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Image of Clock made by Joseph Mayer & Bros. for Crown Prince Hirohito, 1916
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Clock made by Joseph Mayer & Bros. for Crown Prince Hirohito, 1916

Joseph Mayer and Bros. jewelry business was founded in Seattle in 1897. The company also manufactured a number of street clocks during the first few decades of the 1900s. In 1916, Japanese residents of Washington, Montana, and Alaska commissioned a clock from Joseph Mayer & Bros. to present as a gift to Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan. The clock had…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.58
Date:1916
Image of Seattle Pilots promotional photograph, 1969
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Seattle Pilots promotional photograph, 1969

Members of the Major League Baseball team the Seattle Pilots pose here in Sick's Stadium as a promotion for their 1969 inaugural season. Unfortunately, it would also be their last season. In 1967, Major League owners awarded an American League franchise to Dewey and Max Sorian, with the promise to the American League that a new stadium would be built…
ID Number:1981.7226.1
Date:1969
Image of Brand family children, Seattle, circa 1901
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Brand family children, Seattle, circa 1901

August and Anna Brand immigrated from Sweden in 1883 and had three children. This photo shows their older son Garfield with his sister Viola on the right, and a cousin, Frida Gabrielson on the left. Frida and Viola were roughly the same age, and Frida lived with the Brand family between 1900 and 1907. Stamped on mount: Ball & Sons,…
ID Number:1981.7328.12
Date:Circa 1901
Image of South Park Fieldhouse and playground, Seattle, circa 1913
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South Park Fieldhouse and playground, Seattle, circa 1913

The South Park Fieldhouse was one of the first recreation buildings constructed by the Seattle Parks Department and served the diverse community of South Park. Dedicated in 1913, the field house contained a gym complete with lockers and showers, a social room, a crafts room, kitchen, and staff room. The ball field was used by a variety of sports organizations,…
ID Number:1982.156.6
Date:Circa 1913
Image of Boys' baseball team, 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
Image of Men with Rainiers pennant outside Sick's Stadium, Seattle, circa 1939
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Men with Rainiers pennant outside Sick's Stadium, Seattle, circa 1939

Businessman Emil Sick bought the Seattle Indians baseball team in 1937 and renamed it the Seattle Rainiers. He also started work on a new steel and concrete baseball stadium in Rainier Valley, south of downtown. Sick's Seattle Stadium opened in June 1938. Here, three men stand outside the stadium with a team banner. Handwritten on sleeve: Rainiers Pennant & Cars…
ID Number:1983.10.4854.1
Date:Circa 1939
Image of Second and Yesler, 1905
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Second and Yesler, 1905

Signs in image: Base Ball [on streetcar]. Butler. Wilson Whiskey - That's All! Restaurant. Barberis. Copeland Medical Institute. Collins. Wilson's Modern Business College. Western Mutual Fire Insurance Ass'n. Wilson & Phillips. Cafe. Handwritten on sleeve: Second Ave. from Yesler Way, 1905.Webster & Stevens number: 2127
ID Number:1983.10.6856
Date:1905
Image of Children in wading pool at Lincoln Park, Seattle, circa 1911
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Children in wading pool at Lincoln Park, Seattle, circa 1911

Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill, so named because of the Lincoln Reservoir near Broadway and Pine Streets, once had many attractions for Seattle's children: a wading pool, sand pile, playground, and large ball field. As the city grew and the neighborhood's population changed, there were fewer families with young children. By the 1930s, complaints were heard about deteriorating playground equipment,…
ID Number:1983.10.7988
Date:Circa 1911
Image of Baseball fans entering Dugdale ballpark, Seattle, 1921
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Baseball fans entering Dugdale ballpark, Seattle, 1921

Signs in image: Seattle Base Ball Club. Bleacher 50 Cent Tickets Here. Grand Stand Ticket 75 Cents.Handwritten on sleeve: Base Ball opening Crowd Entering.Webster & Stevens number: 81638
ID Number:1983.10.10874
Date:1921
Image of Black Ball ferry terminal, Seattle, 1946
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Black Ball ferry terminal, Seattle, 1946

The Black Ball Line began operating ferries on Puget Sound in 1928, running ferries between downtown Seattle's Colman Dock and both Bremerton and Port Orchard, and between Seabeck and Brinnon. This photo shows the terminal on the Seattle waterfront. Signs in image: Sunde & d'Evers Co. Ye Olde Curiosity Shop. Campbell [Ba...]. Black Ball Line. Cafe - Sea Foods. Palace…
ID Number:1983.10.12301
Date:1946
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