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Knit Seattle Kraken hat, 2021
Founded in 2018, the Kraken are the first professional hockey team to play in Seattle since the Seattle Totems, who ended their run in 1975. The Kraken are also the first Seattle hockey team to compete for the Stanley Cup since the Seattle Metropolitans, who won it in 1917.
ID Number:2022.KrakenHat
Date:2021
Westland Seattle Kraken whiskey bottle, 2022
Westland Distillery is a Seattle business co-founded by Matt Hofmann who studied Economics at the University of Washington before earning his Master of Arts degree from Heriot Watt University in Scotland. In 2015, the distillery was named Whiskey of the Year by the American Distilling Institute. This bottle features the Seattle Kraken who are the first professional hockey team to…
ID Number:2023.7.1
Date:2022
Trick water ski from Century 21, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
The Seattle World's Fair in 1962 featured a Ski Show that was sponsored by local beer distributor Olympia Brewing Company whose tagline was "It's the water." The water spectacular was held in the 12,600-seat Memorial Stadium where a 26-foot wide and four-foot high oval-shaped tank, or 'aquadome,' was built to contain 700,000 gallons of water. Shows featured high speed water…
ID Number:2023.9.1
Date:1962
Collection of pep buttons, 1968-1971
These “pep buttons” belonged to a donor who attended Rainier Beach High School from 1968 to 1971. They were shared among students to create excitement around sports games and beating other schools in the district. This collection includes all the Seattle Public High Schools at the time (Ballard, Cleveland, Franklin, Garfield, Ingraham, Lincoln, Nathan Hale, Chief Sealth, Queen Anne, Roosevelt,…
ID Number:2023.23.ONLINE
Date:1968-1971
CD single for song "Supersonics" by the Presidents of the United States of America, 1996
The Presidents of the United States of America was an alternative rock band formed in Seattle in 1993. Their song "Supersonics" was released as a promotional CD during the Seattle basketball team’s appearance in the 1996 NBA Finals. The music was the same as their song "Supermodel," but with rewritten lyrics which named stars of the team such as Gary…
ID Number:2023.25.1
Date:1996
Seattle Seawolves jersey, 2020
The Seattle Seawolves are a professional rugby union team founded in 2017. They were one of seven founding teams in the Major League Rugby league, which was formed in 2017 and started play in 2018. The Seawolves won the inaugural championship against the Glendale Raptors, and the 2019 championship against the San Diego Legion. This jersey is from the 2020…
ID Number:2023.25.2
Date:2020
Spacie the Needle costume headpiece, 1979
Spacie the Needle was created by Brian Keil when he entered an "International Mascot Contest" promoted by the Seattle Mariners baseball team and held in the Kingdome in 1979. This 12-foot tall costume consists of a Space Needle headpiece, white Mariners jersey and long white pants, and 4-foot stilts, making it one of the tallest in the mascot world. There…
ID Number:2023.32.1
Date:1979
Scroll featuring a hand-written Seattle SuperSonics poem and artwork by Sharon Chow, ca. 1981
The author and artist of this poem, Sharon Chow, submitted this work as part of a contest to nominate a Sonics fan. Sharon chose to nominate her father, Jan Wong, and created this scroll featuring not only the poem but detailed painted images of several members of the Sonics team including Lenny Wilkins (coach), Downtown Freddy Brown, Jack Sikma, Lonnie…
ID Number:2023.40.1
Date:Circa 1980-1981
Seattle Pilots Louisville Slugger Little League baseball bat with Don Mincher signature, 1969
The Pilots baseball team were launched in Seattle as an American League team in 1969. They became the Milwaukee Brewers after their one and only season. The donor of this Little League bat, which is shorter than regulation length, was 13 when he received it as a souvenir at a Pilots game in Sick's Stadium. He remembers being thrilled for…
ID Number:2023.42.1
Date:1969
Sunglasses from Megan Rapinoe's final game, 2023
Megan Rapinoe (b. 1985) is a former professional soccer player who played for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team Seattle OL Reign (originally Seattle Reign FC) for 10 years before retiring at the end of the 2023 season. Her last regular season home game, on October 6, 2023, featured a celebration called "Forever Reign: A Celebration of Megan Rapinoe"…
ID Number:2023.Rapinoe.3
Date:2023