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Al Hostak and Freddie Steele boxing program, July 26, 1938
Seattle boxing champ Albert Paul "Al" Hostak (1916-2006), nicknamed "the Savage Slav," was born in Minneapolis to Czech immigrants who later moved to Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. He dropped out of Cleveland High School at 16 years old to pursue a career in boxing, and had his debut fight in 1932. He retired from boxing in 1949 with a record of…
ID Number:1982.216.115
Date:1938
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Al Hostak and Kid Matthews boxing program, September 29, 1942
Seattle boxing champ Albert "Al" Hostak (1916-2006), nicknamed "the Savage Slav," was born in Minneapolis to Czech immigrants who later moved to Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. He dropped out of Cleveland High School at 16 years old to pursue a career in boxing, and had his debut fight in 1932. He retired from boxing in 1949 with a record of 64…
ID Number:1982.216.135
Date:1942
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Women playing volleyball at the University of Washington , circa 1923
Women's sports became very popular at universities in the 1920s. For much of the 1800s, athletic activities for women were considered improper and even harmful. In this photo, two University of Washington students pose with a volleyball. They are wearing typical women's athletic uniforms of the 1920s: a blouse and jumper with bloomers. Webster & Stevens number: 103533
ID Number:1983.10.134.5
Date:Circa 1923
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Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons in boxing match, Shelby, Montana, July 4, 1923
Jack "The Manassa Mauler" Dempsey was the Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1919 to 1926. He originated from the small mining town of Manassa, Colorado. His career began unofficially as he traveled around the West by hopping freight trains and challenging the miners and lumbermen to barroom brawls using the name "Kid Blackie." Beating the giant, Jess Willard, in…
ID Number:1983.10.260.2
Date:1923
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Women's rifle team at the University of Washington, circa 1925
In the 1920s, the women's rifle team at the University of Washington was the only women's athletic team that competed against other universities. Shooting matches were held simultaneously and the results telegraphed between the teams.In this photo, taken around 1925, the women's rifle team poses at the University of Washington range. Webster & Stevens number: 111499
ID Number:1983.10.402.2
Date:Circa 1925
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Boys' baseball team, circa 1925
Some of Seattle's fraternal organizations sponsored baseball teams and other activities for young people. The team in this photo, taken in the 1920s, may be a team sponsored by the Catholic Order of Foresters' St. Alphonsus Court in Ballard. Written on original sleeve: Mr. Olmer ball teamWebster & Stevens number: 111522
ID Number:1983.10.404.1
Date:Circa 1925
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Shouting out the football game, November 14, 1925
In 1925, the University of Washington Huskies played the University of California Bears in Berkeley. An estimated 80,000 Seattle fans crowded to listen as the key plays were shouted from an upper window of the Seattle Times Square Building. In this photo, a young woman uses a megaphone to describe the game to the Seattle fans. Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.574.1
Date:1925
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Captain of a victorious football team being welcomed back to Seattle, November 16, 1925
Fullback Elmer Tesreau led the underdog University of Washington football team to victory against the University of California Bears. In this photo, excited football fans carry Elmer Tesreau from the Seattle train station after his return from the game. Webster & Stevens number: 113391
ID Number:1983.10.576
Date:1925
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Football team with phonograph at the University of Washington , ca. 1925
The University of Washington Huskies football team had a championship season in 1925. In this photo, members of the team play their portable phonograph as they goof off for the photographer. The record player was powered by a crank on the side. Webster & Stevens number: 113685
ID Number:1983.10.581.1
Date:1925
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Students in front of columns on University of Washington campus, Seattle, circa 1925
Stylishly dressed golfers gather in front of the Ionic columns "Loyalty," "Industry," "Faith," and "Efficiency." Originally part of the first Territorial University building downtown, the 24-foot hand-fluted cedar columns were saved and brought to the new campus when the building was torn down. The columns were moved once again in 1921 to this final home in the tree-enclosed Sylvan Theater…
ID Number:1983.10.589
Date:Circa 1925