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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 Black community Queen and princesses  riding in Seafair International Parade, Seattle, 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
Image of Festival queen waving from car during parade, Seattle, circa 1950
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Festival queen waving from car during parade, Seattle, circa 1950

Jessie Grimes, the International Festival Queen, waves to the crowd on Jackson Street from a Cadillac sponsored by Royal Esquires Club, a private club which still exists in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. In the early 1950s, Seattle’s Filipino, Black, Chinese and Japanese communities selected a royal court to represent them for the festival. The African American community festival would later…
ID Number:2014.49.010.054.0111
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Group posing at Esquire dance, Seattle, April 9, 1950
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Group posing at Esquire dance, Seattle, April 9, 1950

The Royal Esquire Club is a private club which still exists in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. Here, at a Royal Esquire dance, eight people in suits and dresses pose for a photo. The first man on the left is Frank Fair, and the first man on the right is Bruce Rowell. To his right is Dorothy. The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.010.054.0112
Date:1950
Image of Marilyn Booker sitting with friends, Seattle, circa 1953
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Marilyn Booker sitting with friends, Seattle, circa 1953

Three women in fancy hats sit on a couch behind a chain. A man sits behind and to the right. Marilyn Booker is on the far right. The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.010.054.0113
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Armchairs in a living room, Seattle,  circa 1950
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Armchairs in a living room, Seattle, circa 1950

Seattle photographer Al Smith often photographed family and friends in their homes--in family groups, with friends at a house party, or dressed up for special occasions. In this unusual photo, Smith chose to photograph four empty chairs facing each other in a circle in a living room, with no people present.
ID Number:2014.49.010.054.0280
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Men waving on Elks parade float, Seattle, April  9, 1950
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Men waving on Elks parade float, Seattle, April 9, 1950

This photo shows a parade float for the "Black Elks" Lodge 109 in Seattle. The flatbed truck has a sign reading "Elks I.B.P.O.E of W. Puget Sound Lodge #109 and Auxiliary." One man drives the truck and two others stand on the back with a taxidermy elk, waving to the crowd.
ID Number:2014.49.010.055.0114
Date:1950
Image of Woman and boy standing on Elks parade float, Seattle, April  9, 1950
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Woman and boy standing on Elks parade float, Seattle, April 9, 1950

Here, woman and a young boy hold an American flag while standing on the "Black Elks" Lodge 109 parade float.
ID Number:2014.49.010.055.0189
Date:1950
Image of Portrait of Izzy Smith, Seattle, circa 1953
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Portrait of Izzy Smith, Seattle, circa 1953

Here, Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith, wife of the photographer, poses in an off-the-shoulder dress, wearing a pearl choker.
ID Number:2014.49.010.056.0115
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
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