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Children watching carnival game at Fun Forest, Seattle Center, June 1963
Originally built for the 1962 World's Fair, the 74-acre Seattle Center is an arts, educational, tourism and entertainment center in Seattle. A favorite spot at Seattle Center for many kids was the Fun Forest, an amusement park complete with roller coasters and carnival-style games. The Fun Forest closed in 2011 and since 2012 the site has been occupied by Chihuly…
ID Number:1986.5.8400.1
Date:1963
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Boy playing carnival game at Fun Forest, Seattle Center, June 1963
Originally built for the 1962 World's Fair, the 74-acre Seattle Center is an arts, educational, tourism and entertainment center in Seattle. A favorite spot at Seattle Center for many kids was the Fun Forest, an amusement park complete with roller coasters and carnival-style games. The Fun Forest closed in 2011 and since 2012 the site has been occupied by Chihuly…
ID Number:1986.5.8400.2
Date:1963
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People playing carnival game at Fun Forest, Seattle Center, June 1963
Originally built for the 1962 World's Fair, the 74-acre Seattle Center is an arts, educational, tourism and entertainment center in Seattle. A favorite spot at Seattle Center for many kids was the Fun Forest, an amusement park complete with roller coasters and carnival-style games. The Fun Forest closed in 2011 and since 2012 the site has been occupied by Chihuly…
ID Number:1986.5.8400.3
Date:1963
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Boys playing carnival game at Fun Forest, Seattle Center, June 1963
Originally built for the 1962 World's Fair, the 74-acre Seattle Center is an arts, educational, tourism and entertainment center in Seattle. A favorite spot at Seattle Center for many kids was the Fun Forest, an amusement park complete with roller coasters and carnival-style games. The Fun Forest closed in 2011 and since 2012 the site has been occupied by Chihuly…
ID Number:1986.5.8400.4
Date:1963
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Boys joining Holly Park Boys Club, Seattle, March 13, 1960
In this image, members of the newly opened Holly Park Boys Club sign up for the club with the help of Fred O. Paulsell, president of Seattle Boys Clubs. The Boys Clubs, now Boys & Girls Clubs of King County, was founded in 1943 and continues to serve young people in 29 locations around King County. Caption information derived from…
ID Number:1986.5.8421.1
Date:1960
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Boy jumping on trampoline at Holly Park Boys Club, Seattle, March 13, 1960
In this image members of the newly opened Holly Park Boys Club watch as one boy shows off his skills on a trampoline. The Boys Clubs, now Boys & Girls Clubs of King County, was founded in 1943 and continues to serve young people in 29 locations around King County. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and…
ID Number:1986.5.8421.2
Date:1960
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Seattle Cossack member on motorcycle, Auburn, 1948
The Seattle Cossacks are a motorcycle stunt and drill team that was founded in 1938. Named after Russia's famous calvary, the members named themselves the Seattle Cossacks due to their similar mastery of motorcycles, or "iron horses." Except for a few years during World War II, the team has regularly performed since the late 1930s, and is still active as…
ID Number:1986.5.8478.1
Date:1948
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Sternwheelers club members square dancing, Seattle, August 12, 1955
In this image the Sternwheelers, members of the Seattle Indoor Sports Club, present their wheelchair square dance to an enthusiastic crowd during the American Legion's Cavalcade of Music and Drill at Memorial Stadium as part of the Legion's state convention. The Legion invited the Sternwheelers to perform after a performance scheduled at the Seafair Fiesta of Floats was canceled on…
ID Number:1986.5.8531.1
Date:1955
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Sternwheelers club members lined up on dance floor, Seattle, August 12, 1955
In this image the Sternwheelers, members of the Seattle Indoor Sports Club, pose together before performing a wheelchair square dance during the American Legion's Cavalcade of Music and Drill at Memorial Stadium as part of the Legion's state convention. The Legion invited the Sternwheelers to perform after a performance scheduled at the Seafair Fiesta of Floats was canceled on the…
ID Number:1986.5.8531.2
Date:1955
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Men playing cards at Inglewood Golf Club, Kenmore, October 8, 1942
Lake Washington's exclusive Inglewood Country Club was largely converted to housing during World War II, serving as a rooming house for shipyard workers and enlisted men of the U.S. Navy. Use of the club had declined due to war rationing and because many of Inglewood's members were in active service, so the club was able to create sleeping quarters for…
ID Number:1986.5.8538.2
Date:1942