615 results for: Sports
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Runners and wheelchair racer in 10K race, probably in Seattle, July 1, 1986
Date taken from photographer's inventory.
ID Number:Lib1991.1.88.1
Date:1986
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Toklas, Singerman & Co. baseball team, Seattle, 1892
In 1875 Polish immigrants Ferdinand Toklas (1845-1924) and Paul Singerman (1847-1915) moved to Seattle and opened what became the city's first department store in Pioneer Square. Originally called the San Francisco Store and later renamed Toklas, Singerman, & Co., the founders retired in 1892 and sold the store to another partner, John B. MacDougall (1849-1931), who incorporated it as MacDougall…
ID Number:Lib1991.5.48
Date:1892
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Rainier Beach Baseball Team posing with equipment, Seattle, 1923
As in other states, development and expansion of baseball in Washington reflected the social and economic growth of the state itself. From the 1890s forward, professional, semi-pro, and amateur leagues abounded across the entire state, often sponsored and supported by the dominant industries of their particular region. In this image, members of the Rainier Beach Baseball Team stand together in…
ID Number:Lib1992.2.1
Date:1923
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Skier on Denny Mountain, Alpental, 1976
In the winter of 1934, Seattle made national news by opening one of the first municipal ski areas in the country at Snoqualmie summit, championed by Mayor John F. Dore, a skier who envisioned the project as one that could lift his city's spirits during the midst of the Great Depression. The Ski Park grew, installing a rope tow in…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.48
Date:1976
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University of Washington ski team member about to crash, Alpental, 1976
In the winter of 1934, Seattle made national news by opening one of the first municipal ski areas in the country at Snoqualmie summit, championed by Mayor John F. Dore, a skier who envisioned the project as one that could lift his city's spirits during the midst of the Great Depression. The Ski Park grew, installing a rope tow in…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.119
Date:1976
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University of Washington crew team hauling shells in snow, Seattle, March 1962
Photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people in the Pacific Northwest. He donated a collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.Several of Scaylea's most well-known photographs featured rowers on local waters. This photo of a University…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.156
Date:1962
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University of Washington varsity crew team on Lake Washington, Seattle, 1979
Photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people in the Pacific Northwest. He donated a collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.In Scaylea's words, this photo of UW's crew team on Lake Washington is "always one of…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.158
Date:1979
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Mark Heilbrun skiing at Snoqualmie Pass, 1980
In the winter of 1934, Seattle made national news by opening one of the first municipal ski areas in the country at Snoqualmie summit, championed by Mayor John F. Dore, a skier who envisioned the project as one that could lift his city's spirits during the midst of the Great Depression. The Ski Park grew, installing a rope tow in…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.168
Date:1980
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Journalist Emmett Watson, Seattle, 1970
Emmett Watson (1918-2001) was a Seattle journalist who covered sports for the Seattle Star and then wrote as a columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Seattle Times. This portrait was taken by photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004), worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.232
Date:1970
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Skiers at Snoqualmie Summit, 1954
In the winter of 1934, Seattle made national news by opening one of the first municipal ski areas in the country at Snoqualmie summit, championed by Mayor John F. Dore, a skier who envisioned the project as one that could lift his city's spirits during the midst of the Great Depression. The Ski Park grew, installing a rope tow in…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.262
Date:1954