In 1958, children, teenagers, and a fair number of adults mastered the latest American fad, the Hula Hoop. In Seattle, Frederick & Nelson held Hula Hoop contests for children ages five to fifteen. During three days in early October, more than 700 boys and girls crowded the department store's usually-quiet Tea Room to compete for prizes. Winners received Frederick & Nelson gift certificates.

This October 4, 1958, photo shows seven-year-old Janet Davis of Medina, winner of the five-to-seven-year-old Hula Hoop competition at Frederick & Nelson. She twirls four of the brightly-colored plastic hoops around her waist and one around her right arm.

Handwritten on sleeve: HULA HOOP CONTEST, Sponsored by Frederick and Nelson, Seattle.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): October 5, 1958.