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San Francisco Saints basketball team posing for team photo, Seattle, December 1948
The San Francisco Saints was a Chinese-American amateur basketball team founded by Father Donald F. Forrester, pastor and director of St. Mary's Chinese Catholic Center/Holy Family Parish in San Francisco's Chinatown. As a member of the Amateur Athletic Union, the team competed against teams throughout California and the United States.This team photo was likely taken during the second annual "Oriental…
ID Number:2014.49.014.006.0149
Date:1948
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Figure skaters posing on ice rink, Seattle, circa 1953
Two unidentified female skaters in costume pose in high kicks at an ice rink, perhaps rehearsing for a show.
ID Number:2014.49.014.056.0133
Date:Circa 1953
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Freddie Brown tossing newspaper, Seattle, 1949
Seattle boxer Freddie Brown (1931-1961) won the middleweight championship title at the 14th annual Golden Gloves Tournament in February 1949. The final bouts, held on February 22, drew what was reported to be the largest Golden Gloves crowd in Civic Auditorium history. Freddie Brown fought twice that night, winning the semi-final against Ivan Johnson before prevailing in the final, defeating…
ID Number:2014.49.018.021.0045
Date:1949
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Max Weisbooth, Seattle, February 22, 1948
Boxing promoter and manager Max Weisbooth sits at a desk.
ID Number:2014.49.018.031.0072
Date:1948
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Bill Ross and "Gorick the Tailor," Seattle, February 22, 1948
Seattle boxer and fight trainer Bill Ross, left, and a fighter identified as "Gorick the Tailor" stand at the corner of a boxing ring.
ID Number:2014.49.018.032.0073
Date:1948
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Bill Ross and "Gorick the Tailor," Seattle, February 22, 1948
Seattle boxer and fight trainer Bill Ross, right, and a fighter identified as "Gorick the Tailor" stand at the corner of a boxing ring.Ross ran a boxing gym. The back of Gorick's robe reads "Golden Gloves. Seattle PI. 1948."
ID Number:2014.49.018.032.0074
Date:1948
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Boxer "Gorick the Tailor" with dog, Seattle, February 22, 1948
A fighter, identified as "Gorick the Tailor," squats in the corner of a boxing ring with a small dog.
ID Number:2014.49.018.032.0075
Date:1948
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Fighter "Gorick the Tailor" wearing robe in boxing ring, Seattle, February 22, 1948
Boxer "Gorick the Tailor" wears his 1948 Golden Gloves robe in the corner of a boxing ring.
ID Number:2014.49.018.032.0076
Date:1948
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Golden Gloves group, Seattle, circa 1948
Nine unidentified boxers, probably Golden Gloves participants, stand in a boxing ring with promoters and officials.
ID Number:2014.49.018.034.0078
Date:Circa 1948
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Joe Smith & Bill Parkes with Jeep, Seattle, circa 1947
Here, Joe Smith (left) and Bill Parkes pose in front of a Willys Jeep after a hunting trip. Two deer are tied to the hood of the vehicle.
ID Number:2014.49.018.043.0094
Date:Circa 1947