Wing Luke and his mother inside a store, probably in Seattle, 1962

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Image of Wing Luke and his mother inside a store, probably in Seattle, 1962 — 1986.5.33602.1

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Wing Luke and his mother inside a store, probably in Seattle, 1962

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Wing Luke was the first Asian American to hold elected office in the Pacific Northwest. He served on the Seattle City Council from 1962 until his death in a plane crash in 1965.

Handwritten on sleeve: Luke, Wing, city council and mother.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): March 13, 1962.

ID Number: 1986.5.33602.1

Date: 1962

Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 1986.5.33602.1

Subjects: Asian American, Politics and Politicians