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Image of Cheryl Smith and Frances Lane riding a Ferris wheel, Seattle, circa 1953
2014.49.006-012-0036
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Cheryl Smith and Frances Lane riding a Ferris wheel, Seattle, circa 1953

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Cheryl Smith, left, the photographer's daughter, sits with her foster sister, Frances "Ominka" Lane on a Mardi Gras carnival ride. The summer carnival was variously located on 23rd Avenue between Union and Pine Streets and at Garfield High School's old track field, now Powell Barnett Park.
ID Number: 2014.49.006.012.0036
Date: Circa 1965
Creator(s): Smith, Albert J., Sr., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 2.25 x 2.25 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Al Smith Collection, 2014.49.006.012.0036
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Black/African American, Recreation

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