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Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seattle, October 19, 1920
This image of the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on October 19, 1920. Husky Stadium was originally built with a seating capacity of 30,000 to replace Denny Field on the north end of upper campus. The outdoor football stadium has undergone several expansions and renovations, most recently in 2013.Construction was managed…
ID Number:1955.970.500.11.4
Date:1920
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Seattle High School football champs, 1904
R. Perry Short coached the Seattle High School football team during its successful 1904 season. Led by Captain L. C. Palmer, the team competed against the University of Washington and high school teams in Bellingham, Tacoma, Spokane, and Lewiston, Idaho and won the 1904 Pacific Northwest Championship.This 1904 group portrait shows the Seattle High School football team which won the…
ID Number:1960.1821.2
Date:1904
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Owen Crim, Captain of University of Washington football team, Seattle, circa 1904
Owen Crim was a center and Captain of the University of Washington football team in 1906, and along with coach Victor Place, lead the Huskies to a 4-1-4 record that year. Owen was also a member of the varsity four-oared crew team. Typed on verso: Univ. of Wash. - athletics. Crim, Owen. Football center, U of W, and captain elect,…
ID Number:1960.1821.22
Date:Circa 1904
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Fredrick W. "Pete" Tegtmeier, University of Washington football player, Seattle, circa 1906
Fred "Pete" Tegtmeier, was a center for the University of Washington football team from 1905-1908. Tegtmeier was also a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.The 1908 UW football team was coached by Gil Dobie, and captianed by Tegtmeier, compiled a 6–0–1 record. Pete Tegtmeier's given name was Fredrick W. Tegtmeyer [var. Tegtmeier, Tegtmier]. Typed on verso: Univ. of Wash. -…
ID Number:1960.1821.24
Date:Circa 1906
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UW vs Oregon Agricultural football game at Denny field, Seattle, November 24, 1910
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:1960.1821.37
Date:1910
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University of Washington baseball team, circa 1909
The William Jennings "Wee" Coyle collection chronicles Coyle's sports career and teammates starting in high school and on through college, as well as his later career as Lieutenant Governor of Washington State. This photo of the UW baseball team includes from left to right, top row: Ten Million, Ernie Maguire, Dode Brinker, Leo Teats; center: Mert Hemingway, Butchy Belford, Jimmy…
ID Number:1960.1821.44
Date:Circa 1909
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University of Washington track team, circa 1900
William Jennings Coyle was born on March 18, 1888 in Sutter Creek, California. He moved to Seattle where he attended Seattle High School and joined the football team in 1904. He attended the University of Washington where he became well known as captain and quarterback of the football team. The William Jennings "Wee" Coyle collection chronicles Coyle's sports career and…
ID Number:1960.1821.49
Date:Circa 1900
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View of Second Avenue looking south, Seattle, 1912
This image of downtown Seattle was taken facing south from the top of a building at approximately Stewart Street. First Hill is at the left edge of the frame, with both St. James Cathedral and the County Courthouse visible. Beacon Hill is in the center distance, and Elliott Bay is on the right edge of the frame. The prevalence of…
ID Number:1960.1916.1
Date:1912
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Space Needle and Horiuchi Mural, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
In this view, the 606-foot-tall Space Needle is shown behind the giant mural created by renowned Northwest artist, Paul Horiuchi. A symbol of the fair, the Space Needle is topped by a circular, glass-enclosed housing that contains an observation deck and revolving restaurant. The 60 by 17-foot ceramic mural was at the time considered the largest work of art in…
ID Number:1963.3119.65.2
Date:1962
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Exterior of the African Nations Pavilion, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) ran from April 21, 1962, to October 21, 1962. Nearly 10 million people attended the fair. As planned, the exposition left behind a fairground and numerous public buildings and public works; some credit it with revitalizing Seattle's economic and cultural life. The site, slightly expanded since the fair, is…
ID Number:1963.3119.65.5
Date:1962