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Fleet Week returns to Seafair!! USCG ??⚓️

Seafair has hosted Fleet Week on the Seattle Waterfront since 1950 in celebration of the men and women who serve our country. U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and Royal Canadian Navy. The Seattle Fire Department fireboat Leschi is spraying to welcome them, off Alki. In addition to the U.S. Navy’s USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) …

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Clam Eating Contest, Seattle Fire Department, July 15, 1970

Color, no sound. Footage of the Far Western Classic round of the Put Up or Clam Up International Clam-Eating Contest at Ivar’s Acres of Clams, Pier 54 on the Seattle waterfront. Seattle firefighter, Bill Ormbreak is crowned the winner after eating 154 clams in six minutes. The Put Up or Clam Up International Clam-Eating Contest …

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