116 results for: Arias, Gilbert W.
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Visio president Jeremy Jaech, Seattle, March 21, 1997
Jeremy Jaech and two other Aldus executives established Axon Corporation in Seattle in 1990 to create business graphics software for personal computers. At the time, little had been developed in the way of drawing tools with business applications. To fill the need, Jaech and his colleagues founded Visio Corporation and created the design product Visio. Some 800 people worked for…
ID Number:2000.107.19970321.15.27
Date:1997
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Louis Delaurenti, Seattle, March 31, 1997
The DeLaurenti family’s Italian specialty grocery store was established by Pete DeLaurenti in 1946, when he purchased his mother-in-law’s small grocery on the lower level of Pike Place Market. It reopened as “Pete’s Italian Grocery” and soon became a popular specialty market selling gourmet foods, such as special breads, olive oils, and cheeses. Pete’s son, Louis “Louie” DeLaurenti took over…
ID Number:2000.107.19970331.9.07
Date:1997
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Drummer Alfonso Adinolfi playing electronic drum set, Kent, March 31, 1997
Drummer Alfonso (Al) Adinolfi started Alternative Percussion/Boom Theory in an old granary in Kent, WA. In 1991, he received his first patent for his new digital drums that he called “Spacemuffins.” Coming up with Spacemuffins took a lot of creativity and a large dose of venture capital. Adinolfi and his team developed a sound module based on the sensors used…
ID Number:2000.107.19970331.10.02
Date:1997
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Alexis Herman, U.S. Secretary of Labor, speaking at the WTO Conference, Seattle, November 28, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991128.1.10
Date:1999
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Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labor Organization, at the WTO Conference, Seattle, November 28, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991128.2.25
Date:1999
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Harinder "Paul" Bains, with his son, Ikjot Bains, Seattle, June 21, 2002
Harinder "Paul" Bains and his two brothers Gurinder and Gagandeep immigrated to Washington from India in 1987, seeking freedom from religious persecution. The brothers settled in Okanogan, became US citizens, and started a gas station and gasoline transport business called Flying B. In 2000, they complained to oil company Arco alleging racial and religious discrimination while contracting with Arco. The…
ID Number:2000.107.20020621.CD02.001
Date:2002
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Abdinasir Ali Nur at the Maka Mini Mart, Seattle, July 16, 2002
Three small South Seattle groceries owned by Somali immigrants were caught up in the wake of the September 11 terror attacks. In late 2001, federal agents raided Maka Mini Mart and Halal Meat, owned by Abdinasir Ali Nur, during a raid on a neighboring money-wiring business with alleged links to terrorism. Although unrelated to that neighboring business, the agents confiscated…
ID Number:2000.107.20020716.CD02.03.001
Date:2002
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Taylor Schwarzenegger in gingerbread costume for "Run for the Elves," December 8, 2002
Beginning in 1984, the Arthritis Foundation has sponsored annual Jingle Bell Runs across the country. Participants are encouraged to dress festively and raise money that funds research and resources through local programs. In this image, Taylor Schwartzenberger, 11, in a gingerbread-house costume, participates in the children's "Run for the Elves" event at the 2002 Jingle Bell Run/Walk for the Arthritis…
ID Number:2000.107.20021208.CD01.001
Date:2002
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Participants running in the Jingle Bell Run fundraiser, Seattle, December 8, 2002
Beginning in 1984, the Arthritis Foundation has sponsored annual Jingle Bell Runs across the country. Participants are encouraged to dress festively and raise money that funds research and resources through local programs. In this image runners make their way through downtown Seattle, many wearing Santa hats and other costumes. Caption information source: "Running gingerly," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 9, 2002, page…
ID Number:2000.107.20021208.CD01.002
Date:2002
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Participants run and ride in the Jingle Bell Run fund raiser, Seattle, December 8, 2002
Beginning in 1984, the Arthritis Foundation has sponsored annual Jingle Bell Runs across the country. Participants are encouraged to dress festively and raise money that funds research and resources through local programs. Here, two children enjoy at treat while being pushed in a stroller in the 2002 Jingle Bell Run. Caption information source: "Running gingerly," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 9, 2002,…
ID Number:2000.107.20021208.CD01.003
Date:2002