Seattle Medicare for All March Photograph Collection, July 25, 2017

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Kinsey, Kristin
Title
Seattle Medicare for All March Photograph Collection
Dates
July 25, 2017 (inclusive)
Quantity
50 digital photographs
Collection Number
PH1482
Summary
Photographs for the Medicare for All March
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is entirely digital and can be viewed only on the Libraries Digital Collections website.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

On June 25, 2017, the national organization Millions Marching For Medicare 4 All organized a rally on the plaza of the Federal Building in downtown Seattle. They came to voice their support for a national single-payer health care plan based on Medicare. Medicare is the single-payer, national social insurance program administered by the federal government since 1966. As of 2015, more than 55 million Americans received coverage through the Medicare program. This demand for a modified health care system came on the heels of the election of Republican President Donald J. Trump, who made repealing the Affordable Care Act a campaign promise. The rally was scheduled to take place between 11 am and noon.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of the Medicare for All March held in Seattle, Washington, July 25, 2017.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View the entire collection on the Libraries' Digital Collections website

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donor: Kristin Kinsey, August 18, 2017.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Kristin Kinsey PhotographsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
electronic_file item
Online KinseyK1 July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK2
Sign demanding that Washington Senator Patty Murray support Medicare for all, Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Senator Murray, work for what the people want NOW - Medicare for all! Physicians for a National Health Program Western Washington - It's time to add your voice." Patricia Lynn Murray is the senior United States Senator from the State of Washington and a member of the Democratic Party.
July 25, 2017
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Demonstrator holding a Bernie Sanders doll, Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on buttons read: "Bernie, 2016"; "Healthcare is a human right"; "Whole Washington - Single-Payer Healthcare 4 Washington State." Bernie Sanders is an American politician who has been the junior United States Senator from Vermont since 2007. He ran for president in 2016.
July 25, 2017
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Online KinseyK7 July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK8 July 25, 2017
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Protester carrying a large American flag, Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Trump said: 'Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated.' We knew: 'Who's the nobody now?'."
July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK10 July 25, 2017
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Online KinseyK12
Sign with a quote from Martin Luther King Jr., Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Of all the forms of equality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane. - Martin Luther King Jr." Text on shirt reads: "We all belong here." Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He was assassinated in 1968.
July 25, 2017
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Two protesters holding mock tombstones reading "23,000,000 without!", Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "23 million without." The number 23 million refers to the Congressional Budget Office's estimate of how many Americans would become uninsured if the Republican Party were successful in dismantling the Affordable Care Act.
July 25, 2017
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Protester holding a sign reading "Medicare - Protect, Expand, Pass it on!", Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Medicare for all"; "Medicare - Protect, Expand, Pass it On! Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action (PSARA)."
July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK27
Banner for the Physicians for a National Health Program Western Washington, Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "PNHP - Physicians for a National Health Program Western Washington - It's time to add your voice."
July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK28 July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK29
Woman with sign featuring three Republican senators, in front of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Healthcare is a Human Right." Susan Margaret Collins is an American politician who currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Maine. She is a member of the Republican party. Lisa Ann Murkowski is the senior United States Senator from Alaska and member of the Republican Party. Shelley Wellons Moore Capito is the junior United States Senator from West Virginia, and a member of the Republican Party. Senators Collins, Murkowski, and Capito voted against an attempt by the Republican Party to repeal the Affordable Care Act in July of 2017.
July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK30
Demonstrators with signs demanding just health care policy in English and Spanish, in front of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Medicare Para Todos - Cubre a ti y a mi! No rompe el banco de nuestra familia ni de nuestro gobierno - Simple y Justo - Yo lo apoyo porque es el unico plan medico que asegura a toda nuestra comunidad. Medicare para todos! Un gran plan medico es el Primer paso para un gran Pais. Medicare! A corner stone of Democracy! [Translation: Medicare For Everyone - It covers you and me! It does not break the bank of our family or our government - Simple and Right - I support because it is the only medical plan that ensures our entire community. Medicare for everyone! A Great Medical Plan is the First Step for a Great Country]"; "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane. - Martin Luther King Jr. ." Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He was assassinated in 1968.
July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK31 July 25, 2017
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Two protesters holding signs while standing on the curb of 2nd Ave., near the plaza of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Save $$$, Save Lives, Medicare 4 All"; "Healthcare is a human right - Indivisible [with an image of Senator Mitch McConnell]." Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. is an American politician and the senior United States Senator from Kentucky. He is a member of the Republican Party.
July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK33
Young demonstrators with signs, Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Everybody in, Nobody out"; "Healthcare 4 All"; "(No) Wealth Care."
July 25, 2017
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Sign reading "We resist the temptation to..", Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "We resist the temptation to: 1) Violate our Constitution, 2) Treaties, 3) International Alliance and, 4) Our American Values! [with a small cartoon of President Donald Trump sucking his thumb and wearing a crown]."
July 25, 2017
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Teresa Mosqueda speaking to the crowd, Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Teresa Mosqueda is legislative and policy director for the Washington State Labor Council (the Washington branch of the AFL-CIO), the Chair of the Healthy Washington Coalition, and a member of the board of Washington’s health exchange.
July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK39
Teresa Mosqueda speaking to the crowd of protesters, Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Teresa Mosqueda is legislative and policy director for the Washington State Labor Council (the Washington branch of the AFL-CIO), the Chair of the Healthy Washington Coalition, and a member of the board of Washington’s health exchange.
July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK40
Sign reading "Happy Birthday Medicare! We need to give you to everyone!!!", Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on signs read: "Happy Birthday Medicare! We need to give you to everyone!!! Everyone in, Nobody out!!"; "Senator Cantwell, work for what the people want NOW - Medicare for ALL! Physicians for a National Health Program Western Washington." Patricia Lynn Murray is the senior United States Senator from the State of Washington and a member of the Democratic Party.
July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK41
Teresa Mosqueda addressing the crowd, Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Teresa Mosqueda is legislative and policy director for the Washington State Labor Council (the Washington branch of the AFL-CIO), the Chair of the Healthy Washington Coalition, and a member of the board of Washington’s health exchange.
July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK42
Sign reading "The cure for a sick America" with a drawing of an ill Statue of Liberty, Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "The cure for a sick America. A single payer national health plan. Physicians for a National Health Program Western Washington [with a drawing of the Statue of Liberty attached to an intravenous drip]."
July 25, 2017
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Sign supporting the United States National Health Care Act, Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "HR 676 - Medicare 4 all - Saves $$ & Lives." The United States National Health Care Act, or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act (H. R. 676) is a bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative John Conyers (D-MI). The act would establish a universal single-payer health care system in the United States.
July 25, 2017
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Sign featuring an image of Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on 2nd Ave. between Marion and Madison Sts., Seattle, Washington
Text on sign reads: "Healthcare is a human right [with an image of Senator Mitch McConnell]." Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. is an American politician and the senior United States Senator from Kentucky. He is a member of the Republican Party.
July 25, 2017
Online KinseyK50 July 25, 2017

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Demonstrations--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Medicare--Public opinion
  • Single-payer health care--United States--Public opinion
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • University of Washington. Libraries--Catalogs

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • University of Washington. Libraries. Special Collections Division (creator)