No way such a diving board would exist today. But it did when this photo was taken June 25, 1936, at Green Lake. At 16 feet, the board’s high platform is 4 feet higher than what is now allowed in Seattle parks. And all those kids crowded at the top? No, no. Only one diver at a time, please. (Seattle Municipal Archives)
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FILE – Simone Biles, of the United States, poses wearing her bronze medal from balance beam competition during artistic gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, at the White House next week. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File) WX106 WX106

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Eleven-month-old Harrison doesn’t seem to interested as his mom, Bonney Chaney of Maple Valley poses with Lenora, 2 1/2, for photographer Erin Hedin of Erin Hedin Photography at Gene Coulon Park in Renton Wednesday, June 15, 2022. There was a slight break from rain Wednesday, but later in the afternoon there is a 100% chance of more. Thursday is expected to be dry and showers return on Friday. 220713

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Two children throw works in the water at North Beach with a view of Deception Pass Bridge in the background.

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Danish artist Thomas Dambo’s “Nordic Swan” is guided onto a forklift during installation at the National Nordic Museum in Ballard. The sculpture Is made of hundreds of recycled plastic buckets and wood. It represents the country’s national bird. With a wingspan of about 13-feet, the sculpture weighs 200-pounds and will sit upon base at the entrance to the museum. On July 7, the Danish ambassador, her excellency Lone Dencker Wisborg, will visit the museum to celebrate the installation and do a presentation on sustainability and art. It’ll be on display until the end of the year. Dambo uses discarded and recycled materials in his art. Here’s a link to a video: https://thomasdambo.com/works/nordic-swan-2/ Ref to more photos online LO Linesonly Thursday June 30, 2022 220847
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Downtown Seattle – Seattle Pride Parade – 062622 A performer with Entre Hermanos looks up into the sun with rose shaped sunglasses during the Pride Parade Sunday, June 26, 2022 in Seattle, Wash. 220748
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Women’s rights supporters, from left, Lacy Nadeau, Carolyn Nadeau, Rebecca Rutzick and Joe Ward, all of Olympia, Wash., rally on the Capitol Campus in Olympia, Wash., Friday, June 24, 2022, following the morning’s announcement of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade. (Tony Overman/The News Tribune via AP) WATAC103 WATAC103
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Warren G. Magnuson Park – model airplanes LO – Lines Only – 062022 Taking advantage of calm winds and nice weather, Gene Stubbs launches his Moth model airplane into the sky at Warren G. Magnuson Park Monday, June 20, 2022 in Seattle, Wash. The Moth was developed in the 1930s by de Havilland and Stubbs version is a “free flight” model airplane meaning it is powered only by a rubber band propeller. 220753
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Great day to take to the air at Seattle’s Magnuson Park