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Image of Crowd watching Pow Wow event in Seward Park, Seattle, August 7, 1949
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Crowd watching Pow Wow event in Seward Park, Seattle, August 7, 1949

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:2000.107.185.01.01
Date:1949
Image of Women in husband-calling contest at Rainier District Pow Wow, Seattle, August 7, 1949
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Women in husband-calling contest at Rainier District Pow Wow, Seattle, August 7, 1949

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:2000.107.185.01.02
Date:1949
Image of Mothers holding Baby Beauty Contest winners, Seattle, August 7, 1949
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Mothers holding Baby Beauty Contest winners, Seattle, August 7, 1949

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:2000.107.185.01.03
Date:1949
Image of Toddlers in Pow Wow baby beauty contest, Seattle, August 9, 1954
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Toddlers in Pow Wow baby beauty contest, Seattle, August 9, 1954

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:2000.107.185.02.01
Date:1954
Image of Japanese Baby Drill Team marching at Pow Wow, Seattle, August 12, 1951
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Japanese Baby Drill Team marching at Pow Wow, Seattle, August 12, 1951

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:2000.107.185.02.02
Date:1951
Image of Server pouring coffee for diner at F.X. McRory's, Seattle, December 30, 1990
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Server pouring coffee for diner at F.X. McRory's, Seattle, December 30, 1990

F.X. McRory's Steak Chop and Oyster House, one of Seattle's most popular bars and a hub for sports fans, was opened in 1977 next to the Kingdome by restaurateurs Mick McHugh and Tim Firnstahl. Famous for its Irish pub feel, 45-foot-long marble bar, and massive selection of spirits, the restaurant closed in June 2017 when the new owners of the…
ID Number:2000.107.185.23.02
Date:1990
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"Spacie" mascot and Century 21 baby at Seattle Center, April 21, 1983

When Jamie Williams was born one second past midnight on the opening day of Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer named her “Seattle’s Century 21 Baby.” On April 21, 1983, Jamie’s 21st birthday, Seattle Center invited her back for a gala birthday dinner at the Space Needle restaurant. She and her mother also toured the Seattle Center grounds with…
ID Number:2000.107.187.32.01
Date:1983
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C. E. Talbert "held up" by Lake City Vigilantes, Seattle, July 3, 1956

In this image bus driver C. E. Talbert, who made the first Seattle Transit System run to Lake City, is hoisted up and jokingly "robbed" by the Lake City Vigilantes. The Vigilantes, founded in 1946 as the "Keystone Cops," was a group of civic and business leaders in Lake City who appeared at various community celebrations. Still around as of…
ID Number:2000.107.190.09.03
Date:1956
Image of Dolores Sibonga blowing out birthday candles at her campaign offices, Seattle, August 28, 1989
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Dolores Sibonga blowing out birthday candles at her campaign offices, Seattle, August 28, 1989

Dolores Sibonga (1931-) was the first Filipina-American lawyer admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1973 and the first minority woman on the Seattle City Council, appointed to replace a retiring Phyllis Lamphere for three months in 1978. She was elected the following year and served on the council until 1992. Prior to law school, she worked as a journalist…
ID Number:2000.107.197.23.04
Date:1989
Image of Seattle Sounder Gordon Wallace leaping onto teammate Geoff Hurst after scoring a goal in playoffs, Seattle, August 18, 1976
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Seattle Sounder Gordon Wallace leaping onto teammate Geoff Hurst after scoring a goal in playoffs, Seattle, August 18, 1976

Here, Seattle Sounder midfielder Gordon Wallace leaps into the arms of his teammate, striker Geoff Hurst, after scoring what would be the only goal in a North American Soccer League (NASL) playoff game against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Sounders would lose their next game, in the quarterfinals of "Soccer Bowl '76," to the Minnesota Kicks.
ID Number:2000.107.201.39.02
Date:1976
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