Random Photo: Wing Luke In The Kitchen, circa 1963

Thursday, February 05, 2009

Caught this photo down at Flickr and just wanted to repost it on up along with the text underneath it.



Elected in 1962, Wing Luke was Seattle's first Asian-American city councilmember. He served until 1965, when he died in a plane crash in the Cascade Mountains. Item 103106, Fleets and Facilities Department Imagebank Collection (Record Series 0207-01), Seattle Municipal Archives.