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Image of Filipino-American débutantes at Filipino Community Center, Seattle, January 14, 1967
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Filipino-American débutantes at Filipino Community Center, Seattle, January 14, 1967

The Filipino Community of Seattle, Inc. (FCS) was formed in 1935 as the Philippine Commonwealth Council of Seattle, and by 1965 had found a permanent home in the Rainier Valley neighborhood. As of 2019 the FCS continues to serve the Filipino American community through educational programs, senior services, dance and language classes, and advocacy. In this image, nine women chosen…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.01
Date:1967
Image of Chicanos in Aztlan youth group, Seattle, January, 1984
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Chicanos in Aztlan youth group, Seattle, January, 1984

In this image "Flex," at front, tosses a cue ball in the air while his friends look on, from left, Carlos Barrientes, Tracy Roybal, Fernando Sanchez, "Torito" Rodriguez, and Steve Sanchez. The young men are all members of the "CIA," or Chicanos in Aztlan, an ethnic youth group created in the early 1980s to preserve Mexican heritage and display ethnic…
ID Number:2000.107.124.40.04
Date:1984
Image of Washington Rhinestone Club débutantes at annual ball, Seattle, December 14, 1957
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Washington Rhinestone Club débutantes at annual ball, Seattle, December 14, 1957

The brainchild of Naomi Edinburgh Murray in 1952, The Washington Rhinestone Club has presented nearly 1,100 débutantes and recognized them for their achievements and their plans to reach their career goals. Murray founded the organization along with Evelyn Smith Robinson, Laura Taylor, Mertildia Lee, and Frances Oxnard Stephens to promote positive educational and social values in the community. The First…
ID Number:2000.107.131.21.22
Date:1957
Image of Washington Rhinestone Club débutantes at annual ball, Seattle, December 16, 1954
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Washington Rhinestone Club débutantes at annual ball, Seattle, December 16, 1954

The brainchild of Naomi Edinburgh Murray in 1952, The Washington Rhinestone Club has presented nearly 1,100 débutantes and recognized them for their achievements and their plans to reach their career goals. Murray founded the organization along with Evelyn Smith Robinson, Laura Taylor, Mertildia Lee, and Frances Oxnard Stephens to promote positive educational and social values in the community. The First…
ID Number:2000.107.131.21.23
Date:1954
Image of Gary Payton passing basketball in game against Celtics, Seattle, December 29, 1992
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Gary Payton passing basketball in game against Celtics, Seattle, December 29, 1992

Gary Payton (b. 1968) is a retired professional basketball player who played for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1990 to 2003. Payton played point guard and was nicknamed “the Glove” for his success on defense, especially with steals. Payton led the NBA in steals for the 1995-96 season, with 231. In the 1999-2000 season, he led the league in both assists…
ID Number:2000.107.139.08.01
Date:1992
Image of Youth soccer game in the snow at Forest Crest Elementary School, Mountlake Terrace, November 18, 1978
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Youth soccer game in the snow at Forest Crest Elementary School, Mountlake Terrace, November 18, 1978

Here, the young members of the H&L Athletic Cobras and Olson Furniture Chargers soccer teams play a game at Forest Crest Elementary School in south Snohomish County. An unexpected snowfall surprised the players, one of whom reported that "It was too cold to lift my leg to kick the ball." Caption information source: Photo caption, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 19, 1978,…
ID Number:2000.107.201.32.01
Date:1978
Image of Children playing soccer for the Magnolia Soccer Club, Seattle, October 14, 1993
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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
Image of Longview Timber Barons soccer team, January 1926
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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
Image of Electrics soccer team playing in the mud at Woodland Park, Seattle,  November 2, 1975
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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
Image of Brian Schmetzer in Sounders game, May 1983
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Brian Schmetzer in Sounders game, May 1983

The Seattle Sounders were a soccer team playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1983. They were the first professional soccer team in Seattle, and were popular from the beginning; in their first season they hosted NASL's first sell-out game, filling Memorial Stadium with 13,876 fans. In its early seasons, most players were foreign-born and brought…
ID Number:2000.107.202.03.01
Date:1983
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