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Image of Mike Evans (Snohomish) wearing a traditional cedar hat, Redondo Beach, August 2002
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Mike Evans (Snohomish) wearing a traditional cedar hat, Redondo Beach, August 2002

Seattle celebrated the sesquicentennial of its 1852 founding in 2002. On August 31, the commemoration ended with The Spirit Returns, a group of 15 tribal canoes from Washington and British Columbia that paddled along West Seattle starting at Seacrest Boathouse. Their destination, Terminal 107 Park, was the location of Chief Seattle’s childhood home and the proposed site of the Duwamish…
ID Number:2000.107.20020822.CD01.01.001
Date:2002
Image of Long Tall (Chippewa) paddling a traditional cedar canoe, Redondo Beach, August 2002
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Long Tall (Chippewa) paddling a traditional cedar canoe, Redondo Beach, August 2002

Seattle celebrated the sesquicentennial of its 1852 founding in 2002. On August 31, the commemoration ended with The Spirit Returns, a group of 15 tribal canoes from Washington and British Columbia that paddled along West Seattle starting at Seacrest Boathouse. Their destination, Terminal 107 Park, was the location of Chief Seattle’s childhood home and the proposed site of the Duwamish…
ID Number:2000.107.20020822.CD01.03.001
Date:2002
Image of Young girl paddling in a cedar canoe, Redondo Beach, August 2002
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Young girl paddling in a cedar canoe, Redondo Beach, August 2002

Seattle celebrated the sesquicentennial of its 1852 founding in 2002. On August 31, the commemoration ended with The Spirit Returns, a group of 15 tribal canoes from Washington and British Columbia that paddled along West Seattle starting at Seacrest Boathouse. Their destination, Terminal 107 Park, was the location of Chief Seattle’s childhood home and the proposed site of the Duwamish…
ID Number:2000.107.20020822.CD01.03.002
Date:2002
Image of Texas Chainsaw Pumpkin Carving Contest, Seattle, September 19, 2002
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Texas Chainsaw Pumpkin Carving Contest, Seattle, September 19, 2002

Fremont Oktoberfest is an annual fall beer festival that has been celebrated in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood since 1995. The event features brewery tastings, food, and performances from local bands and entertainment acts.In this image Candace Reiter, as "Jerri U. Haul," a reference to the movie "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," demonstrates her pumpkin "carving" skills to promote the upcoming Fremont Oktoberfest…
ID Number:2000.107.20020918.CD04.02.001
Date:2002
Image of Traditional Indigenous ceremony honoring first salmon of the season, Seattle, November  9, 2002
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Traditional Indigenous ceremony honoring first salmon of the season, Seattle, November 9, 2002

In November of 2002 the Seattle Post-Intelligencer completed a six-month investigation into the ecological health of the Puget Sound. They published their findings in a series of articles from November 18-22, outlining the ways in which recent efforts to curtail dumping and pollution had failed to negate decades of human-caused damage to sea life and the marine environment.In this image,…
ID Number:2000.107.20021101.CD01.011
Date:2002
Image of New Year's fireworks show at Space Needle, Seattle, January 1, 2003
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New Year's fireworks show at Space Needle, Seattle, January 1, 2003

Seattle's Space Needle has hosted a fireworks show annually since 1982, with the pyrotechnics mounted along the entire Space Needle structure. This image captures the January 2003 New Year's Space Needle fireworks display at Seattle Center, with the iconic structure transformed into a huge fireworks show. Caption information source: "At the needle, grins from year to year - Air of…
ID Number:2000.107.20021231.CD04.02.001
Date:2002
Image of Apolo Ohno signing autograph for a fan at P-I Sports Star banquet, Seattle, January 27, 2003
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Apolo Ohno signing autograph for a fan at P-I Sports Star banquet, Seattle, January 27, 2003

Apolo Ohno (b. 1982) is a retired short-track speed skating competitor. Ohno won eight Olympic medals, was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019. Born and raised in Seattle, Ohno began swimming and quad-speed rolling skating at age 6, and committed to short-track speed skating at age 13.…
ID Number:2000.107.200301.CD01.41.001
Date:2003
Image of Hope Solo at P-I Sports Star banquet, Seattle, January 27, 2003
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Hope Solo at P-I Sports Star banquet, Seattle, January 27, 2003

Hope Solo (b. 1981) is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Born in Richmond, Washington, Solo attended the University of Washington, where she played with the Husky team from 1999-2002, and was named Pac-10 Player of the Year in her sophomore year. After college, she played professionally for teams in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) and Women's Professional Soccer (WPS)…
ID Number:2000.107.200301.CD01.41.002
Date:2003
Image of Spectators watch Lion Dance performers at Tet festival at Seattle Center, January 25, 2003
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Spectators watch Lion Dance performers at Tet festival at Seattle Center, January 25, 2003

Tet, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is celebrated annually at the Seattle Center where festivities begin with a lion dance and continue with cooking demonstrations, music workshops, photo exhibits, martial arts, arts and crafts for kids, and Vietnamese Opera performances. In traditional Vietnamese culture, the first three days of the new year represent what will happen the rest of the…
ID Number:2000.107.20030126.CD02.01.001
Date:2003
Image of Spectators watch Lion Dance performers during Tet festival at Seattle Center, January 25, 2003
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Spectators watch Lion Dance performers during Tet festival at Seattle Center, January 25, 2003

Tet, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is celebrated annually at the Seattle Center where festivities begin with a lion dance and continue with cooking demonstrations, music workshops, photo exhibits, martial arts, arts and crafts for kids, and Vietnamese Opera performances. In traditional Vietnamese culture, the first three days of the new year represent what will happen the rest of the…
ID Number:2000.107.20030126.CD02.01.002
Date:2003
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