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Image of Lucy Tripp participating in water aerobics class at YWCA, Seattle, December 13, 2002
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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
Image of Harriet Thompson picketing at entrance to YWCA, Seattle, December 13, 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
Image of Souleymane N'Diaye playing drum during Adefua performance, Seattle, December 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
Image of Adefua music and dance performance, Seattle, December 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
Image of Souleymane N'Diaye and others drumming and dancing at Adefua performance, Seattle, December 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
Image of Sue Nelson, Nintendo customer service representative, Redmond, December 26, 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
Image of New Year's fireworks show at Space Needle, Seattle, January 1, 2003
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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
Image of INS detainee responding to people protesting new INS policies, Seattle, January 13, 2003
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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
Image of Demonstrators protesting new INS policies at INS detention center, Seattle, January 13, 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
Image of Demonstrators protesting new INS policies, Seattle, January 13, 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
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