Festivals, celebrations, and holidays
Sources of Japanese American community interaction included picnics, musicals, concerts, martial arts competitions, and festivals such as Bon Odori (annual Buddhist festival commemorating ancestors).
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Issei riding in parade car (ddr-densho-35-229)
These Issei are participating in Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival of 1911.
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Gold Shield Coffee parade float (ddr-densho-35-278)
Spectators watch as this float passes by during Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival.
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Parade float (ddr-densho-35-212)
Japanese Americans aboard a float in Seattle's Golden Potlatch Parade of 1911.
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Golden Potlatch parade (ddr-densho-35-210)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival that took place in July of 1911.
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Golden Potlatch parade float (ddr-densho-35-243)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival that took place in July of 1911.
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Parade in front of Seattle's Henry Building (ddr-densho-35-236)
This parade was part of the city's first Golden Potlatch festival that took place in July of 1911.
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Yakima Sheep Co. parade float (ddr-densho-35-273)
This parade was part of Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival.
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Soldiers marching in parade (ddr-densho-35-254)
Spectators watch as soldiers march by during the Golden Potlatch parade.
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Golden Potlatch festival (ddr-densho-35-241)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival that took place in July of 1911.
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Golden Potlatch parade (ddr-densho-35-209)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival that took place in July of 1911.
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Golden Potlatch festival (ddr-densho-35-216)
This parade was part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival that took place in July of 1911.
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Golden Potlatch parade (ddr-densho-35-284)
This is a view of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch parade.
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Polson Implement Co. parade float (ddr-densho-35-246)
Seattle residents watch as this float passes by during the city's first Golden Potlatch festival.
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Golden Potlatch parade (ddr-densho-35-285)
This parade is part of Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival.
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Parade float (ddr-densho-35-183)
Japanese American children aboard a replica of the Miike Maru steamship during Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival of 1911. The Miike Maru was the first ship to begin regular commercial service between Japan and North America.
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Bicyclists (ddr-densho-35-282)
These bicyclists are participating in Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival held in 1911.
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Issei in parade (ddr-densho-35-189)
Japanese American community members in a parade as part of Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival.
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Golden Potlatch parade float (ddr-densho-35-279)
Spectators watch as this float passes by during Seattle's first Golden Potlatch festival.
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Soldiers marching in parade (ddr-densho-35-252)
Seattle residents watch as soldiers march by during the Golden Potlatch parade.
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Golden Potlatch parade float (ddr-densho-35-270)
This parade was part of Seattle's Golden Potlatch festival.
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Girls on horseback (ddr-densho-35-283)
These girls are participating in Seattle's first Golden Potlatch parade.
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Parade float (ddr-densho-35-213)
Japanese American children aboard a float in Seattle's Golden Potlatch Parade of 1911.
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Parade (ddr-densho-35-186)
People marching in a parade during Seattle's Golden Potlatch Festival of 1911.