A young Japanese-American couple dance in the Fife High School gymnasium during a Japanese bazaar. He wears a letterman's sweater. (T. Times).

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A large group of young, predominately Japanese, couples dance on the Fife High School gymnasium floor during a Japanese bazaar. (T. Times).

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Three young Japanese women enjoy refreshments and sodas at a Japanese bazaar held in the Fife High School gymnasium. One girl holds what appears to be a sugar coated doughnut. (T. Times).

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Three Japanese men spin a bicycle wheel at one of the games of chance offered at a Japanese bazaar held in the Fife High School Gymnasium. (T. Times).

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Three young Japanese-American girls and their mothers enjoy the food served at a Japanese bazaar held in the Fife High School gymnasium. One girl clutches her bottle of soda, while another girl holds a small purse. (T. Times).

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Two photographers with a large format box camera photograph a group of people attending a Japanese bazaar held in the Fife High School gymnasium. A banner on the window denotes "Bingo, 5 (cents)". (T. Times).

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Four Japanese women arrange several pumpkin pies on a table for a Japanese bazaar in Fife. (T. Times).

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State Champion Fife High School Trojans tumble to the ground in a heap in this November 1939 portrait. The victorious Trojans won the State Class B Football Championship with a 7-0 victory over the favored Poulsbo Vikings. At the top of the pyramid is Pete Mello. Directly below are Pete Cereghino, Frank Spear and Milton Iida. 3rd Row: Seiichi Yamada, Bob Vinson and Frank Evancich. 4th Row: Kenji Yaguchi, Masaru Tamura, Yohei Sagami and Joe Trucco. Bottom row: Howard Bryan, Willie Haminishi, Tom Pruett and Ben Holdner. The Trojans, under the direction of Coach Bill Vinson, had a 10 game unbeaten season, and were the state's highest scoring team, scoring 328 points to their opponents' 19. Although much of the team was small and outweighed by their opponents, they were fast and agile. (T. Times 11/16/1939, pg. 19; 11/18/1939, pg. 13)

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ca. 1939. Group portrait of Fife High School football team, the Trojans. Coach Bill Vinson at far right rear. Player number 10 is Frank Spear, cited by the Tacoma Times as a player of the week. Half of the team is made up of Japanese-American players. Fife was having a very successful year, winning 9 straight games on their way to becoming the Pierce County B League Champions. They continued on to defeat the favored Poulsbo Vikings 7-0 to become the State Champions. Although the Trojan linemen were much outweighed, in one case by over 40 pounds; they were faster and more agile than their opponents. (T. Times 11/16/1939, pg. 19; 11/18/1939, pg. 13)

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ca. 1939. Group portrait of Fife High School football team, the Trojans. Coach Bill Vinson at far right rear. Player number 10 identified as Frank Spear. Approximately half of the team is made up of Japanese Americans. The 1939 Trojans were the State Class B Football Champions. They were also the state's highest scoring team; finishing the season with 328 points and a ten game unbeaten streak. (T.Times 11/16/39, pg. 19; 11/18/39, pg. 13)

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Coach Bill Vinson led the Fife High School basketball team to an 11 and 1 record in 1941. That was good enough for the League Championship. The team included: (back, l to r) Willard Ogden, Bill Haminshi, Frank Spear, Mel Rowe, Frank Evancich. (front) Yahachi Sagami, Bob Vinson, Roy Herting, Frank Dreyer, Dave Wilcox, Coach Bill Vinson. (T. Times 3/3/1941, pg. 11)

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Fife High Basketball Team, 1941 League Champions. Back, L to R: ?, Frank Spear, Yahachi Sagami, Willard Ogden, Bill Haminshi, Frank Evancich, ?. Front: Mel Rowe, Frank Dreyer, Bob Vinson, Roy Herting, Dave Wilcox, Coach Bill Vinson.

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Fife High Basketball Team, 1941 League Champion. L to R. Back: Yahachi Sagami, Bill Haminshi, Frank Spear, Mel Rowe, Frank Evancich. Front: Willard Ogden, Bob Vinson, Roy Herting, Frank Dreyer, Dave Wilcox, and Coach Bill Vinson, marking game strategy on the floor. (T.Times, 3/3/1941, p. 11)

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Fife High School 1950 graduation class. Diplomas were presented to sixty-two seniors by Erling Thompson during ceremonies in the school auditorium. Music was provided by the high school band. (TNT, 6/2/1950, p.B-6) Fife High School - Class of 1950 SEATED: Shirley Francis, Dona Finlayson, Marlyce Reed, Joan Leighton, Barbara Harris, Helen Stalder, Kathleen Swansby, Eleanor Streich, and Vernel Bartholomew. ROW TWO: Margaret Vogel, Joan Knudsen, Jane Maxwell, Louise Nase, Barbara Wilson, Gloria Altomare, Shigeko Watanabe, Harumi Iwakiri, Shirley Envolsen, Lorna Blair, Charlotte LaQua, and Shirley Eckenrode. ROW THREE: Ronald Marzano, Robert Moser, Marvin Rivenes, Dwayne Padgett, Alden Peppel, Mickey Pettey, Robert Firth, Hiroshi Kajimura, Loren Evanson, Louis Torre, Louis Boitano, Rudolph Johnson. ROW FOUR: Jack Stalder, George (Wayne) Griffin, Marvin Ofstad, Lois Kepka, Barbara Sweet, Marianne Perrin, Georgia Pearson, Joan Cross, Jeanette Ruscher, Lorraine Cook, Janet Miller, Maureen Muchlinski, Charles LeTavec, and Louis (James) Koch. TOP ROW: John Cerqui, Fred Spencer, Edwin Kern, Milton (Odell) Wallace, Howard Blancher, Jr., Warren Richards, Jack Kotchkoe, Henry Lange, Jr., William Schlumpf, John Emenegger, Jr., Walford Holmquist, Herman Olsen, Jr., Ronald Clarkson, Melvin Hamre, and Jim Shimizu.

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Fife High School was having their annual spring festival; they would be crowning their May Queen during their festivities on May 12, 1949. View of Fife High School's May Queen, Deloris Peters; she is dressed in a beautiful white gown and wearing the queen's cape (T.N.T., 5/14/49, p. 9- alt. photo.).

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