316 results for: Recreation
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Monastery of the Visitation, Federal Way, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.073
Date:1983
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Woman on bike, September 23, 1983
In 1983, the National Press Photographers Association sponsored a documentary project called "Day in the Life of Washington: September 23, 1983." Photographers from the NPAA, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, and freelancers participated in the 24-hour "Dayshoot," recording the ordinary occurrences of everyday life that might take on larger significance in a historical perspective. One hundred twenty of the…
ID Number:1984.118.398
Date:1983
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Six boys on two bicycles, Seattle, August 1937
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): August 30, 1937
ID Number:1986.5.1037.1
Date:1937
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Circle of children holding hands in a wooded clearing, 1939
Young children participating in an educational program, likely lead by a Civilian Conservation Corps employee, in what is probably Mount Rainier National Park. Part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Legislation, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a government work relief program that employed about 3 million men age 18 to 25 from 1933 until 1942. CCC jobs were…
ID Number:1986.5.1830.8
Date:1939
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Hula hoop champion Janet Davis, Seattle, October 4, 1958
In 1958, children, teenagers, and a fair number of adults mastered the latest American fad, the Hula Hoop. In Seattle, Frederick & Nelson held Hula Hoop contests for children ages five to fifteen. During three days in early October, more than 700 boys and girls crowded the department store's usually-quiet Tea Room to compete for prizes. Winners received Frederick &…
ID Number:1986.5.4352.1
Date:1958
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Man riding Indian motorcycle, 1934
Motorcycle hillclimbing was a popular sport even as long ago as the 1930s. The object of the competition was to see who could get to the hilltop first without falling off his bike. This rider wears a football helmet and rides an Indian motorcycle. The Indian Motorcycle Company was the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer before World War I. Handwritten on…
ID Number:1986.5.5727.1
Date:1934
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Motorcycle race, December 2, 1962
This photo was likely from the Christmas Scramble, put on by the Jolly Rogers Motorcycle Club track in Federal Way at South 216th Street. The event was to benefit The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Christmas Fund, and featured sixty racers. According to the account in the P-I, the race in 1962 was particularly muddy due to rain. Handwritten on sleeve: MOTORCYCLE, Races,…
ID Number:1986.5.5732.1
Date:1962
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Seattle-area nuns playing in the surf, Grayland, 1960
A group of nuns from the Order of Saint Benedict enjoyed their summer vacation at the beach in Grayland. Here Sisters Ruth (left) and Agnes play in the surf; partly hidden is Sister Rita. After a weeklong break they returned "refreshed and strengthened" to their routine duties of teaching school in the Seattle and Tacoma area. Handwritten on sleeve: NUNS,…
ID Number:1986.5.6047.1
Date:1960
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Seattle-area nuns walking on beach at Grayland, WA, August 1960
A group of nuns from the Order of Saint Benedict enjoyed their summer vacation at the beach in Grayland. In this image, they enjoy a walk along the shore. From left to right are Sisters Ebba, Lydia, Rita, and Agnes. After a weeklong break they returned "refreshed and strengthened" to their routine duties of teaching school in the Seattle and…
ID Number:1986.5.6047.2
Date:1960
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Seattle-area nuns digging for clams, Grayland, WA, August 1960
A group of nuns from the Order of Saint Benedict enjoyed their summer vacation at the beach in Grayland. In this image, Sister Agnes (left) and Sister Ebba (standing, with sunglasses) are triumphantly holding razor clams they have caught. Sister Lydia (front, kneeling) is reaching for a clam in a hole she dug and Sister Ruth (with shovel) continues to…
ID Number:1986.5.6047.3
Date:1960