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Aida program, August 1927
"Aida" is an opera in four acts composed by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni (1824-1893). Set in Egypt, it was commissioned by and first performed at Cairo's Khedivial Opera House on December 24, 1871. The opera has since been performed thousands of times all over the world, and remains a central piece in the operatic…
ID Number:2018.3.3.33
Date:1927
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Golden Potlatch advertisement, 1913
The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:2018.3.3.42
Date:1913
Program
Golden Potlatch program, 1911
The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:2018.3.3.44
Date:1911
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Aqua Follies ticket order form, 1955
Aqua Follies, produced by Greater Seattle, Inc., was an annual summertime production performed at the Aqua Theatre, an open air stadium on the south shore of Green Lake. Debuting in 1950, Aqua Follies was one of the opening attractions of Seafair; sellout crowds came to see water ballet, comedy, dancers, singers, high divers, and a fireworks finale. The decline of…
ID Number:2018.3.3.92
Date:1955
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Brochure for Business Friendship Tour of Alaska, June 1933
In June 1933, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce sponsored a business cruise to Alaska for Pacific Northwest executives, their families, and friends. During the 14-day cruise on the steamship Aleutian, participants could enjoy the scenery and network with one another. The brochure includes a map and itinerary as well as information on meals, entertainment, costs, and how to make reservations.
ID Number:2018.3.3.114
Date:1933
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Ice Parade program, November 10-12, 1961
The Seattle Skating Club (SSC) was formed in 1931, and for at least 10 years held an ice skating exhibition event called Iceparade. Proceeds from the event went to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Annual Christmas Fund which provided hot lunches, clothing, and medical and dental care throughout the year for under-privileged children attending public or parochial schools in Seattle and King…
ID Number:2018.3.3.116
Date:1961
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Admiral Oriental Line Ma-Chiong instruction booklet, March 1, 1923
The Admiral Line (also American Mail Line, and later Admiral Oriental Line) was a steamship company based in Seattle which operated five ocean liners sailing from Seattle to Japan and China. Pictured here is an instruction manual for Ma-Chiong, a game played on the Admiral Line ships which appears to be similar to Mahjong. The booklet was issued to passengers…
ID Number:2018.3.3.118
Date:1923
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Gracie Fields benefit concert program, January 24, 1941
Dame Gracie Fields (1898-1979) was an English actress, singer, comedian, and star of both cinema and music hall. During World War II, Ms. Fields lived in California and spent much of her time entertaining Allied troops and otherwise supporting the war effort outside Great Britain. The program pictured here is from a concert featuring Gracie Fields held in Seattle at…
ID Number:2018.3.3.120
Date:1941
Poster
Boomerang poster, Seattle, circa 1980
One of Seattle's most popular local children's television programs of the 1970s and 1980s was "Boomerang," which aired original episodes from 1975-1980, and reruns for several additional years. The host of the program was Marni Nixon (1930-2016), a classically trained singer and Broadway star who was known for dubbing singing voices for a number of more famous but less vocally-talented…
ID Number:2018.5.14
Date:Circa 1980
Poster
Advertisement for "The New Gulliver," December 10, 1936
"The New Gulliver" was one of the world's first feature-length film to combine stop-motion animation with live-action footage. Soviet director Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko (1900-1973) and his animation crew spent almost three years building 3,000 different puppets and filming the movie. The story, a Communist re-telling of "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift, was released in 1935 to widespread acclaim. The success…
ID Number:2018.38.10
Date:1936