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Children playing soccer for the Magnolia Soccer Club, Seattle, October 14, 1993
Here, the 5- to 8-year-old players on a Magnolia Soccer Club team compete in a game. The rules were modified for the young players: the playing field is smaller and each coed team has seven players with no goalies. In this photo, players (from left) Claire Newlands, Kory Johnson, Emily White, Hayley Wozniak, Juan Pablo Marillo and John Werner chase…
ID Number:2000.107.201.32.03
Date:1993
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Woodland Sizzlers girls soccer team practice with coaches, Seattle, November 20, 1976
The Woodland Sizzlers were one of a growing number of Seattle-area girls soccer teams in 1976. The team was organized and coached by two mothers with no soccer experience who wanted their daughters to have a chance to play. The 8- and 9-year-old girls practiced twice a week after school and won two games in their first season. Here, Sizzlers…
ID Number:2000.107.201.32.04
Date:1976
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Mothers of children in Eastside soccer leagues playing a soccer game, April 2, 1967
In April 1967, mothers of junior players in two Eastside soccer leagues played a game of soccer themselves, in an event they hoped would become an annual occurrence. In this photo, the mother at left connects with her opponent's shin during the competition, while family member cheer from the sideline.
ID Number:2000.107.201.33.01
Date:1967
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Sounders fans amid confetti at Pacific Conference playoffs at the Kingdome, August 25, 1977
The Seattle Sounders were the first professional soccer team in Seattle, playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1983. In 1977, the team beat the Los Angeles Aztecs to win the Pacific Conference Championship and reach the NASL Soccer Bowl, where they lost to the New York Cosmos.Here, Sounders fans celebrate amid falling confetti after the…
ID Number:2000.107.201.33.02
Date:1977
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Seattle Sounders fans during a game against the Chicago Sting, Seattle, April 25, 1978
The Seattle Sounders were the first professional soccer team in Seattle, playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1983. In 1976 the Sounders moved from Memorial Stadium to the Kingdome, where they played the first sporting event in the stadium's history. The Sounders' first several years brought several playoff appearances, culminating in the 1980 season when…
ID Number:2000.107.201.33.03
Date:1978
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Longview Timber Barons soccer team, January 1926
Businessman Jack H. Kelly emigrated to the US from Canada in the early 1900s, setting up a plumbing business and starting up a local soccer team at every town he stopped in. In 1923, Kelly stopped in Longview, Washington, set up his business, and later started a soccer team. The Longview Timber Barons had their first organization meeting and practice…
ID Number:2000.107.201.33.04
Date:1927
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Rob Potter of the Athlete's Foot amputee co-ed amputee soccer team, Seattle, August 19, 1985
The American Amputee Soccer Association was founded in the early 1980s by Seattle native Don Bennett, who was determined to provide an athletic community and competitive outlet for other people with limb differences. Players usually have lost part of one leg, and play with crutches. The game quickly progressed beyond Seattle, with teams forming in Portland and Vancouver, B.C. in…
ID Number:2000.107.201.36.01
Date:1985
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Mary Haller cheering for her child during a soccer game, Lynnwood, October 9, 1976
In this photo, Mary Haller cheers for her child during an Alderwood Athletic Association youth soccer game. Mary was married to Seattle Post-Intelligencer photographer Grant Haller, who snapped this photo. Caption information source: Photo captions, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 19, 1976, pp. C1-2
ID Number:2000.107.201.36.02
Date:1976
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Electrics soccer team playing in the mud at Woodland Park, Seattle, November 2, 1975
The Electrics were a Washington State Men's League soccer team playing during the 1975-1976 season. In this photo, a player on The Electrics splashes water as he tries to keep the ball in play on a muddy patch of field in Woodland Park. Caption information source: Photo caption, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 3, 1975, p. A15
ID Number:2000.107.201.36.03
Date:1975
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Seattle Sounders and San Jose Earthquakes players in silhouette at Highline Stadium, Burien, April 11, 1975
In April 1975, the Seattle Sounders and San Jose Earthquakes soccer teams played an evening exhibition game at Highline Stadium in Burien. Here, a Seattle PI photographer captures the players as silhouettes as the sky darkens and the stadium lights turn on. Caption information source: Photo caption, Seattle Post Intelligencer, April 12, 1975, p. B1
ID Number:2000.107.201.38.01
Date:1975