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Lucy Tripp participating in water aerobics class at YWCA, Seattle, December 13, 2002
In 2002, the YWCA announced the closing of its downtown Seattle warm-water swimming pool and fitness center to save money on upkeep and to make space for new human services programs. The decision was protested by frequent users, including many older women who relied on the relatively low-cost facilities to stay fit, rehabilitate from illness and surgery, and manage pain.…
ID Number:2000.107.20021213.CD02.01.002
Date:2002
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Harriet Thompson picketing at entrance to YWCA, Seattle, December 13, 2002
In 2002, the YWCA announced the closing of its downtown Seattle warm-water swimming pool and fitness center to save money on upkeep and to make space for new human services programs. The decision was protested by frequent users, including many older women who relied on the relatively low-cost facilities to stay fit, rehabilitate from illness and surgery, and manage pain.…
ID Number:2000.107.20021213.CD02.01.003
Date:2002
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Souleymane N'Diaye playing drum during Adefua performance, Seattle, December 2002
Adefua is a cultural education organization and dance troupe founded in 1985 by Afua Kouyate, commonly known as Mama Afua. Mama Afua, a Seattle native, started Adefua to teach people about African cultures and African dance. Currently (as of 2024), Adefua’s programs include “African Arts for All to See,” an educational program that travels to schools, the Youth and Family…
ID Number:2000.107.20021214.CD01.001
Date:2002
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Adefua music and dance performance, Seattle, December 2002
Adefua is a cultural education organization and dance troupe founded in 1985 by Afua Kouyate, commonly known as Mama Afua. Mama Afua, a Seattle native, started Adefua to teach people about African cultures and African dance. Currently (as of 2024), Adefua’s programs include “African Arts for All to See,” an educational program that travels to schools, the Youth and Family…
ID Number:2000.107.20021214.CD01.002
Date:2002
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Souleymane N'Diaye and others drumming and dancing at Adefua performance, Seattle, December 2002
Adefua is a cultural education organization and dance troupe founded in 1985 by Afua Kouyate, commonly known as Mama Afua. Mama Afua, a Seattle native, started Adefua to teach people about African cultures and African dance. Currently (as of 2024), Adefua’s programs include “African Arts for All to See,” an educational program that travels to schools, the Youth and Family…
ID Number:2000.107.20021214.CD01.003
Date:2002
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Sue Nelson, Nintendo customer service representative, Redmond, December 26, 2002
Nintendo of America, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Japanese multinational video game company Nintendo Co., Ltd. Originally based in New York beginning in 1980, the company moved its headquarters to Redmond, Washington in 1982, and remains there as of 2025. It handles the distribution of products to retailers in the US and Canada, translates and adapts games for the…
ID Number:2000.107.20021226.CD05.001
Date:2002
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New Year's fireworks show at Space Needle, Seattle, January 1, 2003
Seattle's Space Needle has hosted a fireworks show annually since 1982, with the pyrotechnics mounted along the entire Space Needle structure. This image captures the January 2003 New Year's Space Needle fireworks display at Seattle Center, with the iconic structure transformed into a huge fireworks show. Caption information source: "At the needle, grins from year to year - Air of…
ID Number:2000.107.20021231.CD04.02.001
Date:2002
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INS detainee responding to people protesting new INS policies, Seattle, January 13, 2003
In January 2003, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft implemented a new policy requiring male visitors - including tourists, workers, and students on short-term visas - from 18 mainly Muslim countries to be fingerprinted, interviewed, and photographed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now USCIS) or risk deportation. On January 13, 2003, several hundred people gathered in Seattle's Chinatown - International…
ID Number:2000.107.20030113.CD04.002
Date:2003
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Demonstrators protesting new INS policies at INS detention center, Seattle, January 13, 2003
In January 2003, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft implemented a new policy requiring male visitors - including tourists, workers, and students on short-term visas - from 18 mainly Muslim countries to be fingerprinted, interviewed, and photographed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now USCIS) or risk deportation. On January 13, 2003, several hundred people gathered in Seattle's Chinatown - International…
ID Number:2000.107.20030113.CD04.003
Date:2003
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Demonstrators protesting new INS policies, Seattle, January 13, 2003
In January 2003, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft implemented a new policy requiring male visitors - including tourists, workers, and students on short-term visas - from 18 mainly Muslim countries to be fingerprinted, interviewed, and photographed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now USCIS) or risk deportation. On January 13, 2003, several hundred people gathered in Seattle's Chinatown - International…
ID Number:2000.107.20030113.CD04.004
Date:2003