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Lesbian-Gay Pride March & Rally '90 poster, Seattle, June 24, 1990
Order an ImageThe poster advertises Seattle's 1990 Lesbian-Gay Pride March and Rally on Capitol Hill. An estimated 20,000 people participated in the June 24 event, which is part of Seattle's annual Gay Pride Week. The Pride Parade continues to be held annually on the last Sunday in June to honor the Stonewall riots, the 1969 event marking the start of the gay rights movement in the United States.
The poster gives details about the event, noting the assembly point on 17th and East Pike Street, the march down East Pike to Broadway and then Broadway to Volunteer Park, where the afternoon rally was held. The poster also lists action agenda items, achievements and celebrations, and endorsements.
Credit on poster: Button, T-Shirt and Poster Design: Jena Scott, Typesetting and Layout: Rick McKinnon and Cookie Andrews-Hunt; Sponsored by The Freedom Day Committee
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, June 25, 1990, p. D4.
The poster gives details about the event, noting the assembly point on 17th and East Pike Street, the march down East Pike to Broadway and then Broadway to Volunteer Park, where the afternoon rally was held. The poster also lists action agenda items, achievements and celebrations, and endorsements.
Credit on poster: Button, T-Shirt and Poster Design: Jena Scott, Typesetting and Layout: Rick McKinnon and Cookie Andrews-Hunt; Sponsored by The Freedom Day Committee
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, June 25, 1990, p. D4.
ID Number: 2007.25.65
Date: 1990
Creator(s):
Freedom Day Committee, Creator
Physical Description: 1 poster : color ; 16 x 23 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, 2007.25.65
Copyright: All Rights Reserved