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| Title | Pirates of the Seattle Seafair celebration posing for the camera near the waterfront on Elliott Bay, ca. 1950's |
| Photographer | Ogawa, Elmer, 1906-1970 |
| Date | ca. 1950's |
| Notes | Ogawa 12-11-3d |
| Contextual Notes | The first Seafair festival took place from August 11 to August 20, 1950. The celebration was designed to attract tourists and to reinforce Seattle's position as the self-proclaimed "boating capital of the world" through water-themed events and attractions. Hundreds of thousands of people attended over 100 events throughout King County, which included boat and bicycle races, water-skiing competitions, musical performances, neighborhood parades and parties, and coronation ceremonies for Seafair water kings and queens. The tradition continues to this day, and is perhaps best known for the hydroplane races that take place on Lake Washington, the aerial acrobatics of the Navy's Blue Angels, and the elaborate Seafair Torchlight Parade that closes the festival each year.
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| Subjects (LCTGM) | Festivals--Washington (State)--Seattle; Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle; Fraternal organizations--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Seafair |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Society and Culture Collection
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| Order Number | SOC3599
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Repository Collection | Elmer Ogawa Collection. PH Coll 178 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanner in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2012 |
