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Image of Season Two, Bout Three poster, Seattle, May 20, 2006
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Season Two, Bout Three poster, Seattle, May 20, 2006

Seattle's women's flat track roller derby league, the Rat City Roller Derby, got its start in April 2004 as Rat City Rollergirls and quickly built a large local following. Rat City is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and has achieved success on the WFTDA stage, qualifying for WFTDA Playoffs every season, including a second-place…
ID Number:2014.36.23
Date:2006
Photograph

Two women standing on porch, Seattle, circa 1954

Two stylishly dressed women pose on an outdoor porch. Both wear hats trimmed with net. One sports a stylized necktie; the other a fur piece.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder17.007
Date:Circa 1954
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Members of a bowling team with trophies, Seattle, circa 1956

The five-man bowling team that photographer Al Smith played on won a Mardi Gras trophy. Three of the men in the photo can be identified by matching the names on the trophy with the names on the bowling shirts: James Minter (third from left), Clift Jones (third from right) and Al Pettit (far right). With Al Smith behind the camera,…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder27.002
Date:Circa 1956
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Fans at Ubangi Blackhawks football game, Seattle, circa 1937

The Ubangi Blackhawks, a predominantly Black semi-pro football team, played in Seattle's Community League in the 1930s. In 1937, their winning streak led them to win the league championship. Here, a crowd watches the Ubangi Blackhawks play at Seattle's Civic Stadium. Caption information source: BlackPast.org: Campbell, B. (2007, January 22) Ubangi Blackhawks. Retrieved from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/ubangi-blackhawks/
ID Number:2014.49.Box29.Folder03.Page02.04
Date:Circa 1937
Image of Men's baseball team, Seattle, circa 1940
Photograph

Men's baseball team, Seattle, circa 1940

In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends, and members of the community. Here, Smith photographs a men's baseball team posing in a park. The team is made up of Black players, most of whom wear a uniform with a logo reading "AC." Most sports teams were segregated until the mid-20th…
ID Number:2014.49.005.064.0695
Date:Circa 1940
Image of Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953
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Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953

Three young men in swimming trunks stand on winner's blocks at Madrona Park on Lake Washington, with an official standing to the left.
ID Number:2014.49.006.003.0004
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953

Three girls in bathing suits stand on winner's blocks at Madrona Park on Lake Washington with an official who is handing out prize envelopes.
ID Number:2014.49.006.003.0005
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953

Three boys stand on winner's blocks at Madrona Park on Lake Washington, with an official standing to the left.
ID Number:2014.49.006.003.0006
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Crane lifting Miss Cadillac out of water, Seattle, circa 1953
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Crane lifting Miss Cadillac out of water, Seattle, circa 1953

Here, a crane lifts the Detroit hydroplane "Miss Cadillac" out of the water at the Seward Park hydro pits during the city's annual Seafair hydroplane races.
ID Number:2014.49.006.006.0016
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Swimmers standing on blocks at Madrona Park, Seattle, circa 1953

Three young women stand on winner's blocks at Madrona Park on Lake Washington, with an official standing in the center.
ID Number:2014.49.006.011.0033
Date:Circa 1965
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