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Image of University of Washington football team, Seattle, October 31, 1927
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University of Washington football team, Seattle, October 31, 1927

Led by head coach Enoch "Baggy" Bagshaw, the 1927 University of Washington's football team had a record of 9-2. This group portrait of the team was taken at the end of October. Handwritten on sleeve: U.S. Football Squad 1927 - 10-31-27.Webster & Stevens number: 128071
ID Number:1983.10.946.1
Date:1927
Image of Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1928
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Edmundson Pavilion, University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1928

This athletic facility was originally named the Men's Athletic Pavilion, but was renamed Hec Edmundson Pavilion in the mid-1940s to honor Clarence "Hec" Edmundson, a longtime basketball and track and field coach. Handwritten on sleeve: Mens Gym U of W Ext.Webster & Stevens number: 128349
ID Number:1983.10.959.1
Date:Circa 1928
Image of University of Washington varsity crew team, Seattle, May 15, 1928
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University of Washington varsity crew team, Seattle, May 15, 1928

Rowing was added to the University of Washington's sports curriculum in 1904. By the 1920s, the team had become a serious challenge to the eastern universities which had dominated the sport for decades. In this photo, the 8-man varity crew of 1928 poses on a dock. The coxswain, who calls the strokes, squats in front. Handwritten on sleeve: U of…
ID Number:1983.10.963.2
Date:1928
Image of University of Washington crew in action, circa 1930
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University of Washington crew in action, circa 1930

Each of the rowing shells used by the championship University of Washington team held eight men and a coxswain (pronounced COX-en). It is the coxswain who calls the strokes and steers the boat. The lightweight western cedar racing shells were designed and built on campus. This photo shows an eight-man shell streaking through the water. Webster & Stevens number: 135200
ID Number:1983.10.975
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Football team at the University of Washington, circa 1919
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Football team at the University of Washington, circa 1919

The University of Washington's football program was suspended during World War I because so many male students were serving in the military. After the men returned, the University continued to build its championship teams. This photo, taken about 1919, shows an early post-war football team posed in formation in the university's early stadium, University Field. The men have removed their…
ID Number:1983.10.1758.2
Date:Circa 1919
Image of Ice hockey team from the University of Washington, circa 1921
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Ice hockey team from the University of Washington, circa 1921

The University of Washington added ice hockey to its roster of men's "minor sports" in 1921. Although the hockey program received no money that year, the team played two games against the University of British Columbia. A local hockey professional coached the team and practices were held downtown in the Seattle Arena. In this photo, probably taken in 1921, members…
ID Number:1983.10.2048.1
Date:Circa 1921
Image of University of Washington crew team in shells, Seattle, 1921
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University of Washington crew team in shells, Seattle, 1921

Rowing was added to the University of Washington's sports curriculum in 1904. By the 1920s, the team had become a serious challenge to the eastern universities which had dominated the sport for decades. Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Cre in Shells 1921Webster & Stevens number: 84918
ID Number:1983.10.2072.1
Date:1921
Image of University of Washington football team, Seattle, 1898
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University of Washington football team, Seattle, 1898

The University of Washington played its first-ever football game on Thanksgiving Day, 1889, at the Jefferson Street Park, just east of downtown. In the next decade the university moved to its present site five miles north of downtown, in a wooded area bordering Lake Washington. Football games were played at old Denny Field on the northwest corner of the campus…
ID Number:1983.10.2260
Date:1898
Image of Football team at the University of Washington, circa 1920
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Football team at the University of Washington, circa 1920

In the early 1920s, football uniforms had much less padding than today's uniforms. In addition, games were played on grass rather than artificial turf. In this photo, taken in the early 1920s, the football team sitting on wooden bleachers. The team had one African American member, Hamilton L. Greene, of Seattle. Webster & Stevens number: 86913
ID Number:1983.10.2354
Date:Circa 1920
Image of University of Washington football team, Seattle, 1896
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University of Washington football team, Seattle, 1896

The University of Washington played its first-ever football game on Thanksgiving Day, 1889, at the Jefferson Street Park, just east of downtown. In the next decade the university moved to its present site five miles north of downtown, in a wooded area bordering Lake Washington. Football games were played at old Denny Field on the northwest corner of the campus…
ID Number:1983.10.2395
Date:1896
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