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Image of Motorcycle race, December 2, 1962
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Motorcycle race, December 2, 1962

This photo was likely from the Christmas Scramble, put on by the Jolly Rogers Motorcycle Club track in Federal Way at South 216th Street. The event was to benefit The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Christmas Fund, and featured sixty racers. According to the account in the P-I, the race in 1962 was particularly muddy due to rain. Handwritten on sleeve: MOTORCYCLE, Races,…
ID Number:1986.5.5732.1
Date:1962
Image of Tricycle rider in the Bicycle Derby, Redmond, August 17, 1963
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Tricycle rider in the Bicycle Derby, Redmond, August 17, 1963

Redmond’s annual Bicycle Derby took place on a sunny Sunday. While adults pedaled around Lake Sammamish, youngsters raced on local streets. Here, a young cyclist, possibly four-year-old winner Larry Lindahl of Kirkland, bites his tongue as he heads toward the finish line in the Boys’ Sweepstakes Tricycle Derby Championship race. His competitors ranged in age from two and a half…
ID Number:1986.5.6664.5
Date:1963
Image of Sternwheelers club members square dancing, Seattle, August 12, 1955
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Sternwheelers club members square dancing, Seattle, August 12, 1955

In this image the Sternwheelers, members of the Seattle Indoor Sports Club, present their wheelchair square dance to an enthusiastic crowd during the American Legion's Cavalcade of Music and Drill at Memorial Stadium as part of the Legion's state convention. The Legion invited the Sternwheelers to perform after a performance scheduled at the Seafair Fiesta of Floats was canceled on…
ID Number:1986.5.8531.1
Date:1955
Image of Sternwheelers club members lined up on dance floor, Seattle, August 12, 1955
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Sternwheelers club members lined up on dance floor, Seattle, August 12, 1955

In this image the Sternwheelers, members of the Seattle Indoor Sports Club, pose together before performing a wheelchair square dance during the American Legion's Cavalcade of Music and Drill at Memorial Stadium as part of the Legion's state convention. The Legion invited the Sternwheelers to perform after a performance scheduled at the Seafair Fiesta of Floats was canceled on the…
ID Number:1986.5.8531.2
Date:1955
Image of Men playing cards at Inglewood Golf Club, Kenmore, October 8, 1942
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Men playing cards at Inglewood Golf Club, Kenmore, October 8, 1942

Lake Washington's exclusive Inglewood Country Club was largely converted to housing during World War II, serving as a rooming house for shipyard workers and enlisted men of the U.S. Navy. Use of the club had declined due to war rationing and because many of Inglewood's members were in active service, so the club was able to create sleeping quarters for…
ID Number:1986.5.8538.2
Date:1942
Image of Seattle Center Coliseum during renovation, March 1964
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Seattle Center Coliseum during renovation, March 1964

The Washington State Pavilion was built by the state to house the World of Tomorrow exhibit for the 1962 World's Fair (also Century 21 Exposition). After the fair closed, the city of Seattle bought the Pavilion, renamed it the Seattle Coliseum, and converted it into a convention, sports, and entertainment facility. After an extensive remodel in 1995, the building was…
ID Number:1986.5.8802.1
Date:1964
Image of Seattle Center Coliseum during renovation, April 1964
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Seattle Center Coliseum during renovation, April 1964

The Washington State Pavilion was built by the state to house the World of Tomorrow exhibit for the 1962 World's Fair (also Century 21 Exposition). After the fair closed, the city of Seattle bought the Pavilion, renamed it the Seattle Coliseum, and converted it into a convention, sports, and entertainment facility. After an extensive remodel in 1995, the building was…
ID Number:1986.5.8803.1
Date:1964
Image of People singing at the Handicapped Center, Seattle, January 23, 1958
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People singing at the Handicapped Center, Seattle, January 23, 1958

In 1958, members of the Seattle Chapter of the Indoor Sports Club, Inc. headed to the Handicapped Center for some fun. The Club, founded in 1930, is a social club for people with disabilities. At the Handicapped Center, they could socialize while enjoying arts, crafts, music, and other activities.In this image, James Griffin, a Center instructor, plays a note on…
ID Number:1986.5.9092.1
Date:1958
Image of Florence Brown helping Ed Garner weave at the Handicapped Center, Seattle, January 23, 1958
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Florence Brown helping Ed Garner weave at the Handicapped Center, Seattle, January 23, 1958

In September 1957, the Seattle Parks Department opened the Handicapped Center, a cooperative program in the Mount Baker area that provided adults and children with arts, crafts, and social activities. The Center was supported by city funds and outside donors. Nearly 1,300 people attended 37 events in its first four months.Florence Brown, wife of City Parks Superintendent Paul Brown, took…
ID Number:1986.5.9092.2
Date:1958
Image of Mrs. E.T. Schaal and Howard Graham working on ceramics at the Handicapped Center, Seattle, January 23, 1958
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Mrs. E.T. Schaal and Howard Graham working on ceramics at the Handicapped Center, Seattle, January 23, 1958

In September 1957, the Seattle Parks Department opened the Handicapped Center, a cooperative program in the Mount Baker area that provided adults and children with arts, crafts, and social activities. The Center was supported by the city funds and outside donors. Nearly 1,300 people attended 37 programs in the first four months. Here, Mrs. E.T. Schaal looks on as Howard…
ID Number:1986.5.9092.3
Date:1958
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