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Orwell is the tall fellow at the very back, standing above the rest.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20729746

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El Centro de la Raza Founded (1972)

Wed Oct 11, 1972

Image: Group in classroom at occupied Beacon Hill School, Seattle, October 11th, 1972. Photo by Phil H. Webber [historylink.org]

On this day in 1972, ESL staff from South Seattle Community College, students, and families occupied a vacant school building in the Beacon Hill neighborhood, founding El Centro de la Raza ("The Center for the People of All Races").

After three months of occupying the building and numerous rallies, petitions and letters, the Seattle City Council finally agreed to hear the case of the occupiers. Although City Council approved the lease, Mayor Wes Uhlman vetoed the action, causing supporters to occupy the mayor's office. A five-year lease signed January 20th, 1973, at $1 rent annually.

According to author David Wilma, in 1997 the school district insisted on fair market rates, causing rent for the property to rise to $12,000 a month. By 1999, El Centro owed $150,000 in back rent. Grants from the City of Seattle and from Washington state totaling $1 million finally allowed El Centro to buy the site from the school district.

Today, El Centro de la Raza continues to function as an educational, cultural, and social service agency. It is considered a significant part of civil rights history in the Pacific Northwest.

In 2015, El Centro de la Raza built more than one hundred moderately-priced apartments south of its main building. The apartments are designed for families making 30-60% of the average median annual income in Seattle, or $24,000 to $49,000.

• Date: 1972-10-11
• Learn More: www.elcentrodelaraza.org, www.historylink.org, en.wikipedia.org.
• Source: www.apeoplescalendar.org

The water shower is optional. The important part of this is the firefighter on the right of the picture who operates the bellows to provide fresh air for the one wearing the mask.

The König's helmet was very successful with about 6000 units sold and his company still fire fighting equipment and uses that helmet in the company logo.

[Info and description courtesy of /u/Sigeberht of Reddit]

Also her pet 'terrorist crow' who stole gold and attacked people

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20537473

The Schwarzlose M.07/12 is an early 20th-century machine gun designed by Austrian engineer Andreas Schwarzlose. It was adopted by the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1907, with improvements leading to the M.07/12 version introduced in 1912. Here are some key details:

• Design: The M.07/12 is a water-cooled, belt-fed, recoil-operated heavy machine gun. It is known for its unique delayed blowback system, which uses a wedge-shaped lock to delay the opening of the bolt, allowing chamber pressures to drop before extraction.

• Caliber: Typically chambered for the 8×50mmR Mannlicher cartridge, the standard Austro-Hungarian military round of the time.

• Rate of Fire: It has a relatively slow rate of fire compared to other contemporary machine guns, around 400-580 rounds per minute, due to its delayed blowback system. This was seen as an advantage in conserving ammunition and maintaining barrel life during prolonged firefights.

• Water-Cooled: The gun has a water jacket around the barrel to prevent overheating during sustained fire, a common feature in machine guns of that era.

• Service: It saw extensive use during World War I by the Austro-Hungarian military, as well as by several other nations after the war. The Schwarzlose was also used in modified forms by various countries during the interwar period and into World War II.

The Schwarzlose M.07/12 was appreciated for its simplicity and durability, though its relatively low rate of fire and weight were drawbacks compared to later machine guns.

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