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Image of Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970
Photograph

Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.20
Date:1970
Image of Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970
Photograph

Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.21
Date:1970
Image of Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970
Photograph

Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.22
Date:1970
Image of Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970
Photograph

Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.23
Date:1970
Image of Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970
Photograph

Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.24
Date:1970
Image of Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970
Photograph

Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.26
Date:1970
Image of Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970
Photograph

Jimi Hendrix concert at Sicks' Stadium, July 26, 1970

The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle three times from 1968 to 1970, once at Seattle Center Arena and twice at the larger Seattle Center Coliseum. After the Experience dissolved, Hendrix and his band made one more appearance in Seattle, on July 26, 1970, performing outdoors at Sicks' Stadium on Rainier Avenue South. The day was rainy,…
ID Number:2022.11.27
Date:1970
Image of Seattle Mandolin Orchestra, circa 1915
Photograph

Seattle Mandolin Orchestra, circa 1915

Mandolin orchestras were popular in the United States in the late 1890s and early 1900s. The orchestras were composed primarily of musicians playing various instruments in the mandolin family. This photo of the Seattle Mandolin Orchestra shows musicians with mandolins, saxophones, and 5-string banjos, and a conductor seated in the front row.The man in the second row from bottom, third…
ID Number:2022.38.9
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Orpheum Theatre logbook, 1927-1937
Logbook

Orpheum Theatre logbook, 1927-1937

The Orpheum Theatre opened on August 28, 1927, showing vaudeville acts as well as motion pictures. The Orpheum transitioned to mostly showing films in the mid-1930s and was open until 1967, when the theater closed and the building was demolished. The Washington Plaza Hotel (now the Westin) was built on the Orpheum’s old site. These images show the cover and…
ID Number:2023.35.1
Date:Circa 1932
Image of Burger Gun visor from Almost Live! sketch, Seattle, 1989
Ephemera

Burger Gun visor from Almost Live! sketch, Seattle, 1989

From 1984 to 1999, the KING 5 TV show Almost Live! used humor to capture the experience of living in this region. The show coincided with a time when the region was making headlines with its music scene, tech industry, and coffee culture. Incorporating comedy monologues, in-studio antics, and inventive taped sketches, Almost Live! produced a slew of enduring characters…
ID Number:2024.10.3
Date:1989
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