538 results for: Clubs and Organizations
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
3-D object
Pacific Northwest Cycling Association patch, circa 1941
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:2016.16.12
Date:Circa 1941
Photograph
Swedish Businessman's Association at Snoqualmie Falls Lodge, May 14, 1921
Between 1890 and 1930, a large number of Swedish organizations both secular and religious flourished, and many Swedish-owned businesses were established. The early Swedes flocked together, creating an array of clubs, singing societies, lodges, orders, churches, and newspapers. This photo documents a gathering of the Swedish Businessmen's Association at the Snoqualmie Falls Lodge. This photo is part of an album…
ID Number:2016.59.7
Date:1921
Photograph
Columbia Lutheran Home, Seattle, circa 1925
Columbia Lutheran Home was founded in 1920 to provide care for the sick and elderly. Swedish immigrants formed many organizations such as churches, lodges, clubs, and health care facilities that helped to bind their community together. Columbia Lutheran Home is still located in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood as of 2025. This photo is part of an album titled "The Swedes'…
ID Number:2016.59.22
Date:Circa 1925
Photograph
Bowling teammates posing together at tournament, Seattle, 1954
In 1954, Seattle hosted the country's then-largest sporting event, the 51st Annual American Bowling Congress Open Tournament, at the Seattle Field Artillery Armory, a building now known as the Seattle Center Armory. The tournament opened on March 20 and consisted of 95,000 games played over 45 days on 32 alleys. Over 3,000 teams made up of 16,000 players competed for…
ID Number:2016.82.6
Date:1954
Postcard
Seattle Ad Club postcard, 1913
The Seattle Advertising and Sales Club, or Seattle Ad Club, was started in 1909 and continues as of 2018 as the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Seattle. The club was founded by local business men in part to investigate and prevent fraudulent advertising schemes.This postcard advertises the club's monthly luncheon, to be held February 18, 1913, at the Rathskeller.
ID Number:2018.3.3.40
Date:1913
Postcard
Seattle Ad Club postcard, 1912
The Seattle Advertising and Sales Club, or Seattle Ad Club, was started in 1909 and continues as of 2018 as the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Seattle. The club was founded by local business men in part to investigate and prevent fraudulent advertising schemes.This postcard advertises the club's monthly luncheon, to be held March 18, 1912, at the Rathskeller. This particular…
ID Number:2018.3.3.41
Date:1912
Ephemera
Tilikums of Elttaes invitation, 1912
The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:2018.3.3.43
Date:1912
Program
Seattle Tennis Club Tournament program, August 1899
The Seattle Tennis Club was founded in 1890 as the Olympic Tennis Club (renamed in 1896), and the club operated two clay courts at the northwest corner of Madison Street and Minor Avenue on First Hill. By 1919 a larger facility was needed and the club purchased land at their current location on the shore of Lake Washington in Madison…
ID Number:2018.3.3.48
Date:1899
Program
Motor Boat Club regatta program, July 4, 1906
The program pictured here is for the third annual summer Regatta held by the Motor Boat Club of Seattle. Races took place on Lake Washington, and included a one-mile straight course, and three-, five-, and ten-mile triangular courses. The speed boat Comet wowed 3,000 spectators by finishing the ten-mile course in just over 29 minutes. Caption information source: "Comet is…
ID Number:2018.3.3.50
Date:1906