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Image of Roberta Cordera participating in SU talent show, Seattle, circa 1953
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Roberta Cordera participating in SU talent show, Seattle, circa 1953

Roberta Cordera, wearing a taffeta peasant dress, stands in front of a piano as she gets ready to sing in a talent show at the Seattle University Auditorium.
ID Number:2014.49.006.009.0029
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Portrait of Japanese American family, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Portrait of Japanese American family, Seattle, circa 1953

An unidentified Japanese American family poses together in Seattle. The man in the photo had worked as a temporary postal worker.
ID Number:2014.49.006.011.0032
Date:Circa 1960
Image of Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953

Three young women stand on winner's blocks at Madrona Park on Lake Washington, with an official standing in the center.
ID Number:2014.49.006.011.0033
Date:Circa 1965
Image of Woman wearing formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953
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Woman wearing formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953

An unidentified young black woman wears a formal gown trimmed with fur, beaded earrings, and a matching three-strand choker necklace.
ID Number:2014.49.006.012.0034
Date:Circa 1965
Image of Woman wearing formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953
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Woman wearing formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953

An unidentified young black woman wears a formal scoop necked gown, fancy earrings and watch.
ID Number:2014.49.006.012.0035
Date:Circa 1965
Image of Cheryl Smith and Frances Lane riding a Ferris wheel, Seattle, circa 1953
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Cheryl Smith and Frances Lane riding a Ferris wheel, Seattle, circa 1953

Cheryl Smith, left, the photographer's daughter, sits with her foster sister, Frances "Ominka" Lane on a Mardi Gras carnival ride. The summer carnival was variously located on 23rd Avenue between Union and Pine Streets and at Garfield High School's old track field, now Powell Barnett Park.
ID Number:2014.49.006.012.0036
Date:Circa 1965
Image of Pallbearers carrying coffin at St. Joe's, Seattle, 1955
Photograph

Pallbearers carrying coffin at St. Joe's, Seattle, 1955

Pallbearers carry the coffin of an unidentified person from St. Joseph's Catholic Church on Capitol Hill as mourners look on.
ID Number:2014.49.006.012.0098
Date:1955
Image of Portrait of a woman with glasses, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Portrait of a woman with glasses, Seattle, circa 1953

An unidentified older woman poses wearing a dark dress, cameo brooch, and bifocal glasses.
ID Number:2014.49.006.013.0038
Date:Circa 1960
Image of Woman wearing formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Woman wearing formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953

An unidentified black woman wears a formal embroidered outfit with sheer sleeves, as well as a knotted pearl necklace and an elaborate gardenia corsage.
ID Number:2014.49.006.013.0039
Date:Circa 1960
Image of Woman wearing formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953
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Woman wearing formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953

An unidentified black woman wears a wide-collared outfit and dangling pearl earrings.
ID Number:2014.49.006.013.0040
Date:Circa 1960
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