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Image of Suzie Ordogh and John Boyd reading her order of parole, Seattle, December 26, 1956
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Suzie Ordogh and John Boyd reading her order of parole, Seattle, December 26, 1956

In October 1956, Soviet forces invaded Hungary in response to a populist uprising. At that time, Hungarian athletes were competing in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, and 40 of them defected to the United States. Urged by her parents not to return home, freestyle swimmer Zsuszu (“Susanna," “Suzie,” “Susie”) Ordogh, age 16, was among the defectors. She was…
ID Number:1986.5.37960.1
Date:1956
Image of Suzie Ordogh completing Alien Address report with John Boyd, Seattle, January 4, 1962
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Suzie Ordogh completing Alien Address report with John Boyd, Seattle, January 4, 1962

In October 1956, Soviet forces invaded Hungary in response to a populist uprising. At that time, Hungarian athletes were competing in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, and 40 of them defected to the United States. Urged by her parents not to return home, freestyle swimmer Zsuszu (“Susanna," “Suzie,” “Susie”) Ordogh, age 16, was among the defectors. She was…
ID Number:1986.5.37961.1
Date:1962
Image of Suzie Ordogh and John Boyd with her permanent residency papers, Seattle, December 24, 1958
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Suzie Ordogh and John Boyd with her permanent residency papers, Seattle, December 24, 1958

In October 1956, Soviet forces invaded Hungary in response to a populist uprising. At that time, Hungarian athletes were competing in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, and 40 of them defected to the United States. Urged by her parents not to return home, freestyle swimmer Zsuszu (“Susanna," “Suzie,” “Susie”) Ordogh, age 16, was among the defectors. She was…
ID Number:1986.5.37962.1
Date:1958
Image of Suzie Ordogh signing naturalization papers inside courthouse, Seattle, April 23, 1962
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Suzie Ordogh signing naturalization papers inside courthouse, Seattle, April 23, 1962

In October 1956, Soviet forces invaded Hungary in response to a populist uprising. At that time, Hungarian athletes were competing in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, and 40 of them defected to the United States. Urged by her parents not to return home, freestyle swimmer Zsuszu (“Susanna," “Suzie,” “Susie”) Ordogh, age 16, was among the defectors. She was…
ID Number:1986.5.37963.1
Date:1962
Image of Suzie Ordogh socializing after naturalization ceremony at courthouse, Seattle, April 23, 1962
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Suzie Ordogh socializing after naturalization ceremony at courthouse, Seattle, April 23, 1962

In October 1956, Soviet forces invaded Hungary in response to a populist uprising. At that time, Hungarian athletes were competing in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, and 40 of them defected to the United States. Urged by her parents not to return home, freestyle swimmer Zsuszu (“Susanna," “Suzie,” “Susie”) Ordogh, age 16, was among the defectors. She was…
ID Number:1986.5.37964.1
Date:1962
Image of Nancy Ramey and Suzie Ordogh racing for coach Ray Daughters at WAC, Seattle December 1956
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Nancy Ramey and Suzie Ordogh racing for coach Ray Daughters at WAC, Seattle December 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. During the games 40 Hungarian athletes defected to the United States after Soviet forces invaded Hungary in response to a populist uprising. Another…
ID Number:1986.5.39849.1
Date:1956
Image of Nancy Ramey and Suzie Ordogh exchanging Christmas gifts, December 1956
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Nancy Ramey and Suzie Ordogh exchanging Christmas gifts, December 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. During the games 40 Hungarian athletes defected to the United States after Soviet forces invaded Hungary in response to a populist uprising. Another…
ID Number:1986.5.39850.1
Date:1956
Image of Sons of Herman Lodge members posing in studio, Seattle, circa 1904
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Sons of Herman Lodge members posing in studio, Seattle, circa 1904

The Order of the Sons of Herman (also Sons of Hermann or Hermann's Söhne) is a fraternal organization begun by German immigrants in New York City during the 1840s. The order promotes the love of German language and preservation of German traditions and customs, and was named for historical hero Hermann the “Cherusker,” who united the German tribes against Roman…
ID Number:1990.70.1
Date:Circa 1904
Image of Hector Escobosa, 1938
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Hector Escobosa, 1938

Hector Escobosa (1907-1963) was a retail executive and fashion authority who spent eleven years at Seattle department store Frederick & Nelson. He was the son of Mexican immigrants and grew up in Nogales, Arizona. After gaining retail experience in San Francisco and Kansas City, he joined Frederick & Nelson in 1939. He brought high fashion expertise and experience with European…
ID Number:1993.43.20.4.1
Date:1938
Image of German Day Parade, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, August 18, 1909
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German Day Parade, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, August 18, 1909

The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington.Otto D. Goetze (b. 1871) was an American photographer who owned the Alaska Photo Studio in Seattle from 1909 to 1912. He also photographed the Alaska Gold Rush from 1891 to…
ID Number:1995.38.37.99
Date:1909
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