Name/Title
Lakefair, 1973Entry/Object ID
2007-012.B307PDescription
Lakefair, 1973. These eleven black and white contact print strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images were created using five separate rolls of film, so some of the physical numbers on the strips are repeated. For the purposes of this description, these strips will be grouped according to which film roll they originally came from. Each of these groups will be assigned a lower-case letter to go along with the physical numbers on the strips (ex: 1a, 2a, 3a, 1b, 2b, 3b, etc.) to help differentiate between images. The images in group "a" show people riding a merry-go-round and a large group of people gathered at the shore of Capitol Lake in Olympia, Washington. Image 27a shows several children and a woman riding a merry-go-round. On of the horse seats is partially visible in the very near foreground of the image. Image 28a also shows several children and the same woman riding the merry-go round. A riderless horse seat is completely visible just to the left of the center of the image. Image 29a shows the woman riding one of the horse seats side-saddle. Image 30a shows two children riding on two adjacent horse seats. The child on the left is wearing pants which have a plaid pattern on the lower leg. The child on the right is wearing a horizontally-striped t-shirt. The children are looking at each other and smiling. Image 31a shows several people ordering or receiving food and beverages from an outdoor food vendor. A young man at the center of the image is taking a sip of a beverage out of a cup. Image 32a shows many people sitting and standing on a large stretch of grass at the center of the image is a barrel-type garbage can which has "OPRD" stencilled on it. Image 33a shows many people gathered under or near a large maple tree. At the center of the image is a little boy in a horizontally-striped t-shirt and pair of shorts. He is holding a balloon in his right hand. Image 34a shows a crowd of people, some of whom are seated on a long bench next to the walkway around Capitol Lake. At the bottom-left corner are a seated man and woman. Both are wearing glasses, and the man is wearing a fedora-style hat. Image 35a shows a crowd seated or standing in a grassy area near Capitol Lake. In the bottom left corner of the image is a woman wearing glasses. Only her head is visible, and she is facing toward the right-hand side of the image. Image 36a shows many people seated around the edge of Capitol Lake. At the bottom center of the image are two little girls. The girl on the left is wearing a shirt with anchors on it. Image 37a shows many people seated on the grass surrounding Capitol Lake. At the center bottom of the image are three young people. The person in the center of this group of three is looking directly at the camera. Image 38a shows many people seated around the edge of Capitol Lake, and other people walking past on the walkway behind them. A man in glasses and a small child are to the left of the center of the image, and they are both looking up at the camera. Image 39a shows a woman in a dress and long vest standing near a gate in a short fence. Her head is hanging down. Image 30a shows many people gathered near the shore of Capitol Lake. The image was captured from across a portion of the lake from the people, so the lake is occupying the image foreground. The images in group "b" show many people in the crowd at Lakefair, beauty contestants, a clown, and parade floats/vehicles. Image 8b shows people seated in folding chairs on top of a building. Many people are also visible standing on the ground next to the building. Image 9b shows a portion of the crowd. A person partially visible at the right-hand edge of the image is resting their head on their hands. Image 10b shows another section of the crowd. In the very near foreground is the head of a man wearing a hat with one side of the brim folded up and attached to the crown. Image 11b shows a woman in beauty pageant regalia. She is likely the 1973 Lakefair Queen. She is facing directly toward the camera. Image 12b again shows the Lakefair Queen, but she is facing toward the left-hand side of the image frame. Image 13b shows a young woman in a tank top and wearing a lei around her neck. She is facing toward the left-hand side of the image frame and waving. There is a sign partially visible in the bottom right corner which reads "DOLBEER and STEAM D..." Image 14b shows a clown driving a go-cart. The clown is facing toward the left-hand side of the image frame. Image 15b is similar to the previous image, but the photographer has either zoomed in on or moved closer to the clown. The clown is also here facing toward the right-hand side of the image frame. Image 16b shows a musical band riding on a truck/float in the Lakefair parade. A sign on the float reads "INTERNATIONAL MUSIC, DANCING, AND FOOD, SMC CAMPUS AUG. 24, 25, 26. The saxophonist in the picture is not playing in the image, and he is looking toward his left. Image 21b is similar to the previous image, but the photographer has either zoomed in or moved closer to the float. The saxophonist is also playing here. Image 22b shows the same float from the previous two images, but from the rear of the float. In this image, it is shown that the float is also pulling a sports car on a flat-bed. Image 23b shows a portrait-style photo of the Lakefair Queen. The images in group "c" show the Lakefair parade. Image 10c shows many people gathered alongside a city street. A "No Parking" sign is visible near the top right corner of the image. Image 11c shows many people gathered alongside a city street. This image was captured from across the street from the people. There are two small trees visible immediately behind the crowd. Image 12c again shows the crowd. The back end of a float is visible passing the crowd, and there is a woman in a gown waving to the crowd from the float. Image 13b shows another part of the crowd gathered alongside the street. In this image, the crowd occupies the left-hand side of the image. Image 22c shows a wider-angle view of the truck/float carrying the sign about the "INTERNATIONAL MUSIC, DANCING AND FOOD" festival at Saint Martin's. Visible on the front bumper of the float is a sign which reads "COME TO THE FESTIVAL." Image 23c shows the band playing on the float. A sign hanging from the float near the saxophonist reads "The Johnny Lewis QUARTET." The front half of the car being carried on the float is visible at the right-hand side of the image. Image 24c again shows the float Near the right-hand edge of the image a woman in a flapper-style dress is visible facing away from the camera. Image 25c shows another shot of the float, but the photgrapher has zoomed out even further. The entirety of the float is visible in this image. The images in group "d" show performances, rides and spectators at Lakefair. Image 41d shows a woman in a gown and holding a bouquet speaking into a microphone. The Washington State Capitol is visible in the background. Image 42d shows several of the carnival rides at Lakefair. Image 43d shows two men speaking to eacother onstage. Six women in gowns are visible seated on the stage behind the men. The man on the right is Dick Pust. Image 44d shows a man in glasses speaking to Dick Pust at the microphone. A woman in a gown, cape and tiara is standing to the right, The man speaking to Dick Pust in the previous image is standing alongside the woman in the tiara. Image 1d shows a small child seated on the ground near the lake and clapping. The child is looking directly toward the left-hand side of the image frame. Image 2d is very similar to the previous image, but the child's head is turned more toward the camera. Image 3d shows a man on stage standing on top of a log and chopping at it with an axe. Image 4d shows the woman in the gown and tiara standing very near to a man in glasses and a blazer on the stage. The images in group "e" show the Lakefair crowd amongst the vendors and food stands. Many of the covers for the stands are striped. Image 35e shows many people milling about near the various Lakefair stands and food vendors. A triangular, striped tent/cover is fully visible near the right-hand edge of the image. Image 36e is nearly identical to the previous image, but the photographer has panned toward the left, making the striped cover from the previous image only partly visible. Image 37e is similar to the previous two image, but the photographer has panned back toward the right and upward.Made/Created
Date made
1973 - 1973Place
City
OlympiaCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Film Size: 35 mm
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic EmulsionLexicon
Search Terms
People, Events, Lake Fair, Capitol Lake, Washington State Capitol BuildingRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Dick Pust