29 results for: Cold War, 1947-1991
Model, Boeing 2707 Supersonic Transport (SST) airplane, ca. 1965
The Boeing SST project was hampered by design and environmental concerns. Though the U.S. government eventually cut funding to the project and prototypes were never completed, contributing to massive Boeing layoffs, this project was the first of its kind in the United States and was part of a supersonic transport technology race against the Soviets during the Cold War years,…
ID Number:1971.5158.1
Date:Circa 1965
Goodwill Games Official Guide, 1990
On July 20, 1990, the Goodwill Games, sponsored in large part by Ted Turner, opened in Seattle. Conceived as an apolitical alternative to the Olympics, the games promised international goodwill through world-class competition, and served to improve US and Soviet Union relations. Over 2,000 athletes from 54 countries competed in 21 sports events at the University of Washington and other…
ID Number:1989.109.8
Date:1990
Display set of medals made by Jostens for the Seattle Goodwill Games, 1990
The Goodwill Games ran from July 20 to August 5, 1990 in Seattle. Conceived as an apolitical alternative to the Olympics, the games promised international goodwill through world-class competition. Over 2,000 athletes from 54 countries competed in 21 sports events at the University of Washington and other cities in Washington State. Television producer Ted Turner created the Goodwill Games in…
ID Number:1990.21
Date:1990
Evening dress from the House of Balmain, made for Theiline Pigott McCone, 1963
This evening dress was custom made for Seattle philanthropist Theiline Pigott McCone (1903-1990) by the House of Balmain in Paris. She was born Theiline McGee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up in California. In 1924 she married Paul Pigott who was the president of the Pacific Car and Foundry Co (later PACCAR). He died in 1961 and it 1962 she…
ID Number:1993.46.3
Date:1963
Banner for the Seattle Goodwill Games, 1990
On July 20, 1990, the Goodwill Games, sponsored in large part by Ted Turner, opened in Seattle. Conceived as an apolitical alternative to the Olympics, the games promised international goodwill through world-class competition. Over 2,000 athletes from 54 countries competed in 21 sports events at the University of Washington and other cities in Washington State.
ID Number:2003.36.3
Date:1990
Tank top commemorating the Opening Day crew competition between the University of Washington and Soviet Union rowing teams, 1987
This tank top is from the opening day of boating season when the University of Washington (UW) rowing team competed against the Soviets. They had raced against each other in 1958 and the UW was the surprise winner. This time the Soviets dominated. The Russian text on the tank top roughly translates to "Seattle - First Day - Competition -…
ID Number:2009.2.17
Date:1987
Radioactive dime souvenir from Hanford Laboratories, 1964
Dimes such as these were used by Boy Scouts from the Blue Mountain Council of Scouts in Washington and Oregon at the 1964 National Boy Scout Jamboree near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The dime was part of the new Atomic Energy Merit Badge created in 1963 and renamed the Nuclear Science Merit Badge in 2005. The Scouts traded the dimes with…
ID Number:2014.8.1
Date:Circa 1964
Fallout shelter box of rations, ca. 1961
Daniel J. Murphy was a bricklayer in Seattle and he built several bomb shelters in the area in the late 1950s. These rations were stocked in his family's shelter in Ballard. The Murphy family received a certificate and commendation for their efforts to "stay safe" during the Cold War era.
ID Number:2014.62.3
Date:Circa 1961
Fallout shelter box of rations, ca. 1961
Daniel J. Murphy was a bricklayer in Seattle and he built several bomb shelters in the area in the late 1950s. These rations were stocked in his family's shelter in Ballard. The Murphy family received a certificate and commendation for their efforts to "stay safe" during the Cold War era.
ID Number:2014.62.4
Date:Circa 1961
Firefly Survival Pack ration box, ca. 1957
During the Cold War, many individuals and families stocked up with survival ration packs in preparation for a potential bombing or invasion. This survival pack, made by Seattle company Safety Research & Mfg. Co., was advertised for various recreational activities, however "National Defense" is emphasized on the box.
ID Number:2014.71.1
Date:Circa 1957