1314 results for: Seattle Center
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Poster advertising Indian Art Mart at Daybreak Star Art Center, Seattle, 1979
In 1970, some 100 Native Americans and supporters occupied Fort Lawton, a Seattle Army base that had been declared surplus. The group wanted to reclaim what had been part of their historic lands. After being ejected by military police, group members camped nearby, maintaining their rights and involving celebrities in their cause. In 1977, after much negotiation and Congressional involvement,…
ID Number:2002.23.8.9.3
Date:1979
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Seattle Gray Panthers poster, 1992
The Gray Panthers, founded in 1972 and still active as of 2020, are a series of multi-generational local advocacy networks in the United States which confront ageism and many other social justice issues. During the early years of the 1970s and 1980s, the main issues of the Gray Panthers included forced retirement, ageist stereotypes, cuts to Medicare and Social Security,…
ID Number:2002.23.8.14.2
Date:1992
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Chinese Baptist Church 5 Years Celebration & New Year Talk poster, Seattle, 1989
The Chinese Baptist Church building on South King Street in the Chinatown - International District, completed in 1924, served as a focal point for the local Chinese spiritual community for over half a century. In 1977, the congregation moved into a new building in the Beacon Hill neighborhood and the building was purchased by the Cathay Post of the American…
ID Number:2002.23.8.14.3
Date:1989
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Crowd watching a performance at the Bumbershoot festival, Seattle, August 27, 1976
Since 1971, Bumbershoot has drawn artists representing the best in music, film, comedy, spoken word, dance, theatre, performance, and visual arts to Seattle over Labor Day weekend. North America's largest urban arts festival, Bumbershoot takes place in the heart of the city at the 74-acre Seattle Center. Here, a crowd gathers outside on a sunny day to watch a performance…
ID Number:2002.46.2022.1
Date:1976
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Roberto Maestas in classroom during occupation of Beacon Hill School, November 1972
Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2002.46.272.24
Date:1972
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Jimmy Gabriel at Seattle Sounders' first practice, May 1, 1974
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:2002.46.1014.36
Date:1974
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UW students marching to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975
On May 13, 1975, more than 1,000 University of Washington (UW) students participated in a march to protest the firing of Gary Padilla, director of the Chicano Studies program, and Juan Sanchez, director of the Chicano division of the Office of Minority Affairs. Rosa Morales, a secretary in Padilla’s office, was also suspended for 15 days. The employees were accused…
ID Number:2002.46.1517.6
Date:1975
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UW students gathered in Red Square to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975
On May 13, 1975, more than 1,000 University of Washington (UW) students participated in a march to protest the firing of Gary Padilla, director of the Chicano Studies program, and Juan Sanchez, director of the Chicano division of the Office of Minority Affairs. Rosa Morales, a secretary in Padilla’s office, was also suspended for 15 days. The employees were accused…
ID Number:2002.46.1517.15A
Date:1975
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UW students marching to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975
On May 13, 1975, more than 1,000 University of Washington (UW) students participated in a march to protest the firing of Gary Padilla, director of the Chicano Studies program, and Juan Sanchez, director of the Chicano division of the Office of Minority Affairs. Rosa Morales, a secretary in Padilla’s office, was also suspended for 15 days. The employees were accused…
ID Number:2002.46.1517.30
Date:1975
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Marchers in Gay Pride Parade, Seattle, June 25, 1977
Seattle celebrated its first Gay Pride Week in June 1974, with a variety of festive activities at private and public venues around the city. The celebrations included potluck dinners, the opening of a gay community center, and a sing-in and rollerblading at the top of the Volunteer Park water tower. The largest event, a day of celebrations at Occidental Park,…
ID Number:2002.46.2379.1
Date:1977