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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
Ephemera
Stan Sayres, Inc., matchbook, circa 1950
Seattle automobile dealer and athlete Stanley S. Sayres (1896-1956) was the owner and driver of the Seattle-designed and Seattle-built hydroplane, Slo-mo-shun IV. Mr. Sayres was piloting the boat June 26, 1950, on Lake Washington when he broke the world speed record on water, beating the previous record by nearly 20 mph.The matchbook pictured here advertises Stan Sayres, Inc., (also called…
ID Number:2018.3.3.136
Date:Circa 1950
Poster
Goodwill Games poster, Seattle, 1990
In the summer of 1980, the United States led a boycott of the Moscow Olympics to protest the USSR invasion of Afghanistan. In return, the Soviet Union and eastern bloc nations boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In response, cable broadcasting magnate Ted Turner established the Goodwill Games to bring athletes together outside the Olympic structure. The first…
ID Number:2019.3.24.1
Date:1990
Poster
Goodwill Games poster, Seattle, 1990
In the summer of 1980, the United States led a boycott of the Moscow Olympics to protest the USSR invasion of Afghanistan. In return, the Soviet Union and eastern bloc nations boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In response, cable broadcasting magnate Ted Turner established the Goodwill Games to bring athletes together outside the Olympic structure. The first…
ID Number:2019.3.24.2
Date:1990
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
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Al Young, March 12, 2008
Interview with Al Young, a former world champion drag racer and local high school teacher. He donated his famous 1970 Dodge Challenger to MOHAI in 2007. He was inducted into the National Hot Rod Association Hall of Fame (NW Division) in 2018. This interview was conducted by Shelly Leavens for the Speaking of Seattle Oral History Project on March 12,…
ID Number:2019.35.1.71
Date:2008
Photograph
Al Young at NHRA Northwest division banquet, 1978
Alfred John (“Al”) Young (1946-2022) was a former World Champion drag racer, and the first Asian-American World Champion race car driver. Young campaigned his 1970 Dodge Challenger for over 25 years, won the American Hot Rod Association (AHRA) World Championship, and several AHRA and National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) titles. For most of his racing career, Young was sponsored by…
ID Number:2020.13.7
Date:1978
Ephemera
Commemorative card for last Mariners game at the Kingdome, June 27, 1999
The Kingdome broke ground on November 2, 1972 after a years-long struggle to acquire public funding and extensive debates over its site. The stadium opened on March 27, 1976 and during its life it hosted the Mariners, the Seahawks, the Sonics, and the Sounders, as well as many college sports events and nonsporting events. The Kingdome was demolished on March…
ID Number:2020.25.18
Date:1999
Ephemera
Commemorative card for first Mariners game at Safeco Field, July 15, 1999
A new home stadium for the Seattle Mariners to replace the Kingdome was first proposed in 1995. Construction broke ground on March 8, 1997 after an approval process marked by disputes over how to fund the project, and disagreements between the Mariners and the Public Facilities District, which owned and operated the stadium. Construction lasted 27 months and the stadium…
ID Number:2020.25.19
Date:1999