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2000.107.168.11.01
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Block party protesting development, Seattle, August 28, 1977
Order an ImageIn this image, spectators and dancers enjoy music provided by the Maraire Marimba Ensemble at a block party on 13th Avenue East between E. Republican Street and E. Mercer Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The house behind the band at 516 13th Avenue E. is one of the older housing units that developers wanted to tear down and replace with an 18-story condo building. The block party, attended by more than 200 people, was held to protest the development plans.
Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.168.11.01
Date: 1977
Creator(s):
Brownell, Tom, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 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, 2000.107.168.11.01, photo by Tom Brownell
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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