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Image of William O. McKay, Broadway High School Football Player, Seattle, 1907
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William O. McKay, Broadway High School Football Player, Seattle, 1907

Broadway High School athlete William O. "Bill" McKay was a football teammate of Wee Coyle. The William Jennings "Wee" Coyle collection chronicles Coyle's sports career and teammates starting in high school and on through college, as well as his later career as Lieutenant Governor of Washington State.William O. "Bill" McKay (1887-1956) attended the University of Washington, but left before graduating…
ID Number:1960.1821.12
Date:1907
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"Meet Me in Seattle (At the Fair)" souvenir record from the Seattle World's Fair, 1962

Among the myriad souvenirs marketed at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair were fair-related songs, sold in the form of souvenir sheet-music and as musical recordings. At least 200 fair-themed songs were composed by professional and amateur songwriters, with more than fifty of these released as vinyl discs."Meet Me in Seattle (At The Fair)" written by Edward Chambreau and performed by…
ID Number:1965.3689.37
Date:1962
Image of Suess Art Glass float for Potlatch parade, Seattle, circa 1920
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Suess Art Glass float for Potlatch parade, Seattle, circa 1920

In this image employees of the Suess Art Glass Company, dressed for a parade, pose in front of the company building at 764 Virginia Street in downtown Seattle. The company had begun in 1901, a few months after third-generation glazer and founder John Bernard Suess (1875-1930) moved to Seattle from Chicago with his wife, Bertha (Stumpf) Suess (1876-), and daughter…
ID Number:1971.5110.2
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Seafair Princess Barbara Foy serving birthday cake at Washington Mutual's 75th anniversary celebration, September 21, 1964
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Seafair Princess Barbara Foy serving birthday cake at Washington Mutual's 75th anniversary celebration, September 21, 1964

Washington Mutual (WaMu) was incorporated as the Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association on Sept 25, 1889. It grew to be the United States' largest savings and loan association until its collapse in 2008. For Washington Mutual's 75th anniversary, customers 75 years old were honored guests at all the bank's offices on September 21, 1964. This photo documents University…
ID Number:1979.6747.61
Date:1964
Image of Crowd watching Seafair hydroplane races from above Lake Washington floating bridge, Seattle, 1952
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Crowd watching Seafair hydroplane races from above Lake Washington floating bridge, Seattle, 1952

Handwritten on sleeve: '52 Seafair from Lake Washington Floating Bridge.Webster & Stevens number: 52-0119
ID Number:1983.10.18197.1
Date:1952
Image of Sternwheelers club members square dancing, Seattle, August 12, 1955
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Sternwheelers club members square dancing, Seattle, August 12, 1955

In this image the Sternwheelers, members of the Seattle Indoor Sports Club, present their wheelchair square dance to an enthusiastic crowd during the American Legion's Cavalcade of Music and Drill at Memorial Stadium as part of the Legion's state convention. The Legion invited the Sternwheelers to perform after a performance scheduled at the Seafair Fiesta of Floats was canceled on…
ID Number:1986.5.8531.1
Date:1955
Image of Sternwheelers club members lined up on dance floor, Seattle, August 12, 1955
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Sternwheelers club members lined up on dance floor, Seattle, August 12, 1955

In this image the Sternwheelers, members of the Seattle Indoor Sports Club, pose together before performing a wheelchair square dance during the American Legion's Cavalcade of Music and Drill at Memorial Stadium as part of the Legion's state convention. The Legion invited the Sternwheelers to perform after a performance scheduled at the Seafair Fiesta of Floats was canceled on the…
ID Number:1986.5.8531.2
Date:1955
Image of Boys participating in pie eating contest, Seattle, August 3, 1947
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Boys participating in pie eating contest, Seattle, August 3, 1947

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:1986.5.11290.1
Date:1947
Image of Gordon Bradbury in pie eating contest, Seattle, August 3, 1947
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Gordon Bradbury in pie eating contest, Seattle, August 3, 1947

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:1986.5.11290.2
Date:1947
Image of Winners of pie eating contest with judges, Seattle, August 3, 1947
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Winners of pie eating contest with judges, Seattle, August 3, 1947

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:1986.5.11290.3
Date:1947
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