33 results for: COVID-19 Pandemic
Pacific Brewing & Malting Co., Pacific Beer bottle, 1915
The Pacific Brewing and Malting Company was founded in Tacoma in 1897 with the merger of Puget Sound Brewing Company and Milwaukee Brewing Company. The Pacific Beer brand was one of the most popular on the West Coast. This bottle was distributed just before the company was shut down in 1916 due to state-wide Prohibition. In 2014, the company was…
ID Number:2011.92.1
Date:1915
Mask, "I Can't Breathe," made by Sonia Wooten-Gill, FayWoo's Signature Collection, 2020
Among the local designers and artists who began making face masks in 2020, many Black designers were inspired to infuse powerful messages into their creations. This mask was made by local milliner and clothing designer Sonia Wooten-Gill whose line is called FayeWoo’s Signature Collection. "I Can't Breathe" were the last words of Eric Garner, a Black man who died in…
ID Number:2020.30.1
Date:2020
Mask, "Juneteenth 1865," by Ashaunti Martin-Smith, Ashaunti Monique Customs, 2020
Among the local designers and artists who began making face masks in 2020, many Black designers were inspired to infuse powerful messages into their creations. This mask was sewn and hand painted by designer Ashaunti Martin-Smith of Ashaunti Monique Customs. Juneteenth is a celebration of Black liberation, celebrated on June 19th. It is the anniversary of the day in 1865…
ID Number:2020.30.2
Date:2020
Flour sack from Fairhaven Organic Flour Mill, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic and worldwide quarantine lockdown in 2020, many people took to baking and, in various places including Seattle, it was difficult to buy flour which was flying off the grocery store shelves. The donor of this artifact, along with his roommate, drove to Burlington (about 65 miles) to purchase this flour bag from Fairhaven Organic Flour Mill.…
ID Number:2020.43.1
Date:2020
Seattle park sign, "Leave 6 ft Between You and Others," 2020
The Seattle Parks Department created a selection of instructional signs for use in local parks during various stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strongly recommended health and safety protocols included staying six feet away from each other at all times.
ID Number:2020.44.3
Date:2020
Seattle park sign, "Crowded Parks Lead to Closed Parks," 2020
The Seattle Parks Department created a selection of instructional signs for use in local parks during various stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. As social distancing was a strongly recommended health and safety protocol, people were encouraged not to crowd together. One unfortunate oversight on this particular sign is the incorrect spelling of "excercise."
ID Number:2020.44.4
Date:2020
Seattle park sign, "Small, Simple, Socially Distant," 2020
The Seattle Parks Department created a selection of instructional signs for use in local parks during various stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strongly recommended health and safety protocols included social distancing and keeping groups small, even when gathering outside.
ID Number:2020.44.5
Date:2020
King County Elections "Vote!" mask, 2020
These masks were issued by King County Elections to staff working at in-person voting sites for the 2020 general election. The design includes the word “Vote!” in the five languages (English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean) that the ballots were available in at the time. This mask was used by a worker at the CenturyLink Field Event Center.
ID Number:2020.49.1
Date:2020
Plastic bottle of hand sanitizer from Fremont Mischief Distillery, 2020
The Washington Distillers Guild is a nonprofit organization that represent distilleries in this state. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guild coordinated an effort to make hand sanitizers for those working in healthcare. Several distilleries stepped up including Brovo Spirits in Woodinville and Mischief Distilleries in Fremont, pivoting their production line to include bottles of hand sanitizer.
ID Number:2020.50.1
Date:2020
Glass bottle of hand sanitizer from Fremont Mischief Distillery, 2020
The Washington Distillers Guild is a nonprofit organization that represent distilleries in this state. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guild coordinated an effort to make hand sanitizers for those working in healthcare. Several distilleries stepped up including Brovo Spirits in Woodinville and Mischief Distilleries in Fremont, pivoting their production line to include bottles of hand sanitizer.
ID Number:2020.50.2
Date:2020