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Image of 30th Annual Black Community Festival poster, 1982
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30th Annual Black Community Festival poster, 1982

For over 70 years, Seattle’s Black community has a held a summer festival that was part of Seattle's International Festival, now Seafair. The first, in 1952, was called the East Madison/East Union Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras later transformed into the Pacific Northwest Black Community Festival, and in 1997 it became the Umoja Fest African Heritage Festival.This poster advertises the 30th…
ID Number:2002.23.8.1.3
Date:1982
Image of Queen City Cruise poster, Seattle, August 6, 1983
Poster

Queen City Cruise poster, Seattle, August 6, 1983

The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the gay and lesbian community. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.23
Date:1983
Image of The Prom You Never Went To poster, Seattle, May 27, 1984
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The Prom You Never Went To poster, Seattle, May 27, 1984

The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the gay and lesbian community. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.25
Date:1984
Image of Things That Go Bump in the Night poster, Seattle, 1985
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Things That Go Bump in the Night poster, Seattle, 1985

The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the gay and lesbian community. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.26
Date:1985
Image of Festival queen riding in parade, Seattle, circa 1953
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Festival queen riding in parade, Seattle, circa 1953

Mardi Gras was a Seafair parade held by the Black community in Seattle's Central District. Here, the queen of another festival waves from the back of her convertible during the Central District Mardi Gras Parade as spectators watch from porches and the sidewalk.
ID Number:2014.49.006.006.0014
Date:1955
Image of Festival royalty riding in parade, Seattle, circa 1953
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Festival royalty riding in parade, Seattle, circa 1953

Mardi Gras was a Seafair parade held by the Black community in Seattle's Central District. Here, the Mardi Gras Queen and her attendants wave from a float during the Central District Mardi Gras Parade. Spectators watch from the sidewalks.
ID Number:2014.49.006.006.0015
Date:1955
Image of Crane lifting Miss Cadillac out of water, Seattle, circa 1953
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Crane lifting Miss Cadillac out of water, Seattle, circa 1953

Here, a crane lifts the Detroit hydroplane "Miss Cadillac" out of the water at the Seward Park hydro pits during the city's annual Seafair hydroplane races.
ID Number:2014.49.006.006.0016
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Seafair clown releasing balloons near Space Needle construction site, July 30, 1961
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Seafair clown releasing balloons near Space Needle construction site, July 30, 1961

On July 30, 1961, as part of the annual Seafair celebration, amateur and professional photographers were invited to take photographs of the Seattle World's Fair (Century 21) construction site. Twenty thousand camera enthusiasts took advantage of the invitation, hoping to win a $1,000 prize. That afternoon, Seafair clowns released 2100 balloons at the Space Needle site to create a photo…
ID Number:2014.49.009.095.0377
Date:1961
Image of Group sitting during International Carnival, Seattle, circa 1949
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Group sitting during International Carnival, Seattle, circa 1949

Seafair Royalty have been a part of Seattle's annual ten-week-long celebration since the festival's beginnings in 1950. Young women are chosen for the court to represent their neighborhood and/or ethnic community and are awarded academic scholarships. Throughout the summer, Seafair Royalty participate in festival events and perform knighting ceremonies recognizing outstanding citizens in the Seattle area.The Chinatown - International District…
ID Number:2014.49.010.012.0020
Date:Circa 1949
Image of Women riding in East Madison Seafair parade, Seattle, circa 1953
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Women riding in East Madison Seafair parade, Seattle, circa 1953

Four unidentified young women of Japanese descent wear traditional kimonos as they ride in a parade car passing the Seattle Japanese Methodist Church at 1236 S. Washington Street. The banner on the car reads "Japanese Community Queen."
ID Number:2014.49.010.053.0107
Date:Circa 1953
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