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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:2014.49.014.013.0016
Date:Circa 1953
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Models backstage at fashion show, Seattle, circa 1953
Two women wearing bathrobes sit on a couch backstage at a fashion show, while two women wearing Asian-style clothing stand next to the couch, and a little girl plays on the floor in front of them. Two of the women are identified as Vivian (Meade) Caver, daughter of Christine Meade, and Peggy Johnson. The other two women are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.014.018.0031
Date:Circa 1953
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Seafair Princess with mayor and others, Seattle, July 23, 1951
Lilyan Mar, Miss Chinatown 1951 and Seafair Princess, poses with, from left, Seafair's King Neptune II, William O. MacKay; band leader Tommy Dorsey, holding his trombone; and Seattle Mayor William Devin. Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, July 23, 1951, and August 4, 1951.
ID Number:2014.49.014.024.0052
Date:1951
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Seafair Princess being crowned by mayor, Seattle, July 23, 1951
Lilyan Mar, Miss Chinatown 1951, is crowned Seafair Princess by Seattle Mayor William Devin, while Seafair's King Neptune II, William O. MacKay, looks on. Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, July 23, 1951, and August 4, 1951.
ID Number:2014.49.014.024.0053
Date:1951
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Seafair royalty posing with their escorts, Seattle, July 23, 1951
Lilyan Mar, Miss Chinatown 1951 and Seafair Princess, standing third from the left in the front row, poses with a large group of unidentified Seattle Seafair royalty and their escorts before entering the International Queens Ball at the Civic Auditorium. Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, July 23, 1951.
ID Number:2014.49.014.025.0055
Date:1951
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Seafair Princess with others after crowning, Seattle, July 23, 1951
Lilyan Mar, Miss Chinatown 1951, sits in a chair after being crowned Seafair Princess by Mayor William Devin, left, and Seafair's King Neptune II , William O. McKay. Standing behind her are the three other international festival queens, identified from left as, Rosemary Blancas, Miss Filipino; Elaine Sakai, Miss Japan; and JoAnne Squires, Mardi Gras Queen. Caption information source: Seattle…
ID Number:2014.49.014.025.0056
Date:1951
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Nakamura family posing in garden, Seattle, circa 1962
Four members of the Nakamura family hold American flags and stand together in the garden created by Mr. Nakamura at 15th Avenue and Yesler Way.
ID Number:2014.49.014.033.0074
Date:Circa 1962
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Guests around table at wedding reception, Seattle, circa 1953
A bride, the former Miss Kimura, visible at the upper right, sits with unidentified guests at her wedding reception in a Seattle restaurant.
ID Number:2014.49.014.047.0110
Date:Circa 1953
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Guests posing at wedding reception, Seattle, circa 1953
This photo shows unidentified guests around a table at a Seattle restaurant for the wedding reception of the former Miss Kimura and her groom.
ID Number:2014.49.014.048.0116
Date:Circa 1953
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Diners around table at Chinese restaurant, Seattle, circa 1953
Eight unidentified people sit together at a table in a busy Chinese restaurant.
ID Number:2014.49.014.056.0134
Date:Circa 1953