201 results for: Chinatown International District
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Chinese parade, Go-Hing festival, May 1921
In late May 1921, Seattle's Chinese community held a carnival, called Go-Hing, to raise money for famine relief in China. All of Seattle was invited to a week of Chinese music, dance, and food. The festival ended with a parade through downtown Seattle.In this photo, Chinese lion dancers march along King Street in the parade that ended the Go-Hing festival.…
ID Number:1983.10.10958.1
Date:1921
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Go Hing Festival decorations on King Street, Seattle, May 1921
On May 23 through 28, 1921, Seattle's Chinese residents held a week-long carnival to raise money for the Chinese Famine Fund, which was raising money for the those impacted by famine in northern China. The event was called Go-Hing and was sponsored by the China Club, Chinese consul Goon Dip, and an advisory committee of Seattle and Washington state civic…
ID Number:1983.10.10959.2
Date:1921
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View of Kingdome exterior, Seattle, 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:1984.118.102
Date:1983
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Chinatown street scene looking northeast, Seattle, 1934
In the early 1900s, Chinese businesses began moving to the area around King Street. By the 1920s, most of Seattle's Chinese residents lived and worked there. Other Asian immigrants soon followed, notably Japanese and Filipinos attracted by the area's inexpensive housing and storefronts for their own businesses and restaurants. By the late 1930s, Chinatown was established as a distinct neighborhood…
ID Number:1986.5.7828.4
Date:1934
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Men on a corner in Seattle's Chinatown, 1932
In the early 1900s, Chinese businesses began moving to the area around King Street. By the 1920s, most of Seattle's Chinese residents lived and worked there. Other Asian immigrants soon followed, notably Japanese and Filipinos attracted by the area's inexpensive housing and storefronts for their own businesses and restaurants. By the late 1930s, Chinatown was established as a distinct neighborhood…
ID Number:1986.5.7830.1
Date:1932
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Funeral cars processing down King Street, Seattle, November 28, 1941
Born in China, Chin Fook Hing (1875-1941) came to Seattle from California around 1900. In 1911 he established the Chong Hink Knitting Company at 504 Twelfth Avenue South, which he managed until his death. Through his work in the Seattle Chinese Patriotic League, Mr. Chin was credited with raising more than $50,000 for China war relief. Long active in his…
ID Number:1986.5.7833.1
Date:1941
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Bush Garden restaurant interior, Seattle, October 25, 1958
The Bush Garden Restaurant at 614 Maynard Avenue South is among Seattle's oldest Japanese restaurants and continues to operate at this location. Handwritten on image: Bush Garden 10-25-58. Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, RESTAURANTS, Bush Garden. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: October 25, 1958.
ID Number:1986.5.11344.1
Date:1958
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Daffodil princesses at Spring Festival of Fun, Seattle, March 14, 1964
Seattle's "Spring Festival of Fun" was held over nine days in March 1964, from March 13th -21st. Sponsored by the Central Association of Seattle, the festival was designed to promote the advantages of the downtown area. Daily events, such as art exhibits, performances, and retail events, were held in locations from the waterfront to First Hill, and from the central…
ID Number:1986.5.11906.1
Date:1964
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Don Chin in his car, Seattle, July 1965
Dun "Don" Hing Chin (d. 1987) was the owner of the Sun May import shop at 672 S. King Street, the oldest Chinese gift shop in Seattle's Chinatown International District neighborhood. The family business was started by this father, Shong Chin in 1911 under the name Bow Wah, and Don Chin took over the business in 1962, renaming it Sun…
ID Number:1986.5.21457.1
Date:1965
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Hen Sen Chin, Seattle, July 1965
Hen Sen Chin (1923-2006) was an internationlly known traditional Chinese herbalist who saw patients for 53 years at his office in the Chinatown International District, and later Beacon Hill. Arriving in Seattle at age 9 from Canton, China, he worked at restaurants and his uncle's laundry before following his passion to become a doctor. He graduated from Lingnan Herb School…
ID Number:1986.5.21460.1
Date:1965