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Image of Slo-Mo-Shun IV Gold Cup winner certificate, Seattle, June 2, 1956
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Slo-Mo-Shun IV Gold Cup winner certificate, Seattle, June 2, 1956

This hand-drawn certificate from the Union of International Motorboating (UIM) declares in both French and English that SLO-MO-SHUN IV, owned by Stanley Sayres and driven by Joe Taggart, won the Best Performance Gold Cup, Unlimited Class on August 7, 1955, during a 15-mile heat on Lake Washington. The boat's speed was recorded that day as 166 kilometers per hour. Stanley…
ID Number:1959.1701.c.1
Date:1956
Image of Seattle High School football players, 1904
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Seattle High School football players, 1904

William Jennings Coyle was born on March 18, 1888 in Sutter Creek, California. He moved to Seattle where he attended Seattle High School, joining the school football team in 1904. He attended the University of Washington, where he became well known as captain and quarterback of the football team. This photo from Coyle's high school football career shows, left to…
ID Number:1960.1821.1
Date:1904
Image of Seattle High School football champs, 1904
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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
Image of Brick West posing at Seattle High School, 1905
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Brick West posing at Seattle High School, 1905

Seattle High School athlete Brick West was a champion sprinter and teammate of Wee Coyle. The William Jennings "Wee" Coyle collection chronicles Coyle's teammates and sports career in high school and college, as well as his later career as Lieutenant Governor of Washington State.Seattle High School (later Broadway School) opened on Broadway Street in 1902 and graduated its last class…
ID Number:1960.1821.4
Date:1905
Image of Charles Wasson posing in studio, Seattle, 1905
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Charles Wasson posing in studio, Seattle, 1905

Seattle High School athlete Charles Wasson was a football teammate of Wee Coyle. The William Jennings "Wee" Coyle collection chronicles Coyle's teammates and sports career in high school and college, as well as his later career as Lieutenant Governor of Washington State.Seattle High School (later Broadway School) opened on Broadway Street in 1902 and graduated its last class in 1946.…
ID Number:1960.1821.5
Date:1905
Image of William J.
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William J. "Wee" Coyle in football uniform, 1906

William Jennings "Wee" Coyle was born on March 18, 1888 in Sutter Creek, California. He moved to Seattle where he attended Seattle High School, joining the school football team in 1904. He attended the University of Washington, where he became well known as captain and quarterback of the football team.
ID Number:1960.1821.7
Date:1906
Image of Seattle High School track team, Seattle, 1906
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Seattle High School track team, Seattle, 1906

This group portrait of the 1906 Seattle High School track team includes Wee Coyle. The William Jennings "Wee" Coyle collection chronicles Coyle's teammates and sports career in high school and college, as well as his later career as Lieutenant Governor of Washington State.Seattle High School (later Broadway School) opened on Broadway Street in 1902 and graduated its last class in…
ID Number:1960.1821.8
Date:1906
Image of Seattle High School football team, 1906
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Seattle High School football team, 1906

This 1906 group portrait shows the Seattle High School football team. Some of the players on this team were also members of the 1904 team which won the Pacific Northwest Championship and was coached by R. Perry Short. Wee Coyle was a member of both teams, and this photo is part of the William Jennings "Wee" Coyle collection which chronicles…
ID Number:1960.1821.9
Date:1906
Image of William O. McKay, Broadway High School Football Player, Seattle, 1907
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William O. McKay, Broadway High School Football Player, Seattle, 1907

Broadway High School athlete William O. "Bill" McKay was a football teammate of Wee Coyle. 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.William O. "Bill" McKay (1887-1956) attended the University of Washington, but left before graduating…
ID Number:1960.1821.12
Date:1907
Image of University of Washington football team, circa 1903
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University of Washington football team, circa 1903

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:1960.1821.20
Date:Circa 1903
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