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AFM Seattle Local 493 (1918-1958), "Negro Musicians' Union" - HistoryLink.org
AFM Seattle Local 493 (1918-1958), "Negro Musicians' Union" - HistoryLink.org
Today's labor union for Seattle's professional musicians is the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 76-493, and that cumbersome name reflects perfectly the organization's tangled and sometim
Lawrence, Jacob (1917-2000) and Gwendolyn Knight (1913-2005) - HistoryLink.org
Lawrence, Jacob (1917-2000) and Gwendolyn Knight (1913-2005) - HistoryLink.org
Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight, two of the country's preeminent visual artists, moved to Seattle in 1971 when he accepted a teaching position in University of Washington's art department. The tw
Brown, Edwin James (1864-1941) - HistoryLink.org
Brown, Edwin James (1864-1941) - HistoryLink.org
Edwin J. Brown was Seattle's mayor from 1922 to 1926. Although he is often described as a "socialist mayor," the label is misleading. Though he was a committed socialist during his first years in Sea
McAdoo, Benjamin (1920-1981) - HistoryLink.org
McAdoo, Benjamin (1920-1981) - HistoryLink.org
Benjamin F. McAdoo was the first African American architect to maintain a practice in the state of Washington. He was a local civic leader and national advocate for the advancement of low-cost housin
Mimms, Maxine Buie (1928-2024) - HistoryLink.org
Mimms, Maxine Buie (1928-2024) - HistoryLink.org
Dr. Maxine Mimms, best known for founding the Tacoma Campus of The Evergreen State College, worked as a teacher, social worker, educator, administrator, trainer, professor, mentor, consultant, public
Home Colony (Pierce County) - HistoryLink.org
Home Colony (Pierce County) - HistoryLink.org
For more than a decade, Home Colony on the east shore of the Key Peninsula seemed to avoid the divisiveness that would destroy almost every other turn-of-the-century utopian community in Western Wash
Bush, William Owen (1832-1907)
Bush, William Owen (1832-1907)
William Owen Bush was the eldest son of George Bush (1790?-1863), of Irish and African American descent, and Isabella James Bush (1809?-1866), a German American. In 1844 he accompanied his parents an
Rule, Ann (1931-2015) - HistoryLink.org
Rule, Ann (1931-2015) - HistoryLink.org
Ann Rule was a prolific true-crime author who wrote several best-selling books, some of which were adapted into films and television miniseries. Many of Rule's books were based on murder cases that o
Community Transit (Snohomish County) - HistoryLink.org
Community Transit (Snohomish County) - HistoryLink.org
Community Transit is the public transit authority of Snohomish County. It provides year-round bus, paratransit, and vanpool service across more than 1,300 square miles of the county, covering a Publi
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Queer History in Spokane - HistoryLink.org
Queer History in Spokane - HistoryLink.org
By the time Spokane elected its first openly LGBTQ+ public official in 2021, the city had a long, colorful history of gender transgression, queer activism, and anti-gay hostility and violen
Mayors of Seattle - HistoryLink.org
Mayors of Seattle - HistoryLink.org
HistoryLink Tours — Seattle’s Central Downtown Civic Art Collection
HistoryLink Tours — Seattle’s Central Downtown Civic Art Collection
Henry Moore’s sculpture Vertebrae-1968 is installed in downtown Seattle on January 26, 1971. - HistoryLink.org
Henry Moore’s sculpture Vertebrae-1968 is installed in downtown Seattle on January 26, 1971. - HistoryLink.org
Municipal Arts Commission is established in Seattle on June 7, 1955. - HistoryLink.org
Municipal Arts Commission is established in Seattle on June 7, 1955. - HistoryLink.org
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