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2000.107.265.07.02
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Family seeking information on victims of Wah Mee Club massacre, Seattle, February 20, 1983
Order an ImageIn this image Cerisse Jatabutr, center, accompanied by her mother and brother, knock at the door of the King County Medical Examiner at Harborview Hospital in Seattle. The family members received confirmation that Cerisse's father, Hung Fat Gee, was among the 13 people killed the previous day at the Wah Mee gambling club in the Chinatown - International District.
Caption information source: "Three robbers raid Wah Mee gambling club in the International District and kill 13 patrons on February 18, 1983," by Todd Matthews and Walt Crowley, HistoryLink.org Essay 2984
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
Caption information source: "Three robbers raid Wah Mee gambling club in the International District and kill 13 patrons on February 18, 1983," by Todd Matthews and Walt Crowley, HistoryLink.org Essay 2984
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.265.07.02
Date: 1983
Creator(s):
Bockwinkel, Sherry, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 6.5 x 13 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, 2000.107.265.07.02, photo by Sherry Bockwinkel
Copyright: All Rights Reserved