Picketers demonstrating in front of the Seattle Aquarium, August 22, 1970

• Main Author: Miller, Robert H. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Demonstrations > Washington (State) > Seattle Animal welfare > Washington (State) > Seattle; Elliott; Elliott Bay; Orca
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/9412

The Seattle Marine Aquarium (originally the Seattle Public Aquarium) was a privately owned aquarium that was located on Pier 56 on the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle. Under founder Ted Griffin, the aquarium was home to seven orca whales captured in the wild who performed demonstrations for aquari...