116 results for: Miller, Robert H.
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Jimmy Gabriel at Seattle Sounders' first practice, May 1, 1974
The Seattle Sounders were a soccer team playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1983. They were the first professional soccer team in Seattle, and were popular from the beginning; in their first season they hosted NASL's first sell-out game, filling Memorial Stadium with 13,876 fans. In its early seasons, most players were foreign-born and brought…
ID Number:2002.46.1014.36
Date:1974
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Street clock outside Carroll's Jewelers, Seattle, February 1975
This street clock was commissioned by Thomas J. Carroll, the founder of Carroll’s Fine Jewelry, established in 1895 in Seattle. The clock was made by Seattle clockmakers Joseph Mayer and Sons and stood for decades at the jewelry store’s entrance at Fourth Avenue and Pike Street. Carroll's Fine Jewelry closed in 2008, and that same year the clock was moved…
ID Number:2002.46.1358.22
Date:1975
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UW students marching to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975
On May 13, 1975, more than 1,000 University of Washington (UW) students participated in a march to protest the firing of Gary Padilla, director of the Chicano Studies program, and Juan Sanchez, director of the Chicano division of the Office of Minority Affairs. Rosa Morales, a secretary in Padilla’s office, was also suspended for 15 days. The employees were accused…
ID Number:2002.46.1517.6
Date:1975
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UW students gathered in Red Square to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975
On May 13, 1975, more than 1,000 University of Washington (UW) students participated in a march to protest the firing of Gary Padilla, director of the Chicano Studies program, and Juan Sanchez, director of the Chicano division of the Office of Minority Affairs. Rosa Morales, a secretary in Padilla’s office, was also suspended for 15 days. The employees were accused…
ID Number:2002.46.1517.15A
Date:1975
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UW students marching to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975
On May 13, 1975, more than 1,000 University of Washington (UW) students participated in a march to protest the firing of Gary Padilla, director of the Chicano Studies program, and Juan Sanchez, director of the Chicano division of the Office of Minority Affairs. Rosa Morales, a secretary in Padilla’s office, was also suspended for 15 days. The employees were accused…
ID Number:2002.46.1517.30
Date:1975
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Ted Williams holding bat during tour of the Kingdome, January 1976
Ted Williams (1918-2002) was one of the most successful hitters in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox, from 1939 to 1960, though he did not play from 1940 to 1943 in order to serve in World War II and missed most of the 1952 and 1953 seasons when he was recalled…
ID Number:2002.46.2178.13
Date:1976
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Ted Williams touring the Kingdome, January 1976
Ted Williams (1918-2002) was one of the most successful hitters in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. He played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox, from 1939 to 1960, though he did not play from 1940 to 1943 in order to serve in World War II and missed most of the 1952 and 1953 seasons when he was recalled…
ID Number:2002.46.2178.19
Date:1976
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Henry Jackson throwing ceremonial pitch at first Mariners game, April 6, 1977
The Mariners were Seattle’s second Major League Baseball team, after the Seattle Pilots played one season in 1969 before moving to Milwaukee and becoming the Brewers. Slade Gorton, Washington’s Attorney General, sued the American League for breaking a lease and failing to fulfill its promise to field a baseball team in Seattle. The suit was settled with a deal –…
ID Number:2002.46.2311.10
Date:1977
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Bob Stinson and Danny Kaye shaking hands at first Mariners game, April 6, 1977
The Mariners were Seattle’s second Major League Baseball team, after the Seattle Pilots played one season in 1969 before moving to Milwaukee and becoming the Brewers. Slade Gorton, Washington’s Attorney General, sued the American League for breaking a lease and failing to fulfill its promise to field a baseball team in Seattle. The suit was settled with a deal –…
ID Number:2002.46.2311.15
Date:1977
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Mariners dugout at first Mariners game, April 6, 1977
The Mariners were Seattle’s second Major League Baseball team, after the Seattle Pilots played one season in 1969 before moving to Milwaukee and becoming the Brewers. Slade Gorton, Washington’s Attorney General, sued the American League for breaking a lease and failing to fulfill its promise to field a baseball team in Seattle. The suit was settled with a deal –…
ID Number:2002.46.2311.29
Date:1977