538 results for: Clubs and Organizations
Ephemera
Firemen's Third Annual Ball invitation, December 1893
The Seattle Fire Department Relief Association was organized in May 1891 after the death of Herman Larsen, Seattle's first firefighter killed in the line of duty. The fire department raised money for Larsen's funeral expenses, and decided to form a relief organization to help firefighters and their families in the event of death, illness or injury. The Seattle Fire Department…
ID Number:2018.3.3.76
Date:1893
Program
Luncheon program for Crown Prince Olav's visit, 1939
From May 23-28, 1939, Norway's Crown Prince Olav (1903-1991) and his wife, Princess Martha (1901-1954), visited Washington State during a West Coast tour on the eve of World War II. Among other activities, they spent a day skiing at Paradise on Mount Rainier and attended the dedication of the Stanwood monument honoring the first Norwegian settler on Puget Sound, Zakarias…
ID Number:2018.3.3.97
Date:1939
Program
Fishermen's Festival program, March 19, 1950
Seattle's annual Fishermen's Festival was first held in 1929, hosted by Reverend Olai Ludvig Haavik (1886-1977), minister at Ballard First Lutheran Church from 1921-1947. Initially a simple gathering of fishermen and their families to receive the blessing of the church for a safe and successful voyage north and to give thanks for the past years' harvests, the festival evolved to…
ID Number:2018.3.3.99
Date:1950
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Alaska Department of Seattle Chamber of Commerce card, circa 1925
On April 17, 1882, 26 leading Seattle citizens and businessmen organized the Seattle Chamber of Commerce with the intent of protecting local interests. The Chamber reorganized in 1910 to broaden its scope, taking the name “New Seattle Chamber of Commerce.” Among the goals of the new Chamber were “to promote the growth and development of the State of Washington, the…
ID Number:2018.3.3.113
Date:Circa 1925
Program
Ice Parade program, November 10-12, 1961
The Seattle Skating Club (SSC) was formed in 1931, and for at least 10 years held an ice skating exhibition event called Iceparade. Proceeds from the event went to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Annual Christmas Fund which provided hot lunches, clothing, and medical and dental care throughout the year for under-privileged children attending public or parochial schools in Seattle and King…
ID Number:2018.3.3.116
Date:1961
Program
Pacific Coast Figure Skating Championship program, February 1953
In February 1953, the Seattle Skating Club sponsored the Pacific Coast Figure Skating Championships at the city's Civic Ice Arena (later Mercer Arena). The program contains images of the skaters, lists of the officials and competitors, a complete schedule of events, facts about figure skating, and a description of scoring and judging.
ID Number:2018.3.3.117
Date:1953
Program
Program for Seattle Ad Club luncheon, February 20, 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 program for the club's monthly luncheon, held February 20, 1912 at the Rathskeller, is printed with humorous…
ID Number:2018.3.3.130
Date:1912
Correspondence
Letter from Francis Clowers about donating to the War & Community Chest campaign, Seattle, October 25, 1945
Seattle & King County’s 1945 War & Community Chest campaign kicked off on October 11th. In an equivalent to today’s United Way, volunteers and businesses solicited funds from area residents to support military service clubs, overseas war victims, and a number of local agencies. Fundraising was slow, and the campaign was extended into early November. In late October, as part…
ID Number:2018.64.23
Date:1945
Photograph
The Shriners Philadelphia LuLu Temple Patrol at the National Convention in Seattle, 1915
Seattle hosted the 41st Annual Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Nobles of the Mystic Shrine - or Shriners - convention from July 12-17, 1915. Shriners came from every part of the country on 56 special trains, including three trains that held just the LuLu Temple delegates from Philadelphia. Every hotel was full and "the overflow was lodged in fraternity…
ID Number:2019.3.4
Date:1915
Poster
Olympic Riding Academy Spring Horse Show poster, Seattle, 1944
Seattle's Olympic Riding Academy held its Spring Horse Show in late May 1944. It featured both English and Western style riders in various jumping and harness racing events. The show was held at the Olympic Riding and Driving Club, founded in 1935 across the street from the Jackson Park Municipal Golf Course, which had opened in 1930.This poster from the…
ID Number:2019.3.32
Date:1944