Costume

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Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Costume

Entry/Object ID

2002.27.35

Description

A black velvet-inspired figure skating costume is part of the personal artifacts collection of Lakewood figure skater Patsy Hamm-Dillingham. Hamm was successful with several partners during her career, winning the Northwest and Pacific Coast Junior Pairs and Ladies Pairs events by 1948. In 1949 Hamm won the Northwest Novice Ladies title and placed fourth in the U.S. North American team Senior Pairs. Her success continued in 1950 when she won Northwest Junior Ladies and Northwest and Pacific Coast Senior Pairs championships. Hamm, a Clover Park graduate, began skating professionally in 1951 and teaching classes at the Lakewood rink. Hamm was inducted into the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Search Terms

Figure Skating, ice skating, costume, Professional/Semi-Pro, Recreational, Clothing-Outerware

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Object Name

Costume

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hamm, Patsy

Person or Organization

Hamm-Dillingham, Patsy

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Northwest Pacific Coast Junior Pairs

Person or Organization

Ladies Pairs

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Northwest Junior Ladies

Person or Organization

Pacific Coast Senior Pairs Championships

Person or Organization

Clover Park High School

Person or Organization

Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame