1950 results for: ACT-UP/Seattle
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Jesse Epstein signing off on Yesler Terrace project, February 27, 1941
Jesse Epstein (1910-1989) was the first director of the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) in 1939, having been a primary force in its creation. When the U.S Housing Act of 1937 was passed, subsidizing the construction of low-income housing, Epstein worked for legislation to enable the creation of a local housing authority in Seattle. Two housing bills, the Housing Authorities Law…
ID Number:2000.107.057.02.02
Date:1941
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Jesse Epstein receiving cup of punch from child after Yesler Terrace dedication, Seattle, June 16, 1942
Jesse Epstein (1910-1989) was the first director of the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) in 1939, having been a primary force in its creation. When the U.S Housing Act of 1937 was passed, subsidizing the construction of low-income housing, Epstein worked for legislation to enable the creation of a local housing authority in Seattle. Two housing bills, the Housing Authorities Law…
ID Number:2000.107.057.02.03
Date:1942
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Elizabeth Engle and Patty Adams receiving awards at King County Science Fair, Seattle, March 18, 1961
The 1961 King County Science Fair was held over two-days in March at Seattle University (SU), with over 250 exhibits displayed. This photo shows Reverend Clair Marshall, assistant professor of chemistry at SU, awarding a Gold Cup to students Elizabeth Engel, 11 (left) and Patty Adams, 12 for their fair exhibit, a cloud chamber. Caption information source: "'Junk' Wins Gold…
ID Number:2000.107.059.24.01
Date:1961
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Peggy Dibble showing her exhibit at King County Science Fair, Seattle, March 18, 1961
In this image, thirteen-year-old Peggy Dibble shows her exhibit on "The Making and Use of a Telescope" at the 1961 King County Science Fair. Peggy lived in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood and attended Dimmitt Junior High School. The two-day fair was held at Seattle University, with over 250 exhibits displayed. Caption information source: "Science Fair," Seattle Times, March 20, 1961,…
ID Number:2000.107.059.24.02
Date:1961
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Models pose in Afro-American fashions, Seattle, November 14, 1969
An Afro-American fashion show by the Zebra Boutique was featured in a luncheon at the Pacific Science Center as part of the Congress of the Arts, a series of meetings on key issues in the arts and education. The models in this image from the fashion show are identified as, from left to right, Donna Rhodes, Lisa Skinner, Cheryl Gibbs,…
ID Number:2000.107.060.18.01
Date:1969
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Students modeling preppy high school fashion, Mercer Island, December 4, 1980
"The Official Preppy Handbook" (1980, ed. Lisa Birnbach) listed Mercer Island as a preppy suburb. Here, two students at Mercer Island HIgh School, Mary Wade, left, and Holly Haglund, right, wear their versions of prep: skirts, Shetland sweaters layered over turtlenecks, and cable patterned pantyhose. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, December 7, 1980, page 124Caption information also derived from…
ID Number:2000.107.060.25.01
Date:1980
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Fashion model in preppy college style, Seattle, December 4, 1980
The preppy look for the college years as described in "The Official Preppy Handbook" (1980, ed. Lisa Birnbach) is worn by local student Moira Delaney, dressed in Eddie Bauer fashions and sitting on a Volvo. Delaney grew up in Seattle and was studying at the University of Washington at the time. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, December 7, 1980,…
ID Number:2000.107.060.25.02
Date:1980
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College students modeling New Wave fashion, Renton, May 28, 1981
In this image Renton Vocational-Technical Institute (now Renton Technical College) students Melanie La Voie, left, and Isha Johnson, right, model New Wave Fashions at the school's fourth annual fashion show of the fashion retailing and promotion class, held at the Carco Theater in Renton. Clothes were provided by local fashion shops. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, May 20, 1981,…
ID Number:2000.107.060.26.01
Date:1981
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Fashion models posing in downtown Seattle, September 18, 1981
In this image fashion models from Nordstrom pose in two types of casual wear. The two models on the left have some high fashion touches, while the models on the right have looks which incorporate hardier outdoor gear.
ID Number:2000.107.060.26.02
Date:1981
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Models posing in fashions from Frugallily's Thrift Store, Seattle, April 22, 1982
In this image, two models display fashions from Frugallily's, a Planned Parenthood thrift shop located at 2215 East Madison Street on the edge of the Cherry Hill neighborhood. Store manager Gayle Hayes, left, wears a hand-painted, watered silk velvet Adele Simpson dress and Ultrasuede coat. Samuel Jones, right, an accountant at Planned Parenthood, wears a custom-made Littler tuxedo. Caption information…
ID Number:2000.107.060.27.01
Date:1982