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Image of Woman in husband-calling contest, Seattle, August 20, 1950
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Woman in husband-calling contest, Seattle, August 20, 1950

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:1986.5.11297.1
Date:1950
Image of Chief Yellow Lark with little girl on lap at Pow Wow, Seattle, August 20, 1950
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Chief Yellow Lark with little girl on lap at Pow Wow, Seattle, August 20, 1950

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:1986.5.11297.2
Date:1950
Image of Seattle Chinese Community Girls' Drill Team at Seafair Powwow during, Seattle, August 11, 1952
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Seattle Chinese Community Girls' Drill Team at Seafair Powwow during, Seattle, August 11, 1952

Seattle’s Chinese Community Girls’ Drill team had its roots in the early 1950s. A group of Chinese girls at Seattle’s Garfield High School were impressed with girls’ drill teams from San Francisco and Victoria, BC. They talked with local Chinese American leader Ruby Chow about the possibility of starting one in Seattle as a way to share Chinese culture in…
ID Number:1986.5.11299.1
Date:1952
Image of Pageant queen and children on beach, Seattle, August 3, 1958
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Pageant queen and children on beach, Seattle, August 3, 1958

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:1986.5.11304.1
Date:1958
Image of Girl covering ears near band, Seattle, August 10, 1958
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Girl covering ears near band, Seattle, August 10, 1958

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:1986.5.11304.2
Date:1958
Image of Pageant queen with wooden
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Pageant queen with wooden "Chief Pow Wow," Seattle, July 31, 1961

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:1986.5.11308.1
Date:1961
Image of Pow Wow pageant queen and princesses, Seattle, June 5, 1963
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Pow Wow pageant queen and princesses, Seattle, June 5, 1963

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:1986.5.11309.1
Date:1963
Image of Bush Garden restaurant interior, Seattle, October 25, 1958
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Bush Garden restaurant interior, Seattle, October 25, 1958

The Bush Garden Restaurant at 614 Maynard Avenue South is among Seattle's oldest Japanese restaurants and continues to operate at this location. Handwritten on image: Bush Garden 10-25-58. Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, RESTAURANTS, Bush Garden. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: October 25, 1958.
ID Number:1986.5.11344.1
Date:1958
Image of Carnival Drive-in, Seattle, 1955
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Carnival Drive-in, Seattle, 1955

The Carnival Drive-in was located on the northwest corner of Aurora Avenue and Denny Way. Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, RESTAURANTS, Carnival Drive-In. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): January 26, 1955
ID Number:1986.5.11348.1
Date:1955
Image of Bob Murray's Dog House, Seattle, 1938
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Bob Murray's Dog House, Seattle, 1938

Bob Murray's Dog House was a popular Seattle hang-out from the 1930s until it closed in 1994. Located at the corner of 7th and Bell Streets, The Doghouse offered "non-stop open-24-hours food, booze, music, and fellowship," according to writer John Hahn. The establishment was run by Bob Murray and Laurie Gulbransen. One of their mottos was, "all roads lead to…
ID Number:1986.5.11356.1
Date:1938
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