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Image of Rainier Beach High School students celebrating football victory, September 26, 1980
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Rainier Beach High School students celebrating football victory, September 26, 1980

On September 25, 1980, the Rainier Beach Vikings football team broke a 37-game losing streak when they defeated Seattle Prep 12-6 at Memorial Stadium. The following day, the school called a special assembly in the school gymnasium to celebrate the victory, with the cheerleading squad leading the crowd in spirited chants. This photo shows exultant Rainier Beach High School students…
ID Number:2000.107.043.28.01
Date:1980
Image of Jim Ellis at Freeway Park dedication ceremony, Seattle, July 6, 1981
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Jim Ellis at Freeway Park dedication ceremony, Seattle, July 6, 1981

James Reed "Jim" Ellis (b. 1921), a Franklin High School graduate and Seattle lawyer, is widely regarded as one of the most visionary civic activists in King County history. In the late 1950s he spearheaded the clean up of Lake Washington, leading to the creation of the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (Metro), which became a regional transportation system. In the…
ID Number:2000.107.056.08.03
Date:1981
Image of Virginia Ordona, Diana Floresca, and Theresa Ordona dancing at Philippine Festival, Seattle, July 31, 1960
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Virginia Ordona, Diana Floresca, and Theresa Ordona dancing at Philippine Festival, Seattle, July 31, 1960

Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.05
Date:1960
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"Little Royalty" court children at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, June 1958

Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.06
Date:1958
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"Little Royalty" court receiving dinner at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, August 2, 1964

Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.07
Date:1964
Image of Spectators at Fiesta Filipina at Seattle Center, June 13, 1981
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Spectators at Fiesta Filipina at Seattle Center, June 13, 1981

Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.08
Date:1981
Image of Gay schoolteachers wearing masks at parade, June 28, 1986
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Gay schoolteachers wearing masks at parade, June 28, 1986

In this image, Seattle schoolteachers participating in the Gay Freedom Day parade through the Capitol Hill neighborhood hold a banner reading "Teachers with Pride Still Have to Hide," and wear masks to protest the discrimination they have felt. An estimated 10,000 people participated in the event, which is part of Seattle's annual Gay Pride Week. The Pride Parade continues to…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.05
Date:1986
Image of Gay couple in Pride parade, Seattle, June 28, 1992
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Gay couple in Pride parade, Seattle, June 28, 1992

In this image, Steve Reiswig, left, and Ron Clouse, both of Generic Leather Products of Washington, gather with their dogs, Willy and Jake, in downtown Seattle for the 1992 Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Parade/March and Freedom Rally. An estimated 40,000 people participated in the event, which is part of Seattle's annual Gay Pride Week. The Pride Parade continues to…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.06
Date:1992
Image of Activists marching in Pride parade, Seattle, June 24, 1990
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Activists marching in Pride parade, Seattle, June 24, 1990

In this image, two men hold a banner for the Freedom Day Committee '90 while they march during Seattle's annual Lesbian-Gay Pride Parade on Capitol Hill. An estimated 20,000 people participated in the event, which is part of Seattle's annual Gay Pride Week. The Pride Parade continues to be held annually on the last Sunday in June to honor the…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.07.1
Date:1990
Image of Dykes on Bikes leading the Pride Parade, Seattle, June 28, 1987
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Dykes on Bikes leading the Pride Parade, Seattle, June 28, 1987

The first Pride Week was celebrated by Seattle's gay and lesbian community in June 1974. Now called Seattle Pride, this series of events is held annually in late June to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride in Seattle.Dykes on Bikes began in 1976, with a group of lesbians riding in the San Francisco Pride march. Since then, the tradition has spread to Pride…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.08
Date:1987
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