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Perry Watkins speaking at Pride Week rally, Seattle, June 26, 1983
Order an ImageTacoma native Perry Watkins (1948-1996), a U. S. Army sergeant who fought a legal battle with the military over his homosexuality, speaks at a rally in Freeway Park after about 2,000 gay right supporters marched through downtown Seattle.
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, June 27, 1983, page 25
Caption information source: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/21/nyregion/perry-watkins-48-gay-sergeant-won-court-battle-with-army.html
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, June 27, 1983, page 25
Caption information source: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/21/nyregion/perry-watkins-48-gay-sergeant-won-court-battle-with-army.html
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.047.32.01
Date: 1983
Creator(s):
Kok, Johanna M., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 6 x 9 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.047.32.01, photo by Johanna M. Kok
Copyright: All Rights Reserved