• Visit
    • Museum Accessibility
    • Community Access
    • Group Visits and Tours
    • Programs
      • History Café
      • MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series
      • First Thursday
      • Denny Lecture
      • Al Young Educator of the Year
      • Everyday Heroes
    • MOHAI Mercantile
    • Gourmondo at MOHAI
  • Exhibits
  • Events
  • Collections and Research
    • Collections Search
    • Themed Collections
    • Research Library
    • Image Ordering
    • Donate an Artifact
    • Curator’s Fellowship
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Membership at MOHAI
    • Gift Memberships
    • Corporate Support
  • Education
    • Field Trips
      • Self-Guided School Year Explorations
      • Creating Our Community
      • Cracking the History Code: Salish Stories
      • Cracking the History Code: Settling Around the Sound
      • Hands on History
      • Self-Guided Summer Field Trips
      • Homeschool Group
    • Portable Museum Program
    • Scholarships
    • Education FAQ
    • Primary Source Analysis
    • Online Curricula
    • Teen Programs
    • Idea Lab
    • Discovery Packs
    • Summer Camps
  • About
    • Annual Reports
    • The MOHAI Blog
    • Contact MOHAI
    • Opportunities
    • Leadership
    • Private Events
  • Donate
  • Tickets
  • Membership
HomeCollections and ResearchCollections Search

Collections Search

Explore stories in Northwest history through highlights from MOHAI’s collections. Search by keyword below or browse the entire online collection by entering the asterisk symbol (*). Filter your search by type of materials.

Download lower resolution images directly from an item page. MOHAI offers high-resolution digital reproductions of photographs and other materials from our collections for personal and professional use.

We have many more items in our collections and not everything you see online is on view at the museum. We have additional materials online at the University of Washington’s Digital Collections.

MOHAI Statement on Harmful Content

Search by Collection

Not finding what you are looking for?
Ask the MOHAI Collections Staff

316 results for: Recreation

Share:
Image of Three women talking at nightclub table, Seattle, circa 1945
Photograph

Three women talking at nightclub table, Seattle, circa 1945

Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.Here, Smith photographs three women sitting at a table enjoying…
ID Number:2014.49.16.085.10
Date:Circa 1945
Image of Mrs. Kreisel's grandchild in cowboy costume, Seattle, circa 1949
Photograph

Mrs. Kreisel's grandchild in cowboy costume, Seattle, circa 1949

A toddler, the grandson of Mrs. Kreisel, stands on the sidewalk below the front steps of a home, dressed in a cowboy costume. He is posed with a red pull wagon decorated as pioneer's wagon, with a doll in the driver's seat and a sign on the side reading "Day's of '49'" [sic]. On the ground near the boy is…
ID Number:2014.49.018.003.0004
Date:Circa 1949
Image of Baseball game at picnic, circa 1944
Photograph

Baseball game at picnic, circa 1944

In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. Here, he photographs a warm-weather group outing in a park, with people relaxing on blankets in the sun in the foreground. They watch a baseball game being played by friends and family of all ages,…
ID Number:2014.49.050.019.02
Date:Circa 1944
Image of Town House Service Women's Club at 214 University Ave., Seattle, 1946
Photograph

Town House Service Women's Club at 214 University Ave., Seattle, 1946

During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. A number of recreation and temporary stay facilities provided entertainment and services for military personnel visiting the city, such as the large USO facility in the remodeled Rialto Building, opened in 1943. The first facilities specifically for military women opened in 1945: a female…
ID Number:2014.84.1
Date:1946
Image of Service men and women seated at the counter of Seattle Service Women's Club, Seattle, 1946
Photograph

Service men and women seated at the counter of Seattle Service Women's Club, Seattle, 1946

During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. A number of recreation and temporary stay facilities provided entertainment and services for military personnel visiting the city, such as the large USO facility in the remodeled Rialto Building, opened in 1943. The first facilities specifically for military women opened in 1945: a female…
ID Number:2014.84.2
Date:1946
Image of Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group with bicycles at Snohomish train station, 1940
Photograph

Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group with bicycles at Snohomish train station, 1940

The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.1
Date:1940
Image of Two women riding bicycles near Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Summer 1949
Photograph

Two women riding bicycles near Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Summer 1949

The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.7.1
Date:1949
Image of Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group pulling a car in the snow, Glacier, Washington, January 1, 1950
Photograph

Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group pulling a car in the snow, Glacier, Washington, January 1, 1950

The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.8.1
Date:1950
Image of Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group in front of cabin, circa 1950
Photograph

Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group in front of cabin, circa 1950

The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.10.1
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Pacific Northwest Cycling Association members reclining on grass, circa 1950
Photograph

Pacific Northwest Cycling Association members reclining on grass, circa 1950

The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.10.20
Date:Circa 1950
Previous 1 … 23 24 25 26 27 … 32 Next

Land Acknowledgement

MOHAI stands on the historic and contemporary lands and shores of the Duwamish, Suquamish, Muckleshoot, and other Coast Salish Nations. We acknowledge the forced displacement of Native Communities from this land while honoring the endurance of the Duwamish people who still live here.
Address: 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle WA, 98109
Phone: 206 324 1126
  • Plan a Visit
  • Directions and Parking
  • Accessibility
  • Group Tours
  • About

Sign up to Receive our Newsletter

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Copyright 2026, Museum of History & Industry. All Rights Reserved