226 results for: Eating and Drinking
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Hyacinth David with drum at Tillicum Village, July 31, 1970
Tillicum Village was a Puget Sound area visitor attraction from 1962-2021 that was designed to showcase the arts, culture, and food of various Northwest Coast Salish Indigenous peoples. Blake Island Marine State Park is located in Puget Sound directly west of West Seattle.In this image Hyacinth David, a member of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation of Vancouver Island, Canada, holds a…
ID Number:2000.107.095.27.03
Date:1970
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Sallie Onishi cutting cake for her young students, Japanese Baptist Church, Seattle, July 1, 1948
Here, teacher Sallie Onishi cuts a huge cake to celebrate the end of classes for her 4-, 5- and 6- year old students at the Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle. The children had staged a pageant in Japanese costumes before donning caps and gowns for their "commencement" ceremony. Caption information source: Seattle Post Intelligencer photo caption, July 3, 1948, p.3
ID Number:2000.107.098.17.03
Date:1948
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Women practicing Japanese tea ceremony, Seattle, July 24, 1953
The Aiiku Guild was the first Japanese-American Orthopedic Guild in Seattle, supporting the Children's Orthopedic Hospital (now Seattle Children's Hospital) through its fundraising activities. Here, members of the Guild practice a Japanese tea ceremony, in preparation for a public demonstration in the exhibition hall at Frederick & Nelson later that summer. The event would also include a demonstration of flower…
ID Number:2000.107.098.17.04
Date:1953
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Hua Ok Pak eating lunch at Lakewood Community Center, January 1990
In the early 1970s, a group of Korean wives of American servicemen at what is now Joint Base Lewis-McChord began to gather to share meals, support, and cultural fellowship. By 1979, the group had incorporated as the Tacoma Korean Women’s Association, and in 1990, they became the Korean Women’s Association of Washington State. Over the years, the KWA has run…
ID Number:2000.107.107.32.06
Date:1990
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Soukasone and Vilae family at table, Bellevue, July 19, 1981
Approximately 4,500 Southeast Asian refugees settled in King County in 1981, of whom nearly half were from Laos. They were among the 24,000 Southeast Asians to come to Washington State between 1975 and 1981, in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.The Vilai and Sousakone families were among those who fled Laos and arrived in Washington in 1981. Here, Silioth, 4,…
ID Number:2000.107.110.15.02
Date:1981
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Inmates eating lunch at McNeil Island Penitentiary, February 1939
McNeil Island is a 6.6 square mile island located in south Puget Sound, lying 2.8 miles across the water from the nearest town. The site was utilized for 142 continuous years as an island-based penal institution, beginning in 1869 with a jail built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1909 the facility became a federal prison, the McNeil…
ID Number:2000.107.123.19.01
Date:1939
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Isidoro Gonzales working in kitchen during occupation of Beacon Hill School, October 18, 1972
Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.01
Date:1972
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Chef Thierry Rautureau holding a dish of prepared food, Seattle, January 13, 1994
Thierry Rautureau (1959-2023) was born in France, where he apprenticed as a chef before moving to the United States at age 20. In Seattle, he became the chef and owner of Rover’s Restaurant in 1987 and later became the owner and chef of restaurants Luc and Loulay Kitchen & Bar. He won many awards including a James Beard Award and…
ID Number:2000.107.149.33.01
Date:1994
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Chef Thierry Rautureau preparing food, Seattle, January 13, 1994
Thierry Rautureau (1959-2023) was born in France, where he apprenticed as a chef before moving to the United States at age 20. In Seattle, he became the chef and owner of Rover’s Restaurant in 1987 and later became the owner and chef of restaurants Luc and Loulay Kitchen & Bar. He won many awards including a James Beard Award and…
ID Number:2000.107.149.33.02
Date:1994
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Three men working the salmon grill at Ballard Seafood Fest, September 17, 1977
The Ballard Seafood Festival has been a cherished neighborhood event since 1974 when it began as a way to celebrate the fishing industry and Nordic roots of Ballard. It has since grown to a two-day festival that includes not only seafood, but music, crafts, artisanal wares, beer, and dancing.In this image Bob Dolstad, left, head chef Jim Steiner, and Charles…
ID Number:2000.107.165.08.02
Date:1977