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| Title | Roberto Maestas speaking at a gathering of young people, probably Seattle, ca. 1973 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1973 |
| Notes | This gathering is likely related to a sit-in on April 5, 1973 in the Mayor's office in Seattle, Washington. Maestas organized the sit-in in an attempt to compel Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman to sign leases to establish a Chicano ethnic center at the old Beacon Hill School.
PH Coll 437.132 |
| Contextual Notes | Tomás Ybarra-Frausto taught in the Romance Languages and Literature Department at the University of Washington from 1970 until 1976. He was an instructor of Chicano culture and history and was actively involved in proposals for a Chicano Studies Program at the University. He was also interested in the activities of Chicano artists, theater and dance groups, student movements, farm workers associations, educational associations, and self-help organizations in Washington, Idaho and, Oregon.
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| Subjects (LCTGM) | Public speaking--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Maestas, Roberto |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Society and Culture Collection
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| Order Number | SOC3407 |
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Tomás Ybarra Frausto photograph collection. PH Coll 437 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x512 ppi. 2012 |
