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Voter registration table in front of University Bookstore, Seattle, October 3, 1984
Order an ImageDemocrats, Republicans, and a host of other organizations pushed to increase voter registration as the 1984 national election drew closer. In the election, to be held November 6, incumbent Ronald Reagan (Republican) was running against Walter Mondale (Democrat).
Here, Valerie Jean Fisher, from the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG) sits outside the University Bookstore and registers University of Washington students Lisa Eberle and Michael Keaton, left, and Mohammed Khan. Fisher reported that WashPIRG had been registering more than 100 new voters per day.
Caption information source: The Seattle Times: October 3, 1984, p. 36.
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
Here, Valerie Jean Fisher, from the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG) sits outside the University Bookstore and registers University of Washington students Lisa Eberle and Michael Keaton, left, and Mohammed Khan. Fisher reported that WashPIRG had been registering more than 100 new voters per day.
Caption information source: The Seattle Times: October 3, 1984, p. 36.
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.055.27.03
Date: 1984
Creator(s):
Bainter, Mike, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 7 x 9 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.055.27.03, photo by Mike Bainter
Copyright: All Rights Reserved