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Image of Seattle Seahawks at team practice, Kirkland, September 1976
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Seattle Seahawks at team practice, Kirkland, September 1976

The Seattle Seahawks joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1976. The team's first headquarters and practice facility were located at what is now Carillon Point, at the site of the old Lake Washington Shipyards in Kirkland. The Seahawks spent ten years headquartered there before moving to the campus of Northwest College in 1986, then their current facilities at Virginia…
ID Number:2000.107.067.17.01
Date:1976
Image of Paul Allen in his office, Bellevue, circa 1990
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Paul Allen in his office, Bellevue, circa 1990

Paul Allen was born in Seattle in 1953 to Ken and Faye Allen, a librarian and a teacher, respectivelly. In 1975, Allen and his high school friend Bill Gates started Microsoft. In 1983, Paul Allen left Microsoft after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. After he completed treatment, he opened his software company Asymetrix in 1985, and a year later he…
ID Number:2000.107.073.26.01
Date:Circa 1990
Image of Columbia Funeral Home hockey team, Seattle, April 1963
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Columbia Funeral Home hockey team, Seattle, April 1963

This photograph shows the Columbia Funeral Home hockey team, which won the Sertoma Hockey League playoffs in 1963. The league was made up of teams owned or sponsored by Seattle businesses, including Gordon’s Custom Furrier, Pike Sign Company, and Trippy Construction. The players are identified as: Back row: Steve Barrett, Merle Raftery, Spike Husby, Gary Spring, Wayne Dodman. Front row:…
ID Number:2000.107.089.26.01
Date:1963
Image of Seattle Totems and Soviet hockey teams shaking hands, December 25, 1972
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Seattle Totems and Soviet hockey teams shaking hands, December 25, 1972

The Seattle Totems were a minor league professional ice hockey team in Seattle from 1944 to 1975, playing at the Civic Ice Arena and later the Seattle Center Coliseum. The team had several names in its first years – the Seattle Ironmen (1944-52), the Seattle Bombers (1952-54), and the Seattle Americans (1955-58) – before settling on the name Seattle Totems…
ID Number:2000.107.089.26.02
Date:1972
Image of Seattle Ironmen hockey team group photo, April 1950
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Seattle Ironmen hockey team group photo, April 1950

The Seattle Ironmen were a minor league professional ice hockey team in Seattle from 1943 to 1952, playing at the Civic Ice Arena. The team was founded during World War II as a company team for the Isaacson Steel plant and was called the Seattle Isaacson Iron Workers. In 1944, the team joined the semi-professional Pacific Coast Hockey League and…
ID Number:2000.107.089.33.01
Date:1950
Image of Seattle Ironmen vs. New Westminster Royals during season opener, October 7, 1951
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Seattle Ironmen vs. New Westminster Royals during season opener, October 7, 1951

The Seattle Ironmen were a minor league professional ice hockey team in Seattle from 1943 to 1952, playing at the Civic Ice Arena. The team was founded during World War II as a company team for the Isaacson Steel plant and was called the Seattle Isaacson Iron Workers. In 1944, the team joined the semi-professional Pacific Coast Hockey League and…
ID Number:2000.107.089.33.02
Date:1951
Image of Seattle Ironmen players on the ice, March 1950
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Seattle Ironmen players on the ice, March 1950

The Seattle Ironmen were a minor league professional ice hockey team in Seattle from 1943 to 1952, playing at the Civic Ice Arena. The team was founded during World War II as a company team for the Isaacson Steel plant and was called the Seattle Isaacson Iron Workers. In 1944, the team joined the semi-professional Pacific Coast Hockey League and…
ID Number:2000.107.089.33.03
Date:1950
Image of Petr Nedvěd with Russ Farwell after signing with Seattle Thunderbirds, August 2, 1989
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Petr Nedvěd with Russ Farwell after signing with Seattle Thunderbirds, August 2, 1989

The Seattle Thunderbirds are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. In Seattle since 1977, the team was called the Seattle Breakers through the 1984-85 season, when it was bought by new owners and renamed the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds’ home arena is the ShoWare Center in Kent, and they were champions of the Western Hockey League in…
ID Number:2000.107.089.35.01
Date:1989
Image of Seattle Thunderbirds line up of high fives across the bench, Seattle, March 6, 1994
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Seattle Thunderbirds line up of high fives across the bench, Seattle, March 6, 1994

The Seattle Thunderbirds are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League, playing in the Seattle region since 1977. The team was called the Seattle Breakers through the 1984-85 season, when the team was bought by new owners and renamed the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds’ home arena is the ShoWare Center in Kent, and they were champions of the…
ID Number:2000.107.089.35.02
Date:1994
Image of Seattle Thunderbirds and Spokane Chiefs hockey players brawling, Seattle, December 21, 1986
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Seattle Thunderbirds and Spokane Chiefs hockey players brawling, Seattle, December 21, 1986

The Seattle Thunderbirds are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League, playing in the Seattle region since 1977. The team was called the Seattle Breakers through the 1984-85 season, when the team was bought by new owners and renamed the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds’ home arena is the ShoWare Center in Kent, and they were champions of the…
ID Number:2000.107.089.35.03
Date:1986
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