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Image of Men marching in a Mardi Gras parade, Seattle, circa 1956
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Men marching in a Mardi Gras parade, Seattle, circa 1956

In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took photos of events in the city’s black community. On this occasion, he photographed a parade group in the annual Mardi Gras, the African American summer festival that took place as part of Seattle’s International Festival, later Seafair. Here, the school groups the Bon Temps and the Le Premiers…
ID Number:2014.49.052.042
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Royalty riding on Mardi Gras parade float, Seattle, circa 1954
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Royalty riding on Mardi Gras parade float, Seattle, circa 1954

For over 70 years, Seattle’s Black community has a held a summer festival that was part of Seattle's International Festival, now Seafair. The first, in 1952, was called the East Madison/East Union Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras later transformed into the Pacific Northwest Black Community Festival, and in 1997 it became the Umoja Fest African Heritage Festival.Here, the Mardi Gras queen…
ID Number:2014.49.092.010.03
Date:Circa 1954
Image of Crowning of Miss International Center, July 23, 1952
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Crowning of Miss International Center, July 23, 1952

Seafair Royalty have been a part of Seattle's annual ten-day-long celebration since the festival's beginnings in 1950. Young women are chosen for the court to represent their neighborhood and/or ethnic community and are awarded academic scholarships. Throughout the summer, Seafair Royalty participate in festival events and perform knighting ceremonies recognizing outsltanding citizens in the Seattle area.The Chinatown - International District…
ID Number:2014.49.092.017.02
Date:1952
Image of Mardi Gras royalty riding on a parade float, August 5, 1952
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Mardi Gras royalty riding on a parade float, August 5, 1952

For over 70 years, Seattle’s Black community has a held a summer festival that was part of Seattle's International Festival, now Seafair. The first, in 1952, was called the East Madison/East Union Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras later transformed into the Pacific Northwest Black Community Festival, and in 1997 it became the Umoja Fest African Heritage Festival.This photo shows the first…
ID Number:2014.49.092.018.01
Date:1952
Image of Tacky Tourist Summer Vacation brochure, 1986
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Tacky Tourist Summer Vacation brochure, 1986

The Seattle Chapter of the Tacky Tourist Clubs of America published this leaflet detailing upcoming events for the summer of 1986. The events described were aimed at the gay and lesbian community and included festivities surrounding the annual Pride Parade, Seafair, and the Queen City Cruise. The Seattle Chapter also hosted other popular events during the year, such as "The…
ID Number:2016.10.16.2
Date:1986
Image of Queen City Cruise advertisement, 1983
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Queen City Cruise advertisement, 1983

Sponsored by the Seattle chapter of the Tacky Tourist Clubs of America, the Queen City Cruise on August 6, 1983, promised "An Unforgivable Naughtycal Adventure on the High Seas!" The "Unofficial Seafair" event was held annually on Elliott Bay for several years and raised money for the Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities (now known as Seattle Counseling Service or…
ID Number:2016.10.17.1
Date:1983
Image of Seafair King and Queen in Seattle, 2003
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Seafair King and Queen in Seattle, 2003

Seafair Royalty have been a part of Seattle's annual summer celebration since the festival's beginnings in 1950. Each year one man is crowned King Neptune and one woman crowned Queen Alcyone, both chosen based on their philanthropic contributions to the Puget Sound region and ability to inspire the communities in which they live. A Miss Seafair is also selected to…
ID Number:2017.59.33
Date:2003
Image of Seafair Royalty posing in Seattle, 2003
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Seafair Royalty posing in Seattle, 2003

Seafair Royalty have been a part of Seattle's annual summer celebration since the festival's beginnings in 1950. Each year one man is crowned King Neptune and one woman crowned Queen Alcyone, both chosen based on their philanthropic contributions to the Puget Sound region and ability to inspire the communities in which they live. A Miss Seafair is also selected to…
ID Number:2017.59.48
Date:2003
Image of Samuel McKinney and Mark Emmert, Seattle, 2007
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Samuel McKinney and Mark Emmert, Seattle, 2007

In this image taken at an unidentified event, Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney, civil rights activist and Mount Zion Baptist Church pastor emeritus, left, poses with Mark A. Emmert, at the time president of the University of Washington, now president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Caption information source: "McKinney, Samuel Berry (b. 1926)," by Mary T. Henry, HistoryLink.org…
ID Number:2017.59.51
Date:2007
Image of Chief Seattle Day program, 1915
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Chief Seattle Day program, 1915

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In 1912 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Potlatch celebration (an early version of Seafair) and financed the statue of…
ID Number:2018.3.3.32
Date:1915
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