The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s to mid-1950s, and so on. Eventually, the pow wow became part of Seattle’s Seafair.

Here, in August 1949, the winners of the Pow Wow Baby Beauty Contest pose for photo in the arms of their mothers. Left to right: First Prize was won by Bobby (“J”) Middleton, held by his mother Mrs. Robert Middleton. Lyn Kathryn Baunsgard, held by her mother Mrs. E.L. Baunsgard, won Second Prize. Lynn Yerabek, held by her mother Mrs. Theodora W. Yerabek, won Third Prize.

Caption information source: "Rainier District Pow Wow (1934-1992)," by Cassandra Tate, HistoryLink.org Essay 9526.
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.