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Image of Women riding in East Union Seafair parade, Seattle, circa 1953
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Women riding in East Union Seafair parade, Seattle, circa 1953

Five unidentified young women of Chinese descent wear traditional attire as they sit in a parade car marked "Miss Chinatown."
ID Number:2014.49.010.053.0109
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Portrait of Izzie Smith, Seattle, circa 1953
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Portrait of Izzie Smith, Seattle, circa 1953

Isabelle "Izzie" (Donaldson) Smith, wife of the photographer, poses in an Asian-style silk jacket.
ID Number:2014.49.010.056.0190
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Don Alexander outside Seattle Art Museum in Volunteer Park , Seattle, February 8, 1947
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Don Alexander outside Seattle Art Museum in Volunteer Park , Seattle, February 8, 1947

Donald Alexander leans against one of the stone camels in front of the Seattle Art Museum (now the Asian Art Museum) in Volunteer Park. Don Alexander was chairman of the Seattle Branch of the NAACP in 1961, and the founder of the Central Area Youth Association (CAYA).
ID Number:2014.49.010.058.0117
Date:1947
Image of Ruby Chow float in the Seafair Parade, August 5, 1952
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Ruby Chow float in the Seafair Parade, August 5, 1952

Seattle’s 1952 Seafair celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding. The many events included five parades in different parts of the city. The International Parade, on August 5, took place downtown, on Fourth Avenue and headed south into the Chinatown - International District. This photo, taken from the west side of Fourth Avenue, shows the Ruby Chow float in the…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.109
Date:1952
Image of Chinese Dragon Dancers in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952
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Chinese Dragon Dancers in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952

Seattle’s 1952 Seafair celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding. The many events included five parades in different parts of the city. The International Parade, on August 5, took place downtown, on Fourth Avenue and headed south into the Chinatown - International District.This photo shows the Loong, a 102-foot long dragon with its dancers, as they pass the Leavitt Brothers…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.110
Date:1952
Image of Seafair’s International Court, Seattle, August 1952
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Seafair’s International Court, Seattle, August 1952

Seattle’s 1952 Seafair, which celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding, included an International Festival, sponsored by the International Improvement Association. Four queens, representing parts of the community, were named to the International Court.In this image, the four queens stand with their unidentified escorts. From left to right, Adelia Avery, Mardi Gras Queen; Sumi Mitsui, Japanese Queen; Foon Woo, Chinese…
ID Number:2014.49.11.03.14
Date:1952
Image of Boxer training on speed bag, Seattle, September 24, 1947
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Boxer training on speed bag, Seattle, September 24, 1947

In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. In this photo Smith captures a young boxer training on a speed bag at an unidentified gym in Seattle.
ID Number:2014.49.011.037.0097
Date:1947
Image of Basketball players jumping for ball, Seattle, December 1948
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Basketball players jumping for ball, Seattle, December 1948

The San Francisco Saints and the Hawaii Nisei, shown here, were amateur basketball teams made up of Chinese and Japanese Americans, respectively. As a members of the Amateur Athletic Union, the teams competed against teams throughout California and the United States.This action shot was likely taken during the second annual "Oriental American Basketball Tournament," which was held at the Seattle…
ID Number:2014.49.014.006.0008
Date:1948
Image of San Francisco Saints basketball team posing for team photo, Seattle, December 1948
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San Francisco Saints basketball team posing for team photo, Seattle, December 1948

The San Francisco Saints was a Chinese-American amateur basketball team founded by Father Donald F. Forrester, pastor and director of St. Mary's Chinese Catholic Center/Holy Family Parish in San Francisco's Chinatown. As a member of the Amateur Athletic Union, the team competed against teams throughout California and the United States.This team photo was likely taken during the second annual "Oriental…
ID Number:2014.49.014.006.0149
Date:1948
Image of Kimura family posing in front of their store, Seattle, circa 1953
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Kimura family posing in front of their store, Seattle, circa 1953

Grocery store owners Takauki "Taky" and Eiji Kimura pose with their mother and brother in front of their First Hill IGA Foodliner at 908 Eighth Avenue on First Hill. A good friend of Bruce Lee's during the martial artist's Seattle years, Taky gave free weekly classes on Lee's philosophy and technique for decades in the grocery store's basement.
ID Number:2014.49.014.012.0150
Date:Circa 1953
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