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| Title | Chinese parade, September 13, 1909 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1909 |
| Caption | Seattle's Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opened on the University of Washington campus in July 1909. Each day of the exposition was filled with parades, celebrations, and other special events. China Day, September 13, was one of the most popular events of the fair. The program included a parade of Chinese residents with a dragon, floats, bands, and warriers in costume. The day ended with fireworks.
This photo shows a crowd watching the Chinese parade on Second Avenue. It took a line of thirty to fifty men to carry the 150-foot long dragon. So many of Seattle's Chinese residents took part in the parade that most Chinatown businesses closed for the day. |
| Subjects | Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)
Chinese--Performances & portrayals
Crowds
Dragons
Parades & processions |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.)
Second Avenue (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.8420 |
| 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 | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 5 x 7 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 11, 048 |
