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Women practicing Japanese tea ceremony, Seattle, July 24, 1953
The Aiiku Guild was the first Japanese-American Orthopedic Guild in Seattle, supporting the Children's Orthopedic Hospital (now Seattle Children's Hospital) through its fundraising activities. Here, members of the Guild practice a Japanese tea ceremony, in preparation for a public demonstration in the exhibition hall at Frederick & Nelson later that summer. The event would also include a demonstration of flower…
ID Number:2000.107.098.17.04
Date:1953
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Japanese community "royalty" at Japan Week opening ceremony, Seattle World's Fair, July 23, 1962
Japan Week at the Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opened on July 23, 1962, with a celebration at the Plaza of States including music, dancing, speeches, and the national anthems of Japan and the U.S. played by Jackie Souder's World's Fair band. The "Royalty" of the Japanese community also participated in the festivities. Seafair Royalty have been a part…
ID Number:2000.107.098.18.01
Date:1962
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Bryan Johnson posing at Zebra Club, Seattle, May 30, 1988
Zebra Club opened in 1986 as young men's clothing store and hair salon that was also part theater and stage, with loud music, a video production center, and flashing neon fixtures. The unusual business model received national attention; the store doesn't own its inventory, instead manufacturers receive checks when clothes sell and they replace clothes that don't. In the 1980s…
ID Number:2000.107.099.29.01
Date:1988
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Christina Kempf, Seattle, December 1976
In January 1977, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a feature over two days about transgender people. An article titled "Women Trapped in Men's Bodies" told the stories of two transgender women, Thea Williamson and Christina Kempf. The women discussed their pasts and experiences before, during, and after their transitions. An article the following day titled "Mind and Body Should Match" discussed…
ID Number:2000.107.103.27.02
Date:1976
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Korean senior citizens at Lakewood Community Center, January 1990
In the early 1970s, a group of Korean wives of American servicemen at what is now Joint Base Lewis-McChord began to gather to share meals, support, and cultural fellowship. By 1979, the group had incorporated as the Tacoma Korean Women’s Association, and in 1990, they became the Korean Women’s Association of Washington State. Over the years, the KWA has run…
ID Number:2000.107.107.32.05
Date:1990
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Mey Seng Saechao, Seattle, August 6, 1981
Mien and Hmong women from Laos learn needlework at an early age, and use their skills to make the traditional embroidered clothing and accessories worn by their people. The women continued to embroider while in refugee camps after fleeing Laos in the aftermath of the Vietnam War and Laotian Civil War, and after emigrating to the US.Mien and Hmong women…
ID Number:2000.107.110.15.03
Date:1981
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Cesar Cardona and Margo Ramirez dancing during Cinco de Mayo celebration, Seattle, May 5, 1981
Cinco de Mayo marks a Mexican military victory over French forces in 1862. It is very popular among Mexican-Americans and is often celebrated with singing and dancing. In this image, Cesar Cardona and Margo Ramirez dance at the Cinco de Mayo celebration at South Seattle Community College in 1981. They are performing the jarabe tapatÃo, often referred to as the…
ID Number:2000.107.124.38.05
Date:1981
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Felipe Villaverde singing during Cinco de Mayo celebration at South Seattle Community College, May 5, 1981
Cinco de Mayo marks a Mexican military victory over French forces in 1862. It is very popular among Mexican Americans and is often celebrated with singing and dancing. In this image, Felipe Villaverde sings at the Cinco de Mayo celebration at South Seattle Community College in 1981.
ID Number:2000.107.124.40.13
Date:1981
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Students in costume at April Fools day party, Seattle, April 4, 1950
This photo shows high school students in costume at the Galadears' April Fool party, held at the Women's University Club in Seattle. Each high school presented a different theme, such as Valentine's Day, or winter sports. The students are identified from left as, Doris Jahnke, Larry Brown, Peter Jackson, and Mary Kay Morrissey. Caption information derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.171.11.01
Date:1950
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The French Corner restaurant, Seattle, 1962
The French Corner, a restaurant at Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair, served crepes, pastries, and other French specialties. Waitress Mary Phillips of Seattle shows the menu to a couple, while Jacqueline Carsignol of Reims, France, cuts into a large loaf of bread. Both women are dressed in a traditional French style. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and…
ID Number:2000.107.172.08.01
Date:1962