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Mayor Uhlman speaking at site dedication for Native cultural center at Fort Lawton, November 14, 1971
In the late 1960s, the US Army announced its intention to decommission most of the land at Fort Lawton. The City of Seattle planned to turn the land into a park. However, members of Seattle’s Indigenous community wanted instead to reclaim the land for use by Indigenous peoples. On March 8, 1970, members of the United Indians of All Tribes…
ID Number:2002.46.6563.18A
Date:1971
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Bernie Whitebear speaking at site dedication for Native cultural center at Fort Lawton, November 14, 1971
In the late 1960s, the US Army announced its intention to decommission most of the land at Fort Lawton. The City of Seattle planned to turn the land into a park. However, members of Seattle’s Indigenous community wanted instead to reclaim the land for use by Indigenous peoples. On March 8, 1970, members of the United Indians of All Tribes…
ID Number:2002.46.6563.35A
Date:1971
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King Street Station, Smith Tower, and Oregon-Washington Station from south, Seattle, circa 1915
These three buildings still remain Seattle landmarks. To the left, the Great Northern and Northern Pacific's King Street Station, with its clock tower, was constructed in 1906. On the right, the Union Pacific completed the Oregon and Washington Station, later known as Union Station, in 1911. In the center is the L. C. Smith Building, later Smith Tower. At the…
ID Number:2002.48.684
Date:Circa 1915
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Aerial of Fort Lawton from northwest, Seattle, circa 1940
In 1897, the city of Seattle donated land on Magnolia Bluff to the US government to build a new Army post as part of a defense system for Puget Sound; this was designated as Fort Lawton in 1900. During most of its active service, the fort served as an embarkation station where troops gathered before being sent to duty in…
ID Number:2002.48.823
Date:Circa 1940
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Three people playing cards during Beacon Hill School occupation, October 18, 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:2002.68.1595.23
Date:1972
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Protesters inside Beacon Hill School, October 18, 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:2002.68.1595.26
Date:1972
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J. P. Patches and Gertrude riding elephants in a parade, Seattle, circa 1975
In this image popular children's television host J. P. Patches and his girlfriend Gertrude ride elephants in a parade.J. P. Patches (Julius Pierpont Patches) was a clown portrayed by Seattle entertainer Chris John Wedes (1928-2012) in "The J.P. Patches Show" on KIRO-TV from 1958 to 1981. Only the second program ever broadcast by KIRO-TV, the live improv show was immensely…
ID Number:2003.35.12.2
Date:Circa 1975
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Signal Corps instructor teaching Civil Air Patrol members, Seattle, July 1944
The Seattle Field Artillery Armory was designed in 1939 by architect and engineer Arrigo M. Young (1884-1954) to house the 146th Field Artillery and its half-ton tanks. During World War II, the armory was remodeled to provide 500 beds for servicemen visiting Seattle. In addition, the Women's Ambulance Corps and civilian medical units trained there during the war, and the…
ID Number:2003.57.2
Date:1944
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Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works building on Railroad, Wall, and Elliott Avenues after fire, Seattle, 1909
Known today as PSF Industries, Inc., and PSF Mechanical, Inc., Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works Company was founded in 1900 by Edward Hite, Robert S. Raven, and Joseph W. Callahan and incorporated in 1902 as Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, Inc. (PSSMW) by Raven, Hite, and David Bowen. PSSMW began as a sheet metal and roofing company, but over the…
ID Number:2004.27.1.7
Date:1909
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Monorail construction along Fifth Avenue, Seattle, 1961
The Seattle Monorail is an elevated train line that runs approximately one mile along Fifth Avenue from Westlake Center to the Seattle Center. The monorail, which cost 3.5 million to build, opened on March 24, 1962 for the Century 21 Exposition. The line and its trains were constructed by Alweg Rapid Transit Systems, a German company. The image depicts the…
ID Number:2004.48.9.5
Date:1961