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Winning pig in swim race, Kirkland, 1946
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| Title | Winning pig in swim race, Kirkland, 1946 |
| Photographer | Rote, Clarence J.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1946 |
| Caption | Kirkland, Washington's 1946 Water Carnival included swimming and diving contests, boat races and many other events. Swimming pig races were particularly popular in the early years of the carnival.
In this August 1946 photo, the winning pig, named Rose of Normandie, poses with a group of smiling bathing beauties. The women hold signs painted with the various competing pigs' names. The Water Carnival was part of Kirkland's Summer Festival. |
| Notes | Signs in image: [...lly] Boy, Marilyn King, Seattle Wash. Rose of Normandie, Pacific Farms Inc., Kirkland Wash. Old Bacon Sides, U. of W. Daily, Seattle, Wash. [...afford, Bob Burns, Los Angeles, Cal. Super Sal, Corinthian Yacht Club, Seattle, Wash. Navy, Admiral Ham.
Handwritten on sleeve: KIRKLAND, Wash., Pig races.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): August 22, 1946. |
| Subjects | Pigs--Washington (State)--Kirkland; Bathing beauties--Washington (State)--Kirkland; Wreaths--Washington (State)--Kirkland; Victories--Washington (State)--Kirkland |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Kirkland |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.4912.4 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
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