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Image of Elks Club bartender, Seattle, circa 1947
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Elks Club bartender, Seattle, circa 1947

The bartender smiles from behind the bar at the Elks Club at 662 Jackson St.
ID Number:2014.49.002.023.0072
Date:Circa 1947
Image of Woman singing in front of a band at Club Rizal, Seattle, March 1, 1944
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Woman singing in front of a band at Club Rizal, Seattle, March 1, 1944

A female vocalist sings at the microphone in front of a band at Seattle's Club Rizal. The singer has tentatively been identified as Deedee Hackett. The man to her right is Milt Green. Written on negative page: JazzWritten on individual negative sleeve: Rizal 3-1-44
ID Number:2014.49.002.034.0150
Date:1944
Image of Group sitting during International Carnival, Seattle, circa 1949
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Group sitting during International Carnival, Seattle, circa 1949

Seafair Royalty have been a part of Seattle's annual ten-week-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 outstanding citizens in the Seattle area.The Chinatown - International District…
ID Number:2014.49.010.012.0020
Date:Circa 1949
Image of Chinese dancers performing in a parade, Seattle, circa 1953
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Chinese dancers performing in a parade, Seattle, circa 1953

In this image unidentified Chinese dancers perform with a dragon costume in a street parade, likely for Chinese New Year. The location appears to be Jackson Street in Seattle's Chinatown - International District. A crowd watches from the sidewalk in front of a record store and an optometrist's office.
ID Number:2014.49.010.046.0092
Date:Circa 1953
Image of East Madison/East Union float in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952
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East Madison/East Union float in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952

Seattle’s 1952 Seafair celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding. The many events included five parades in different parts of the city. The International Parade, on August 5, took place downtown, on Fourth Avenue and headed south into the Chinatown - International District.Starting that same year, Seattle’s Black community held a Mardi Gras festival that participated in Seafair. This photo…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.107
Date:1952
Image of Ruby Chow float in the Seafair Parade, August 5, 1952
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Ruby Chow float in the Seafair Parade, August 5, 1952

Seattle’s 1952 Seafair celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding. The many events included five parades in different parts of the city. The International Parade, on August 5, took place downtown, on Fourth Avenue and headed south into the Chinatown - International District. This photo, taken from the west side of Fourth Avenue, shows the Ruby Chow float in the…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.109
Date:1952
Image of Chinese Dragon Dancers in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952
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Chinese Dragon Dancers in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952

Seattle’s 1952 Seafair celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding. The many events included five parades in different parts of the city. The International Parade, on August 5, took place downtown, on Fourth Avenue and headed south into the Chinatown - International District.This photo shows the Loong, a 102-foot long dragon with its dancers, as they pass the Leavitt Brothers…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.110
Date:1952
Image of Seattle skyline, circa 1940
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Seattle skyline, circa 1940

This view of Seattle looks west northwest over the Chinatown - International District. King Street Station and the Smith Tower are visible in the distance.
ID Number:2014.49.018.014.0026
Date:Circa 1940
Image of Claude Norris, Royal Brougham, and  Bruce Rowell, Seattle, circa 1946
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Claude Norris, Royal Brougham, and Bruce Rowell, Seattle, circa 1946

This photo shows Claude Norris (left), Royal Brougham (center), and Bruce Rowell standing together, with Brougham holding a trophy. The nature of the event is unknown, though it was presumably sports-related, as Brougham was the long-time sports editor for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and at the time, Norris and Rowell headed the Seattle franchise of the minor-league West Coast Negro Baseball…
ID Number:2014.49.018.044.0096
Date:Circa 1946
Image of Implosion of the Kingdome, Seattle, March 26, 2000
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Implosion of the Kingdome, Seattle, March 26, 2000

Groundbreaking for Seattle’s domed multipurpose stadium, the Kingdome, took place in 1972, and the facility opened in 1976 south of Pioneer Square. It was home to the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle SuperSonics, and it also hosted rock concerts and other events. The Kingdome was imploded in the spring of 2000 after new purpose-built stadiums were approved for Seattle’s baseball…
ID Number:2014.49.23.09.01
Date:2000
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