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Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970
The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.27
Date:1970
Poster
Union Strong Starbucks Worker Solidarity poster, 2022
In December 2021, workers at a Starbucks location in Buffalo, New York voted to form a labor union, making it the first unionized Starbucks in the United States. In 2022, workers at many other Starbucks locations also began holding union elections. By December 2022, more than 270 stores, including several stores in Seattle, had successfully voted to unionize and join…
ID Number:2022.33.1
Date:2022
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Seafair Pirates marching in the Lake City Western Days Parade, Seattle, July 28, 1962
In 1949, younger members of Washington State Press Club formed the Ale & Quail Society. A year later, as the Seafair Pirates, they joined with other groups to create Seattle’s first Seafair. Starting with a boisterous landing in West Seattle, the Pirates still actively and noisily participate in many Seafair activities. Their main objectives are to have fun and to…
ID Number:2024.12.3
Date:1962
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Alaska Music Festival Seafair float in the Lake City Parade, Seattle, July 28, 1962
While Seafair was originally intended to celebrate the centennial of Seattle’s 1851 founding, excited planners debuted the first Seafair a year early, in August 1950. Over the years, this summer festival has grown to include parades, boat races, royalty, concerts, community festivals, concerts, and more.Lake City, in northeast Seattle, celebrates Seafair with its Western Days, featuring a salmon bake and…
ID Number:2024.12.5
Date:1962
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Rose-themed Seafair float in the Lake City Parade, Seattle, July 28, 1962
While Seafair was originally intended to celebrate the centennial of Seattle’s 1851 founding, excited planners debuted the first Seafair a year early, in August 1950. Over the years, this summer festival has grown to include parades, boat races, royalty, community festivals, parades and more.Lake City, in northeast Seattle, celebrates Seafair with its Western Days, featuring a salmon bake and a…
ID Number:2024.12.6
Date:1962
Poster
Building Trades Day for the United War Chest poster, 1942
This poster advertises Building Trades Day for the United War Chest, held on Monday, October 19, 1942, during World War II. On this day, men working on building and construction projects were asked to give a day's pay to the War Chest. Unions donated generously, with many receiving "E" (for excellence) banner blue ribbon awards. Text on poster: Some of…
ID Number:2024.15.1
Date:1942
Ephemera
Keep the Storm in Seattle poster, 2006
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Seattle lost its first women’s basketball team, the Seattle Reign, when the American Basketball League (ABL) folded in 1998, then in 1999 was awarded a WNBA franchise to begin in the 2000 season. As of 2024, the Seattle Storm has qualified for the WNBA Playoffs…
ID Number:2024.48.57
Date:2006
Program
Seattle Storm Inaugural Game program, June 1, 2000
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Seattle lost its first women’s basketball team, the Seattle Reign, when the American Basketball League (ABL) folded in 1998, then in 1999 was awarded a WNBA franchise to begin in the 2000 season. As of 2024, the Seattle Storm has qualified for the WNBA Playoffs…
ID Number:2024.48.11.1
Date:2000
Ephemera
"We Got Game 2000" souvenir WNBA card, 2000
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Seattle lost its first women’s basketball team, the Seattle Reign, when the American Basketball League (ABL) folded in 1998, then in 1999 was awarded a WNBA franchise to begin in the 2000 season. As of 2024, the Seattle Storm has qualified for the WNBA Playoffs…
ID Number:2024.48.12.1
Date:2000
Postcard
"2004 WNBA Champions!" postcard, 2004
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Seattle lost its first women’s basketball team, the Seattle Reign, when the American Basketball League (ABL) folded in 1998, then in 1999 was awarded a WNBA franchise to begin in the 2000 season. As of 2024, the Seattle Storm has qualified for the WNBA Playoffs…
ID Number:2024.48.19.1
Date:2004