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Seattle SuperSonics signature pennant, ca. 2000
The Seattle SuperSonics were a National Basketbal Association (NBA) team based in Seattle, Washington, that played from 1967 until 2008. The Sonics, as they are more commonly referred to, won the NBA Championship in 1979, and MOHAI is the steward of the championship trophy. After the 2007-2008 season ended, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as the…
ID Number:2001.22.8
Date:Circa 2000
Kingdome Maintenance Supervisor uniform, 1999
Kingdome Maintenance Supervisor Bobby Richards wore this uniform around 1999-2000. The Kingdome, officially called the King County Multipurpose Domed Stadium, was built in 1976 south of downtown Seattle. The “SODO” neighborhood was originally named as such because it was “south of the dome.” The Kingdome was home to the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, and for a time the Seattle SuperSonics.…
ID Number:2001.22.21
Date:1999
Home plate from the Kingdome in Seattle, ca. 1990s
The Kingdome, officially called the King County Multipurpose Domed Stadium, was built in 1976 south of downtown Seattle. The “SODO” neighborhood was originally named as such because it was “south of the dome.” The Kingdome was home to the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, and for a time the Seattle SuperSonics. The domed stadium was eventually demolished by implosion in 2000…
ID Number:2001.22.22
Date:Circa 1990
Kingdome usher uniform, ca. 1976
This usher uniform was used at the Kingdome soon after it opened. It includes a pair of pants, brown turtleneck shirt, jacket, and a brown cap. The Kingdome, officially called the King County Multipurpose Domed Stadium, was built in 1976 south of downtown Seattle. The “SODO” neighborhood was originally named as such because it was “south of the dome.” The…
ID Number:2001.22.27
Date:Circa 1976
Seating sign from the Kingdome arena, ca. 1980-1999
The Kingdome, officially called the King County Multipurpose Domed Stadium, was built in 1976 south of downtown Seattle in the Sodo neighborhood. It was home to the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, and Seattle SuperSonics. It also hosted the pre-Major League Soccer Seattle Sounders, as well as other sports, concerts, and events. Some of the more popular sporting events held in…
ID Number:2001.22.31
Date:Circa 1980-1999
Home plate from Sick's Stadium in Seattle, ca. 1960s-1970s
Businessman Emil Sick bought the Seattle Indians baseball team in 1937. The appropriation of Indigenous names for professional sports teams has been popular since the 19th century and is one common example of discrimination and marginalization faced by Native peoples in the United States. Sick renamed the team the Seattle Rainiers and started work on a new steel and concrete…
ID Number:2001.22.32
Date:Circa 1960-1970
Kingdome model, ca. 1970
The Kingdome was the featured venue in Seattle sports culture from 1976-2000. The Kingdome opened in 1976 when Seattle was awarded its first NFL football team, the Seahawks, as well as a baseball team, the Mariners. Beloved by some, hated by others, "The Dome" had a troubled history, including the infamous incident in 1994 when the waterlogged interior ceiling collapsed…
ID Number:2001.22.40
Date:Circa 1970
Warshal's Sporting Goods neon sign, ca. 1935
This Art Deco neon sign once graced the front of Warshal’s Sporting Goods store that was located in downtown Seattle at the corner of First Ave and Madison Street. Warshal’s opened in 1922 and sold clothing and gear to adventurous Seattleites for nearly 80 years until it closed down in 2001.
ID Number:2001.58.1
Date:Circa 1930-1940
Banner for the Seattle 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.
ID Number:2003.36.3
Date:1990
Brakeman Bill "Big Mac" bib overalls, cap, and jacket, ca. 1955-1975
Brakeman Bill, featuring ex-DJ and sports announcer Bill McLain, was a popular weekday children's show on KTNT-TV (later KSTW-TV) in the Pacific Northwest market from 1955 to 1975. The television show was performed live and un-scripted; McLain dressed as a railroad brakeman, and drew pictures, ran elaborate model trains, showed cartoons, and interacted with puppet side-kick the Crazy Donkey, whose…
ID Number:2003.66.23REF.ONLINE
Date:Circa 1955-1975