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Stan Sayres with his hydroplane crew, Seattle, circa 1952
Stanley St. Claire Sayres (1896-1956) was a hydroplane racer who broke the world water speed record with his "Slo-mo-shun IV" boat. In the early 1930s, after moving to Seattle, Sayres owned the American Automobile Company, a Chrysler car dealership at 1001 Broadway in Seattle, an auto parts store in the University District, and the Jen-Cel-Lite Corporation, a manufacturer of cold…
ID Number:SHS10362
Date:Circa 1952
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Baseball game at Fort Lawton parade grounds, Seattle, circa 1906
In the first years of the 20th century, baseball was growing in popularity around Seattle. In addition to the city's first professional team, the Seattle Indians, amateur teams popped up across the region, playing at whatever field was available - local parks, the Meadows racetrack, or even the Fort Lawton parade grounds. Teams were organized by neighborhoods, smaller cities around…
ID Number:SHS10366
Date:Circa 1906
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Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV on Lake Washington, 1950
Stanley S. Sayres (1896-1956), the owner of the Slo-mo-shun hydroplanes, was in the automobile business and he became interested in speedboat racing in 1926 in Oregon. He commissioned designer Ted Jones to and the Jensen Motor Boat Company to construct the Slo-mo-shun IV. Jensen Motor Boat Company launched the 28-foot-long, 4,750-pound hydroplane in October 1949. Sayres established a world speed…
ID Number:SHS15962
Date:1950
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Football team sitting on steps at South School, circa 1896
Until the 1910s and 1920s, the curriculum of Seattle's public primary and high schools didn't include athletic programs. School athletic activities were sponsored by a group of private citizens. The low importance given to sports may explain why the South School football players in this early photograph are wearing so many different kinds of clothing. This photo shows South School's…
ID Number:SHS16508
Date:Circa 1896
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Ibsen family water skiing on Lake Washington, Seattle, circa 1955
Water skiing pioneer Donald Sylvester Ibsen (1910-1993) was a star athlete at Roosevelt High School, and made his first pair of water skis the summer he graduated, in 1928. Within 10 years he had started the Olympic Water Ski Club and created a water ski team to perform shows around the Northwest. He also appeared on the pages of Life…
ID Number:SHS19348
Date:Circa 1955