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Image of Models posing in Generra Sportswear, Seattle, May 21, 1981
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Models posing in Generra Sportswear, Seattle, May 21, 1981

Until the 1990s, Seattle was a thriving apparel-manufacturing center, and enjoyed a reputation as the nation's leader in outerwear, eventually losing business and jobs to cheap overseas labor.In this promotional image from Generra Sporstwear, Inc., models pose at Kerry Park on Queen Anne Hill with the Space Needle in the background, showing off the company's latest designs. Originally a men's…
ID Number:2000.107.061.03.04
Date:1981
Image of Woman painting t-shirts at Pike Place Market, July 16, 1976
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Woman painting t-shirts at Pike Place Market, July 16, 1976

In this image taken at Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle, an artist creates hand-painted t-shirts for sale. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.061.06.01
Date:1976
Image of Vendor selling painted t-shirts at Pike Place Market, July 16, 1976
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Vendor selling painted t-shirts at Pike Place Market, July 16, 1976

In this image taken at Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle, vendor Margy Erickson displays a batik t-shirt designed by Terry Turrell. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.061.06.02
Date:1976
Image of SU students package
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SU students package "Seattle" t-shirts for distribution, August 7, 1977

In this image of a production line set up in Pigott Hall, Seattle University marketing students package "Seattle" t-shirts for distribution. The proceeds from the t-shirts, which cost $5 at the University Bookstore and at Frederick & Nelson, funded SU student scholarships. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, July 9, 1977, page 6Caption information also derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.061.06.03
Date:1977
Image of Rudy Filion and Bill MacFarland, Seattle Totems hockey players, March 29, 1962
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Rudy Filion and Bill MacFarland, Seattle Totems hockey players, March 29, 1962

Rudy Filion (1927-2011) was a minor league professional ice hockey player in Seattle. After one season with the Tacoma Rockets of the Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL), Filion played fourteen seasons with the Seattle team in the PCHL and its successor, the Western Hockey League (WHL). He played with the Seattle Ironmen (1948-1952), the Seattle Bombers (1952-1954), the Seattle Americans…
ID Number:2000.107.062.02.02
Date:1962
Image of Filipino-American débutantes at Filipino Community Center, Seattle, January 14, 1967
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Filipino-American débutantes at Filipino Community Center, Seattle, January 14, 1967

The Filipino Community of Seattle, Inc. (FCS) was formed in 1935 as the Philippine Commonwealth Council of Seattle, and by 1965 had found a permanent home in the Rainier Valley neighborhood. As of 2019 the FCS continues to serve the Filipino American community through educational programs, senior services, dance and language classes, and advocacy. In this image, nine women chosen…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.01
Date:1967
Image of Barbara Bergano and Lope Malle roasting a pig at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, August 7, 1971
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Barbara Bergano and Lope Malle roasting a pig at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, August 7, 1971

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:2000.107.062.03.02
Date:1971
Image of Phebe Porras receiving the Miss Filipina American tiara at Seattle World's Fair, July 7, 1962
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Phebe Porras receiving the Miss Filipina American tiara at Seattle World's Fair, July 7, 1962

In this image, Phebe Anne Porras, a Seattle woman who graduated from Immaculate High School, is crowned Miss Filipina American by John Cherberg, lieutenant governor of Washington State, during Philippines Week at the Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition). The coronation ceremonies took place on the International Mall and included an exhibition by the Princessa Drill Team of the Filipino…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.04
Date:1962
Image of Last Guns with headdress, Seattle, November 2, 1961
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Last Guns with headdress, Seattle, November 2, 1961

In this image, Last Guns (James White Calf, Sr.), the oldest man in the Blackfeet Nation at 103, holds a traditional headdress. He traveled from Browing, Montana, to Seattle to present the headdress to President John F. Kennedy, who was in Seattle on November 16 to deliver a speech at the University of Washington's 100th anniversary program. Last Guns had…
ID Number:2000.107.095.27.04
Date:1961
Image of Last Guns and Eagle Plume, Seattle, November 2, 1961
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Last Guns and Eagle Plume, Seattle, November 2, 1961

In this image, Last Guns (James White Calf, Sr.), the oldest man in the Blackfeet Nation at 103, holds a traditional headdress while sitting next to his son, Eagle Plume (James White Calf, Jr.). He traveled from Browing, Montana, to Seattle to present the headdress to President John F. Kennedy, who was in Seattle on November 16 to deliver a…
ID Number:2000.107.095.27.05
Date:1961
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