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Al Hostak and Solly Krieger fight, Civic Stadium, Seattle, June 27, 1939
Seattle boxing champ Albert "Al" Hostak (1916-2006), nicknamed "the Savage Slav," was born in Minneapolis to Czech immigrants who moved to Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. He dropped out of Cleveland High School at 16 years old to pursue a career in boxing, and had his debut fight in 1932. He retired from boxing in 1949 with a record of 64 wins,…
ID Number:1986.5.29156.1a
Date:1939
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Fred Hutchinson pitching in Seattle Rainiers uniform, Seattle, 1938
Seattle resident Fred Hutchinson, nicknamed Hutch, played baseball at Franklin High School. He signed with the Seattle Rainiers for the 1938 season and became the team's star player. Hutchinson was named Most Valuable Player after his first season and was sold to the Detroit Tigers in 1939. His career was cut short by cancer. Handwritten on sleeve: Baseball, Hutchinson, Fred.Date…
ID Number:1986.5.29579.1
Date:1938
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Hugh McElhenny receiving Post-Intelligencer Sportsman of the Year award, probably in Seattle, 1951
Handwritten on image: Hugh McElhenny (man of year).Handwritten on sleeve: McElhenny, Hugh.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): December 31, 1951.
ID Number:1986.5.35104.1
Date:1951
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Suzie Ordogh reading with her guardian family, Seattle, September 17, 1959
In October 1956, Soviet forces invaded Hungary in response to a populist uprising. At that time, Hungarian athletes were competing in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, and 40 of them defected to the United States. Urged by her parents not to return home, freestyle swimmer Zsuszu (“Susanna," “Suzie,” “Susie”) Ordogh, age 16, was among the defectors. She was…
ID Number:1986.5.37959.1
Date:1959
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Suzie Ordogh and John Boyd reading her order of parole, Seattle, December 26, 1956
In October 1956, Soviet forces invaded Hungary in response to a populist uprising. At that time, Hungarian athletes were competing in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, and 40 of them defected to the United States. Urged by her parents not to return home, freestyle swimmer Zsuszu (“Susanna," “Suzie,” “Susie”) Ordogh, age 16, was among the defectors. She was…
ID Number:1986.5.37960.1
Date:1956
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Suzie Ordogh completing Alien Address report with John Boyd, Seattle, January 4, 1962
In October 1956, Soviet forces invaded Hungary in response to a populist uprising. At that time, Hungarian athletes were competing in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, and 40 of them defected to the United States. Urged by her parents not to return home, freestyle swimmer Zsuszu (“Susanna," “Suzie,” “Susie”) Ordogh, age 16, was among the defectors. She was…
ID Number:1986.5.37961.1
Date:1962
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Suzie Ordogh and John Boyd with her permanent residency papers, Seattle, December 24, 1958
In October 1956, Soviet forces invaded Hungary in response to a populist uprising. At that time, Hungarian athletes were competing in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, and 40 of them defected to the United States. Urged by her parents not to return home, freestyle swimmer Zsuszu (“Susanna," “Suzie,” “Susie”) Ordogh, age 16, was among the defectors. She was…
ID Number:1986.5.37962.1
Date:1958
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Suzie Ordogh signing naturalization papers inside courthouse, Seattle, April 23, 1962
In October 1956, Soviet forces invaded Hungary in response to a populist uprising. At that time, Hungarian athletes were competing in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, and 40 of them defected to the United States. Urged by her parents not to return home, freestyle swimmer Zsuszu (“Susanna," “Suzie,” “Susie”) Ordogh, age 16, was among the defectors. She was…
ID Number:1986.5.37963.1
Date:1962
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Suzie Ordogh socializing after naturalization ceremony at courthouse, Seattle, April 23, 1962
In October 1956, Soviet forces invaded Hungary in response to a populist uprising. At that time, Hungarian athletes were competing in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, and 40 of them defected to the United States. Urged by her parents not to return home, freestyle swimmer Zsuszu (“Susanna," “Suzie,” “Susie”) Ordogh, age 16, was among the defectors. She was…
ID Number:1986.5.37964.1
Date:1962
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Nancy Ramey with family on her return from the Olympics, Seattle, December 14, 1956
In 1956 Nancy Jane Ramey, a 16-year-old swimmer who grew up in the Mercer Island neighborhood of Seattle, competed in the Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where she won a silver medal in the 100 meter butterfly event. In this image, her family greets Nancy (center) upon her return from Melbourne. Ramey continued to earn medals in the following years, and…
ID Number:1986.5.39848.1
Date:1956