WTO protests, Seattle, December 1, 1999

The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991201.10.28
Date:1999
Image of Workers covering store windows prior to WTO protests, Seattle, December 3, 1999
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Workers covering store windows prior to WTO protests, Seattle, December 3, 1999

The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991203.14.15
Date:1999
Image of Northwest Old-Growth Campaign rally at Victor Steinbrueck Park, September 29, 2002
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Northwest Old-Growth Campaign rally at Victor Steinbrueck Park, September 29, 2002

In August 2002, President George W. Bush proposed changes to environmental laws that would make it easier for timber companies to thin federal forests and to remove fire-prone dead trees and undergrowth. In response, the Northwest Old-Growth Campaign, a coalition of 13 environmental groups from Bellingham to southern Oregon, began campaigning to ban cutting of timber in old-growth and other…
ID Number:2000.107.20020929.CD03.01.001
Date:2002
Image of Dave Matthews performing at Northwest Old-Growth Campaign rally, Seattle, September 29, 2002
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Dave Matthews performing at Northwest Old-Growth Campaign rally, Seattle, September 29, 2002

In August 2002, President George W. Bush proposed changes to environmental laws that would make it easier for timber companies to thin federal forests and to remove fire-prone dead trees and undergrowth. In response, the Northwest Old-Growth Campaign, a coalition of 13 environmental groups from Bellingham to southern Oregon, began campaigning to ban cutting of timber in old-growth and other…
ID Number:2000.107.20020929.CD03.01.002
Date:2002
Image of Dave Matthews backstage at Northwest Old-Growth Campaign rally, Seattle, September 29, 2002
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Dave Matthews backstage at Northwest Old-Growth Campaign rally, Seattle, September 29, 2002

In August 2002, President George W. Bush proposed changes to environmental laws that would make it easier for timber companies to thin federal forests and to remove fire-prone dead trees and undergrowth. In response, the Northwest Old-Growth Campaign, a coalition of 13 environmental groups from Bellingham to southern Oregon, began campaigning to ban cutting of timber in old-growth and other…
ID Number:2000.107.20020929.CD03.01.003
Date:2002
Image of Kevin Myette testing a REI mountain bike at Tiger Mountain, Issaquah, October 11, 2002
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Kevin Myette testing a REI mountain bike at Tiger Mountain, Issaquah, October 11, 2002

Seattle-based retail and outdoor recreation services company, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), was founded in 1938 and sells "people-powered" gear, clothing, and equipment for a wide variety of outdoor activities.In this image, Kevin Myette, director of product quality for REI, hits the trails of Tiger Mountain to test the performance of one of the company's latest mountain bikes, the Novara Ponderosa…
ID Number:2000.107.20021011.CD05.03.001
Date:2002
Image of Volunteer Park, Seattle, circa. 1912
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Volunteer Park, Seattle, circa. 1912

Seattle's Volunteer Park was named in honor of the men who served in the 1898 Spanish American War. The Olmsted Brothers' 1909 plan for the park included lawns, gardens, pavilions, and play areas which were designed to harmonize with the surrounding Capitol Hill neighborhood. Handwritten on mount: Volunteer Park - A Formal Park in Seattle. Volunteer Park ca. 1912.
ID Number:2002.3.2018
Date:Circa 1912
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