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Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953
Three girls in bathing suits stand on winner's blocks at Madrona Park on Lake Washington with an official who is handing out prize envelopes.
ID Number:2014.49.006.003.0005
Date:Circa 1953
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Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953
Three boys stand on winner's blocks at Madrona Park on Lake Washington, with an official standing to the left.
ID Number:2014.49.006.003.0006
Date:Circa 1953
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Harvest Festival Queen candidates riding in July 4th parade, Seattle, circa 1953
Five Harvest Festival Queen candidates from Filipino and American communities in the Auburn area ride down Seattle's Fourth Avenue in a Buick convertible during the Fourth of July parade while spectators watch from the sidewalk in front of the Rainier Club. The sign on the car reads, "Official Car, Filipino & American Community, Auburn & Vicinity, Wash."
ID Number:2014.49.006.003.0007
Date:Circa 1953
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Philippine Republic representatives riding in July 4th parade, Seattle, circa 1953
Seven members of the local Philippine community, including a festival queen, ride down Seattle's Fourth Avenue during the Fourth of July parade as spectators watch the passing car from the sidewalk in front of the Rainier Club. A banner on the Cadillac convertible celebrates the founding of the Philippine Republic.
ID Number:2014.49.006.003.0008
Date:Circa 1953
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Janice Fair and friends signing guestbook, Seattle, circa 1953
A group of fashionably dressed people gathers to sign a guestbook at a formal dance party. The woman seated in the foreground is Janice Fair.
ID Number:2014.49.006.006.0010
Date:Circa 1953
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Two women talking at a dance party, Seattle, circa 1953
Two unidentified, fashionably dressed women chat at a dance party. The woman on the left is wearing a 3/4 length sleeve formal dress, with necklace, long earrings, wrist corsage, and a cigarette in a holder. The woman on the right is wearing an off the shoulder, brocade formal dress, long earrings, and a beaded choker.
ID Number:2014.49.006.006.0011
Date:Circa 1953
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Janice Fair and friend sitting at a table, Seattle, circa 1953
Fashionably dressed for a formal dance party, Janice Fair and an unidentified woman sit at the sign-in table. Janice wears a strapless gown and a wrist corsage.
ID Number:2014.49.006.006.0013
Date:Circa 1953
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Festival queen riding in parade, Seattle, circa 1953
Mardi Gras was a Seafair parade held by the Black community in Seattle's Central District. Here, the queen of another festival waves from the back of her convertible during the Central District Mardi Gras Parade as spectators watch from porches and the sidewalk.
ID Number:2014.49.006.006.0014
Date:1955
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Festival royalty riding in parade, Seattle, circa 1953
Mardi Gras was a Seafair parade held by the Black community in Seattle's Central District. Here, the Mardi Gras Queen and her attendants wave from a float during the Central District Mardi Gras Parade. Spectators watch from the sidewalks.
ID Number:2014.49.006.006.0015
Date:1955
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Crane lifting Miss Cadillac out of water, Seattle, circa 1953
Here, a crane lifts the Detroit hydroplane "Miss Cadillac" out of the water at the Seward Park hydro pits during the city's annual Seafair hydroplane races.
ID Number:2014.49.006.006.0016
Date:Circa 1953