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Seattle Bowl trophy with sculpture by Louise McDowell, 2001
The Seattle Bowl, previously the Oahu Bowl, was a college bowl game held for two years in this city. In 2001, Georgia Tech beat Stanford University at the previously named Safeco Field, and in 2002, Wake Forest beat the Oregon Ducks at Seahawks Stadium. The Seattle Bowl was discontinued the following year due to lack of funding. The artist for…
ID Number:2018.53.1
Date:2001
Propeller, shaft, and shaft log from Slo-Mo-Shun IV hydroplane, 1950
The Slo-Mo-Shun IV was designed by Ted Jones in conjunction with Stanley Sayres and Anchor Jensen of Jensen Motor Boat Company. Slo-Mo-Shun IV and her sister ship, Slo-Mo-Shun V, won the Gold Cup every year from 1950 to 1954. The badly twisted and broken metal pieces are what remains of the shaft and shaft log from the Slo-Mo-Shun IV when,…
ID Number:2019.33.12.ONLINE
Date:1950
Souvenir batter's helmet from the Seattle Pilots, 1969
The Seattle Pilots were a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, for one season. The Pilots played at Sick's Stadium until April 1970, when they moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and became the Brewers. The "Pilots" name came from the owner's job as a harbor pilot and Seattle's aviation industry.
ID Number:2019.42.1
Date:1969
Bobblehead figurine of Seattle Mariner's Edgar Martinez #11 commemorating his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, 2019
Edgar MartÃnez (b. 1963), is originally from Puerto Rico and he played as a designated hitter and third baseman for the Seattle Mariners from 1987 through 2004. MartÃnez was a seven-time MLB All-Star, five-time Silver Slugger, and two-time batting champion. He was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019 and these bobbleheads were handed out at a…
ID Number:2019.74.1
Date:2019
Bobblehead figurine of Fred Hutchinson celebrating his 100th birthday, 2019
Frederick Hutchinson (1919–1964) was born and raised in Seattle, and played baseball for Franklin High School and the Seattle Rainiers. He was a major league pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and the manager for three major league teams. Hutchison died of lung cancer in 1964, and his surgeon brother, Dr. William Hutchinson (1909–1997), created the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center…
ID Number:2019.101.1
Date:2019
Firearm holster from Warshal's Sporting Goods, 1950s
Adolph and William Warshal opened a pawn shop in downtown Seattle in 1922. In 1936 it moved to First and Madison and expanded into sporting goods, which became its primary business during the decades it remained at that location. Two branch stores were opened in the 1950s and 1960s, one in Ravenna and one near Northgate, but both eventually closed.…
ID Number:2019.101.2
Date:Circa 1950
Sign from formerly named Safeco Field in Seattle listing prohibited items in the ballpark, 1999
T-Mobile Park in Seattle is a retractable roof baseball park formerly sponsored by Safeco Insurance Company. At that time, the park was named Safeco Field. It is the home stadium of the Seattle Mariners baseball team and has a seating capacity of 47,929. The first game played in this park was on July 15, 1999. The naming rights for the…
ID Number:2019.102.1
Date:1999
Code of Conduct sign from formerly named Safeco Field ballpark, 1999
T-Mobile Park in Seattle is a retractable roof baseball park formerly sponsored by Safeco Insurance Company. At that time, the park was named Safeco Field. It is the home stadium of the Seattle Mariners baseball team and has a seating capacity of 47,929. The first game played in this park was on July 15, 1999. The naming rights for the…
ID Number:2019.102.2
Date:1999
Sign with Japanese characters from formerly named Safeco Field in Seattle listing prohibited items in the ballpark, 1999
T-Mobile Park in Seattle is a retractable roof baseball park formerly sponsored by Safeco Insurance Company. At that time, the park was named Safeco Field. It is the home stadium of the Seattle Mariners baseball team and has a seating capacity of 47,929. The first game played in this park was on July 15, 1999. The naming rights for the…
ID Number:2019.102.3
Date:1999
Wooden logo sign from formerly named Safeco Field ballpark, 1999
T-Mobile Park in Seattle is a retractable roof baseball park formerly sponsored by Safeco Insurance Company. At that time, the park was named Safeco Field. It is the home stadium of the Seattle Mariners baseball team and has a seating capacity of 47,929. The first game played in this park was on July 15, 1999. The naming rights for the…
ID Number:2019.102.RefOvalSign
Date:1999