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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

Five unidentified young women of Filipino descent wear formal dresses as they ride in a parade car marked "Filipino Community of Seattle" passing in front of the Seattle Japanese Methodist Church at 1236 S. Washington Street.
ID Number:2014.49.010.053.0108
Date:Circa 1953
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 East Madison/East Union float in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952
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East Madison/East Union float 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.Starting that same year, Seattle’s Black community held a Mardi Gras festival that participated in Seafair. This photo…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.107
Date:1952
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 Seafair Princess with mayor and others, Seattle, July 23, 1951
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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
Image of Seafair Princess being crowned by mayor, Seattle, July 23, 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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