1580 results for: City of Seattle
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Lummi carvers Verne Johnson Jr. (Tsow-sum) and Ken Cooper working on totem pole, October 21, 1993
This image shows Lummi carver Verne Johnson, Jr. (1952-1994), named Tsow-sum in the Lummi language, working on an 8-foot totem pole. Ken Cooper, also a Lummi carver, stands behind him. The pole was a gift from the city of Ferndale, Washington (near the Lummi reservation) to its sister city of Miyoshi-mura in Japan. Johnson was a graduate of the Lummi…
ID Number:2000.107.19931021.1.23
Date:1993
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Protesters sitting on sidewalk in defiance of new law, Seattle, November 8, 1993
On November 8, 1994, about 100 unhoused people and their advocates sat on the sidewalks in Pioneer Square in protest of a new Seattle city ordinance banning sitting or lying on sidewalks. Advocates claimed the law violated the civil rights of unhoused people. Although the law was challenged in court, both state and federal appeals courts ruled it did not…
ID Number:2000.107.19931108.1.32
Date:1993
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Gay couple having cake after registering a domestic partnership, Seattle, September 6, 1994
The Domestic Partnership Registration Ordinance, passed in August 1994, offered unmarried couples in long-term committed relationships--including lesbians, gays and heterosexuals--an opportunity to document those relationships by registering a domestic partnership with the Seattle City Clerk's Office. Largely symbolic, the ordinance did not grant any benefits or legal obligations. Domestic Partnership registration is still (2017) offered by the City of Seattle.September…
ID Number:2000.107.19940906.10.04
Date:1994
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Gay couple registering a domestic partnership at the Municipal Building, Seattle, September 6, 1994
The Domestic Partnership Registration Ordinance, passed in August 1994, offered unmarried couples in long-term committed relationships--including lesbians, gays and heterosexuals--an opportunity to document those relationships by registering a domestic partnership with the Seattle City Clerk's Office. Largely symbolic, the ordinance did not grant any benefits or legal obligations. Domestic Partnership registration is still (2017) offered by the City of Seattle.September…
ID Number:2000.107.19940906.10.10
Date:1994
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Quốc Nam choosing music for Saigon Radio, Seattle, August 21, 1996
Quốc Nam founded Saigon Radio in October 1993 as the first Vietnamese-language radio program in the Pacific Northwest. Nam was formerly a Vietnamese military officer, and he immigrated to the United States in 1976. He lived in Kansas City, Seattle, and San Jose and founded newspapers in each city. Nam moved back to Seattle in 1993 and launched Saigon Radio…
ID Number:2000.107.19960822.5.14
Date:1996
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Quốc Nam broadcasting for Saigon Radio, Seattle, August 21, 1996
Quốc Nam founded Saigon Radio in October 1993 as the first Vietnamese-language radio program in the Pacific Northwest. Nam was formerly a Vietnamese military officer, and he immigrated to the United States in 1976. He lived in Kansas City, Seattle, and San Jose and founded newspapers in each city. Nam moved back to Seattle in 1993 and launched Saigon Radio…
ID Number:2000.107.19960822.5.20
Date:1996
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Charles Sampson, Community Service Officer, Seattle, December 12, 1996
The Seattle Police Department Community Service Officer (CSO) program began in 1971, in the wake of the civil unrest of the late 1960s and escalating tensions between Black citizens and the mostly white police force. The original program began with the hiring of twelve officers serving the Central District, with the program later expanding to serve the entire city. The…
ID Number:2000.107.19961212.3.16
Date:1996
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Ken Griffey, Jr. with children at Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club, Seattle, December 16, 1996
Ken Griffey, Jr. played for the Seattle Mariners from 1989-1999 and again from 2009 until his retirement from professional baseball in 2010. He was one of the Mariners' most successful and popular players. In addition to baseball, Griffey was also involved with his community's young people, and was a big supporter of the Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club. He…
ID Number:2000.107.19961216.9.09
Date:1996
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Ken Griffey, Jr. with children at Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club, Seattle, December 16, 1996
Ken Griffey, Jr. played for the Seattle Mariners from 1989-1999 and again from 2009 until his retirement from professional baseball in 2010. He was one of the Mariners' most successful and popular players. In addition to baseball, Griffey was also involved with his community's young people, and was a big supporter of the Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club. He…
ID Number:2000.107.19961216.9.16
Date:1996
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John Fox at Holly Park redevelopment site, Seattle, February 12, 1997
The Holly Park development, in southeast Seattle, was built in 1941 to house defense workers at Boeing. Its simple, wood-frame houses later became home to low-income residents. By the late 1990s, however, the structures had fallen into such severe disrepair that they were slated to be razed and replaced using local, state and federal funds. In the proposed mixed-income development…
ID Number:2000.107.19970212.3.03
Date:1997