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White and red Goodwill Games windbreaker jacket, 1990
This jacket, shown here with a pair of coordinating track pants, was issued to volunteers at the Seattle Goodwill Games in 1990. The jacket includes colors from the Goodwill Games logo. The games ran from July 20 to August 5, 1990, and were a huge undertaking for the city. Conceived by Ted Turner as an apolitical alternative to the Olympics,…
ID Number:2022.26.2
Date:1990
Teal Goodwill Games track pants, 1990
These track pants, shown here with a coordinating jacket, was issued to volunteers at the Seattle Goodwill Games in 1990. Teal was one of the colors in the official Goodwill Games logo. The games ran from July 20 to August 5, 1990, and were a huge undertaking for the city. Conceived by Ted Turner as an apolitical alternative to the…
ID Number:2022.26.3
Date:1990
Blue Goodwill Games track pants, 1990
These track pants, shown here with a coordinating jacket, was issued to volunteers at the Seattle Goodwill Games in 1990. This blue was one of the colors in the official Goodwill Games logo. The games ran from July 20 to August 5, 1990, and were a huge undertaking for the city. Conceived by Ted Turner as an apolitical alternative to…
ID Number:2022.26.4
Date:1990
Red Goodwill Games track pants, 1990
These track pants, shown here with a coordinating jacket, was issued to volunteers at the Seattle Goodwill Games in 1990. Red was one of the colors in the official Goodwill Games logo. The games ran from July 20 to August 5, 1990, and were a huge undertaking for the city. Conceived by Ted Turner as an apolitical alternative to the…
ID Number:2022.26.5
Date:1990
Dark blue Brase & Company necktie from the Goodwill Games, 1990
On July 20, 1990, the Goodwill Games, sponsored in large part by Ted Turner, opened in Seattle. Conceived as an apolitical alternative to the Olympics, the games promised international goodwill through world-class competition. Over 2,000 athletes from 54 countries competed in 21 sports events at the University of Washington and other cities in Washington State. This souvenir necktie was made…
ID Number:2022.26.7
Date:1990
Globe with no political boundaries, used on Bill Nye the Science Guy TV show, 1990s
The TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Bill Nye (b. 1955) grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing but also became interested in the local comedy scene. Nye became a writer and performer on the King 5 TV…
ID Number:2024.39.25
Date:Circa 1990-1999
Joe Rantz's German-made USA flag from the Berlin Olympics, 1936
Joseph Harry Rantz (1914–2007) was on the University of Washington crew team that won the Olympic gold medal in the men's eight at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He was born in Spokane and experienced a very harsh childhood, basically living by himself through high school. Despite these hardships, he succeeded in gaining admission to the UW where he…
ID Number:2024.56.1
Date:1936
Joe Rantz's USA Olympic pin in black case, 1936
Joseph Harry Rantz (1914–2007) was on the University of Washington crew team that won the Olympic gold medal in the men's eight at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He was born in Spokane and experienced a very harsh childhood, basically living by himself through high school. Despite these hardships, he succeeded in gaining admission to the UW where he…
ID Number:2024.56.2
Date:1936