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Image of Total Experience Choir performing at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, February 22, 1987
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Total Experience Choir performing at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, February 22, 1987

The Total Experiece Gosel Choir was founded in 1973 and led by Pastor Patrinell Wright. Though based in Seattle, the choir toured extensively and performed around the world. Wright formed a choir at Franklin High School as an alternative activity for African-American students in 1970, but when a school-funding levy failed in 1973, her position was cut and she began…
ID Number:2020.42.2.04.01.08
Date:1987
Image of Ticket to Nirvana concert at Seattle Center Arena, January 7, 1994
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Ticket to Nirvana concert at Seattle Center Arena, January 7, 1994

Sue Donaldson served on the Seattle City Council from 1990 through 1999, and served as President of the Council during her 1998-1999 term. In 1994, when she served as the Parks, Public Grounds and Recreation committee chairwoman, Donaldson attended the January 7 Nirvana concert at the Seattle Center Arena in her official capacity. Her constituents were concerned about rock concert…
ID Number:2021.17.1
Date:1994
Image of Crew pass for Nirvana concert at the Seattle Center Arena, January 7, 1994
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Crew pass for Nirvana concert at the Seattle Center Arena, January 7, 1994

Sue Donaldson served on the Seattle City Council from 1990 through 1999, and served as President of the Council during her 1998-1999 term. In 1994, when she served as the Parks, Public Grounds and Recreation committee chairwoman, Donaldson attended the January 7 Nirvana concert at the Seattle Center Arena in her official capacity. Her constituents were concerned about rock concert…
ID Number:2021.17.2
Date:1994
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This Town's Talent: Through the Years, Community Television Agency program, May 22, 1989

Started in 1976 by Virginia Brookbush, CTA produced up to seven half-hour public access television shows a week in the late 1970s and 1980s. Designed to let anyone use public air time to talk about local issues, CTA produced regular shows like "You Have the Right to Know," "Community Bulletin Board," "Visiting Over the Backyard Fence," "This Town's Talent," and…
ID Number:2021.84.15
Date:1989
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This Town's Talent: Indigo: Celtic Folk Songs and Juggling: Ancient Art/Modern Sport, Community Television Agency program, September, 1986

Started in 1976 by Virginia Brookbush, CTA produced up to seven half-hour public access television shows a week in the late 1970s and 1980s. Designed to let anyone use public air time to talk about local issues, CTA produced regular shows like "You Have the Right to Know," "Community Bulletin Board," "Visiting Over the Backyard Fence," "This Town's Talent," and…
ID Number:2021.84.26
Date:1986
Image of Pantages Usherettes lined up in uniform, 1925
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Pantages Usherettes lined up in uniform, 1925

The Pantages was primarily a vaudeville theater, and it ran 22 shows per week – three daily and four on Sundays. The theater was designed by Seattle architect B. Marcus Priteca and opened in 1915 at the corner of 3rd Avenue and University Street. It was the second Pantages Theatre in Seattle, replacing an earlier theater on 2nd Avenue and…
ID Number:2022.6.7
Date:1925
Image of Group of fans on field at Jimi Hendrix concert, Seattle, July 26, 1970
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Group of fans on field at Jimi Hendrix concert, Seattle, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.4
Date:1970
Image of Security guard and crowd at Jimi Hendrix concert, Seattle, July 26, 1970
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Security guard and crowd at Jimi Hendrix concert, Seattle, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.8
Date:1970
Image of Young men with helium balloons at Jimi Hendrix concert, Seattle, July 26, 1970
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Young men with helium balloons at Jimi Hendrix concert, Seattle, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.12
Date:1970
Image of Spectators on field at Jimi Hendrix concert, Seattle, July 26, 1970
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Spectators on field at Jimi Hendrix concert, Seattle, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.15
Date:1970
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