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Image of Bobblehead, WNBA Seattle Storm basketball player, Swin Cash #2, 2010

Bobblehead, WNBA Seattle Storm basketball player, Swin Cash #2, 2010

This bobblehead was handed out to fans during the 2010 season, which was when the Seattle Storm won their second Women's National Basketball (WNBA) championship. Swin Cash played for the Storm from 2008 to 2011 and, in 2022, she was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
ID Number:2024.48.4
Date:2010
Image of Quilt made by Odessa Davis, 1965

Quilt made by Odessa Davis, 1965

This quilt was hand stitched by Odessa Davis for Lora-Ellen McKinney and came with a matching pillow (see 2025.17.2). Davis was born in Texas and came to Seattle sometime before 1950. She and her husband Ernest attended Mount Zion Baptist Church which was near their home on 25th Ave East. Dr. Lora-Ellen McKinney is the daughter of Rev. Dr. Samuel…
ID Number:2025.17.1
Date:1965
Image of Pillow made by Odessa Davis, 1965

Pillow made by Odessa Davis, 1965

This pillow was made by Odessa Davis for Lora-Ellen McKinney with a matching quilt (see 2025.17.1). Davis was born in Texas and came to Seattle sometime before 1950. She and her husband Ernest attended Mount Zion Baptist Church which was near their home on 25th Ave East. Dr. Lora-Ellen McKinney is the daughter of Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney, longtime…
ID Number:2025.17.2
Date:1965
Image of Plastic figurine of Seattle SuperSonics basketball player #10 Nate McMillan, 2002

Plastic figurine of Seattle SuperSonics basketball player #10 Nate McMillan, 2002

Natel McMillan was born in 1964 and was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 1986. He spent his entire 12-year playing career with the team and went on to coach for another seven years. McMillan was dubbed "Mr. Sonic" for his many years of service to the team and his No. 10 jersey was retired by the Sonics in 1999.
ID Number:LOAN.SONICS.087
Date:2002
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