115 results for: Seafair
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Nancy Ramey with Seafair King and Queen on her return from the Olympics, Seattle, December 14, 1956
In 1956 Nancy Jane Ramey, a 16-year-old swimmer who grew up in the Mercer Island neighborhood of Seattle, competed in the Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where she won a silver medal in the 100 meter butterfly event. In this image Ramey (center) is welcomed back to Seattle from Melbourne by the Seafair Queen and King Neptune, representatives of the annual…
ID Number:1986.5.39848.2
Date:1956
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Chinese Seafair queen drinks tea with Chinese Consul General, Seattle, August 5, 1955
Seafair Royalty have been a part of Seattle's annual ten-day-long celebration since the festival's beginnings in 1950. Young women are chosen for the court to represent their neighborhood and/or ethnic community and are awarded academic scholarships. Throughout the summer, Seafair Royalty participate in festival events and perform knighting ceremonies recognizing outstanding citizens in the Seattle area.In this image, Mrs. Lu…
ID Number:2000.107.036.08.02
Date:1955
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Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team at Marysville Strawberry Festival, June 19, 1965
In 1952, Seattle restaurateur, Chinese community pioneer, and civic activist Ruby Chow helped a group of Chinese girls called the Chi-ettes form the Chinese Community Girls Drill Team. Ruby wanted to encourage girls from 11 to 21 to develop social skills and self-esteem and give the girls an opportunity for a supervised activity outside their homes. The drill team became…
ID Number:2000.107.036.10.03
Date:1965
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Barbara Bergano and Lope Malle roasting a pig at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, August 7, 1971
Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.02
Date:1971
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Virginia Ordona, Diana Floresca, and Theresa Ordona dancing at Philippine Festival, Seattle, July 31, 1960
Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.05
Date:1960
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"Little Royalty" court children at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, June 1958
Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.06
Date:1958
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"Little Royalty" court receiving dinner at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, August 2, 1964
Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.07
Date:1964
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Spectators at Fiesta Filipina at Seattle Center, June 13, 1981
Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.08
Date:1981
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Princessa Drill Team performing at Seattle Center, circa 1965
In 1957, Dorothy (Laigo) Cordova (b. 1932) and Frederic Pilar “Fred” Cordova (1931-2013), both second-generation Filipino Americans, founded Filipino Youth Activities of Seattle (FYA) to engage young people in activities that instilled cultural awareness, such as sports, dance, drama, language, and job placement. Two years later FYA began a new drill team they hoped would participate in local parades and…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.10
Date:Circa 1965
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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