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Image of Cheerleaders at charity football game, December 2, 1939
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Cheerleaders at charity football game, December 2, 1939

In 1939, the Seattle Public Schools' Parent Teacher Association and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer sponsored the city-wide high school football championship games. Over 25,000 fans crowded Washington Field on the University of Washington campus to root for their favorite teams. The second game pitted Roosevelt High School against Garfield High School. Roosevelt beat Garfield 16 to 8.This December 2, 1939 photo…
ID Number:PI25700
Date:1939
Image of Soccer team with championship pennant, January, 1936
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Soccer team with championship pennant, January, 1936

Soccer teams from Seattle's Washington and Beacon Hill grade schools were the finalists in the 1935 league championships. After Washington beat Beacon Hill 2 to 1 to win the title, team members posed for their picture with their trophy and banner. The initials on the banner stand for Public School Athletic League. Most of the team members were Japanese Americans…
ID Number:PI25750
Date:1936
Image of Seattle Indians batter swinging at ball, August 1934
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Seattle Indians batter swinging at ball, August 1934

In the 1920s and most of the 1930s, Seattle's professional baseball team, the Indians, had a long streak of bad luck. Its playing was poor and the team didn't win a Pacific Coast League pennant after 1924. Added to that, the Indians' ballfield burned in 1932 and the team had to move its games to the poorly-equipped Civic Stadium. In…
ID Number:PI26678
Date:1934
Image of Seattle Rainiers baseball game, Seattle, 1939
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Seattle Rainiers baseball game, Seattle, 1939

Cliff Dapper of the Hollywood Stars runs to the base while Seattle Rainiers player Paul Gregory attempts to catch a ball. George Archie looks on. Handwritten on negative: Cliff Dapper - George Archie; Paul Gregory (center).Handwritten on sleeve: Dapper, Cliff, Baseball, with George Archie, Paul Gregory.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may…
ID Number:PI26694
Date:1939
Image of Seattle Rainiers outfielder Bill Matheson jumping to catch a ball, Seattle, 1944
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Seattle Rainiers outfielder Bill Matheson jumping to catch a ball, Seattle, 1944

Just after the United States entered World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt decided that it would be good for the nation's morale if professional baseball games continued. Some players from the Seattle Rainiers joined the military, but the team continued to play throughout the war. In addition to their regular games, the team also played exhibition games against service ball…
ID Number:PI26702
Date:1944
Image of Cleveland and Garfield High School football game, Seattle, 1937
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Cleveland and Garfield High School football game, Seattle, 1937

The Seattle Public Schools' Parent Teacher Association and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer sponsored the city-wide high school football championship games. Over 25,000 fans crowded Washington Field on the University of Washington campus to root for their favorite teams. The income from the championship games provided hot meals and medical care to school children in need. Handwritten on negative: Football - Cleve-Gar,…
ID Number:PI26764
Date:1937
Image of Seattle Metropolitans hockey team, February 1924
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Seattle Metropolitans hockey team, February 1924

The Seattle Metropolitans (nicknamed the “Mets”) were a professional ice hockey team in Seattle from 1915 to 1924, playing in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). They were Seattle’s first professional hockey team, and in 1917 became the first US team to win the Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Canadiens. They faced the Canadiens for Cup again in the 1918-1919…
ID Number:PI26794
Date:1924
Image of Junior hockey teams at Ice Arena, Seattle, February 1939
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Junior hockey teams at Ice Arena, Seattle, February 1939

This image shows junior hockey teams at the Civic Ice Arena in February 1939. The occasion is unknown, but is possibly a junior hockey tournament.
ID Number:PI26795
Date:1939
Image of Boeing Bombers hockey team, Seattle, 1943
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Boeing Bombers hockey team, Seattle, 1943

In 1943, the Northwest International Hockey League (NIHL) operated in the Pacific Northwest. The NIHL consisted of five teams, mostly backed by local companies. The Boeing Bombers and Isaacson Iron Workers played in Seattle, the Warcos and the Oilers played in Portland, and the Maple Leafs represented Vancouver, BC, but did not have a home arena and only played away…
ID Number:PI26798
Date:1943
Image of Youth hockey teams playing at Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, March 1948
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Youth hockey teams playing at Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, March 1948

Here, two teams in the Midget Division of Seattle's Junior Hockey League face off at the Civic Ice Arena. Six members of the King Court Mixers, at left, attempt to get the puck past the defenders of the Andy Planart Skate Shop team during a March 1948 game. Written on negative: Kid hockey, 3/13/48
ID Number:PI26803
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