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Women riding in East Madison Seafair parade, Seattle, circa 1953
Five unidentified young women of Filipino descent wear formal dresses as they ride in a parade car marked "Filipino Community of Seattle" passing in front of the Seattle Japanese Methodist Church at 1236 S. Washington Street.
ID Number:2014.49.010.053.0108
Date:Circa 1953
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Black community Queen and princesses riding in Seafair International Parade, Seattle, circa 1953
In the early 1950s, Seattle’s annual Seafair celebration included an International Festival. Seattle's Filipino, Black, Chinese and Japanese communities each selected a royal court to represent them for the festival, and floats would carry the Queen and her princesses in the International Parade.Here, the Queen and four princesses representing Seattle Black community sit in a parade car during an International…
ID Number:2014.49.010.053.0110
Date:Circa 1953
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NACWC Executive Secretary Ruby Kendrick seated at desk, Seattle, August 1948
Here, Ruby M. Kendrick sits at a desk taking notes. Kendrick was executive secretary and a delegate from Washington, D.C., to the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, who gathered under the motto of "Lifting…
ID Number:2014.49.010.064.0128
Date:1948
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NACWC convention attendees at Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, August 1948
Here, eleven unidentified women pose for their photo at Plymouth Congregational Church, 1217 6th Avenue, Seattle. The women are attendees at the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, who gathered under the motto of "Lifting…
ID Number:2014.49.010.064.0130
Date:1948
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NACWC delegates onstage at convention, Seattle, August 1948
Three women stand on a stage decorated with trees and bouquets at Garfield High School. The women are attending the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, who gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We…
ID Number:2014.49.010.065.0132
Date:1948
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NACWC convention speaker in Seattle, August 1948
An unidentified woman speaks on stage at Garfield High School, using a cane to support herself. The woman is likely a delegate to the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women (now the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43…
ID Number:2014.49.010.065.0134
Date:1948
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NACWC convention delegates sitting on stage, Seattle, August 1948
Thirty unidentified women sit on stage in front of a large audience at Garfield High School. The women are likely delegates to the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women (now the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states,…
ID Number:2014.49.010.065.0135
Date:1948
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NACWC convention delegates on steps of Garfield High School, Seattle, August 1948
Thirty-seven unidentified women pose on the stairs outside Garfield High School. The women are attendees at the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We Climb" to promote self-help…
ID Number:2014.49.010.066.0140
Date:1948
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NACWC convention delegate, Seattle, August 1948
This photo shows an unidentified attendee at the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We Climb" to promote self-help among women. The opening meeting was held at the…
ID Number:2014.49.010.066.0141
Date:1948
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Five NACWC members at biennial convention, Seattle, August 1948
Five formally-dressed women pose for a photo behind a table decorated with a bouquet at Plymouth Congregational Church. The women are attendees at the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of…
ID Number:2014.49.010.066.0142
Date:1948