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Image of Félix Hernández pitching during his first win, Safeco Field, Seattle, August 9, 2005
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Félix Hernández pitching during his first win, Safeco Field, Seattle, August 9, 2005

Félix Abraham Hernández, born in 1986 in Venezuela and nicknamed "King Félix," was a starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2005 at the age of 19. In 2011, a special cheering section for Hernández, dubbed "the King's Court," was created in Safeco Field by the left field foul area. On August…
ID Number:2000.107.20050809.CD01.001
Date:2005
Image of Félix Hernández on field during his first winning game, Safeco Field, Seattle, August 9, 2005
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Félix Hernández on field during his first winning game, Safeco Field, Seattle, August 9, 2005

Félix Abraham Hernández, born in 1986 in Venezuela and nicknamed "King Félix," was a starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2005 at the age of 19. In 2011, a special cheering section for Hernández, dubbed "the King's Court," was created in Safeco Field by the left field foul area. On August…
ID Number:2000.107.20050809.CD01.002
Date:2005
Image of Félix Hernández pitching during his first win, Safeco Field, Seattle, August 9, 2005
Photograph

Félix Hernández pitching during his first win, Safeco Field, Seattle, August 9, 2005

Félix Abraham Hernández, born in 1986 in Venezuela and nicknamed "King Félix," was a starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2005 at the age of 19. In 2011, a special cheering section for Hernández, dubbed "the King's Court," was created in Safeco Field by the left field foul area. On August…
ID Number:2000.107.20050809.CD01.003
Date:2005
Image of Fans with sign at last Sonics home game before move to Oklahoma, April 13, 2008
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Fans with sign at last Sonics home game before move to Oklahoma, April 13, 2008

The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Sonics) were a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Seattle, that played from 1967 until 2008. The Sonics competed in the league's Western Conference Pacific and Northwest divisions and won the NBA Championship in 1979. In 2008, the team's new ownership relocated to Oklahoma City, where they play as the Oklahoma City…
ID Number:2000.107.20080412.CD01.02.02.001
Date:2008
Image of Fans cheer on the Sonics with seconds left in their last home game, April 13, 2008
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Fans cheer on the Sonics with seconds left in their last home game, April 13, 2008

The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Sonics) were a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Seattle, that played from 1967 until 2008. The Sonics competed in the league's Western Conference Pacific and Northwest divisions and won the NBA Championship in 1979. In 2008, the team's new ownership relocated to Oklahoma City, where they play as the Oklahoma City…
ID Number:2000.107.20080412.CD01.02.02.002
Date:2008
Image of Sonics mascot Squatch at last home game before move to Oklahoma, April 13, 2008
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Sonics mascot Squatch at last home game before move to Oklahoma, April 13, 2008

The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Sonics) were a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Seattle, that played from 1967 until 2008. The Sonics competed in the league's Western Conference Pacific and Northwest divisions and won the NBA Championship in 1979. In 2008, the team's new ownership relocated to Oklahoma City, where they play as the Oklahoma City…
ID Number:2000.107.20080412.CD01.02.02.003
Date:2008
Image of Fan with sign at last Sonics home game before move to Oklahoma, April 13, 2008
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Fan with sign at last Sonics home game before move to Oklahoma, April 13, 2008

The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Sonics) were a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Seattle, that played from 1967 until 2008. The Sonics competed in the league's Western Conference Pacific and Northwest divisions and won the NBA Championship in 1979. In 2008, the team's new ownership relocated to Oklahoma City, where they play as the Oklahoma City…
ID Number:2000.107.20080412.CD01.02.02.004
Date:2008
Image of Kung-Fu Exhibition program, May 5, 1984
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Kung-Fu Exhibition program, May 5, 1984

Established in 1963, the Seattle Kung Fu Club offers traditional martial arts classes for adults and children in Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood. The program pictured here is from a Kung-Fu exhibition presented by the club on May 5, 1984, at the Seattle Center Arena (now Climate Pledge Arena). Caption information source: https://www.seattlekungfuclub.com.
ID Number:2001.72.6
Date:1984
Image of Anti-authority, anti-oil state bike ride flyer, August 7, 1993
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Anti-authority, anti-oil state bike ride flyer, August 7, 1993

In the summer of 1993, Seattle-area bike riders organized several “anti-authority” rides along the Burke-Gilman Trail, starting in Gas Works Park and ending with picnics on Lake Washington.This flyer sports a drawing of a dog pedaling a bicycle and advertises an early August ride to Matthews Beach. The meeting place, route, and date are handwritten below, along with the statements…
ID Number:2002.23.5.70.1
Date:1993
Image of Girls with luggage outside the Central Area Youth Association (CAYA) building, Seattle, April 5, 1968
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Girls with luggage outside the Central Area Youth Association (CAYA) building, Seattle, April 5, 1968

The Central Area Youth Association was formed in the 1950s to provide youth football programs in Seattle’s Central Area. In 1964, CAYA expanded its programs to include education, social development, and additional sports programs for both minority and white youth.One spring evening, sixteen girls from the CAYA track team left for an AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) invitational track meet in…
ID Number:2002.46.8225
Date:1968
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