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White cloth case to hold gold mesh purse, ca. 1930-1940
This purse set was owned by Theiline Pigott McCone (1903-1990), a Seattle philanthropist and regent of Seattle University. She was first married to Paul Piggott, former President of Pacific Car and Foundry Company (PACCAR), and then married John McCone, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
ID Number:1994.3.2
Date:Circa 1930-1940
Cast metal feed prep tray for salmon hatchery, ca. 1940
This basket tray was used by the University of Washington Fisheries program. It was most likely used with the incubator (also in the MOHAI collection) designed by faculty member Lauren Donaldson in the 1940s. Donaldson was a pioneer in fish genetics and he is most remembered for his work in the study of salmon and his hatchery-raised fish. There is…
ID Number:1996.49.3
Date:Circa 1940
Empathy Belly pregnancy simulator, 1985
The Empathy Belly was invented in the 1980s by Linda Ware, Director and CEO of Birthways Childhood Resource Center in Redmond, Washington. It was originally made so men could experience and empathize with their partner's physical symptoms of pregnancy. However, the device soon became useful for teaching health and sex education in high schools.
ID Number:2000.42.1
Date:1985
Pair of hiking boots purchased at REI, 1967
Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) imported these hiking boots from Switzerland to sell in its Seattle store. They belonged to Seattleite Leila Martin, who wore them to climb Mount Rainier in 1970.Lloyd and Mary Anderson founded REI in 1938 as a way to get better gear for climbing. They formed the co-op to buy high-quality gear from Europe in large, cost-effective…
ID Number:2000.55.1
Date:1967
Painting, "Detail for West Seattle High School Mural," by Jacob Elshin, 1937
Jacob Elshin (1892 – 1976) was born in Russia in 1892, and moved to Seattle in 1923. When the federal government launched the Public Works of Art Project in 1933 to assist unemployed artists, Elshin was among the first to sign up. Over the course of his career, Elshin became well known for his paintings in oil and watercolor. His…
ID Number:2002.9.1
Date:1937
Watercolor painting, "Showstreet, Seattle World's Fair" by William Werrbach, 1962
In 1962, Seattle held its second world fair featuring the futuristic theme "Century 21" and the buildings and grounds were well-documented by local artists and photographers, including Werrbach's artistic birds-eye view of Show Street. William Werrbach (b.1925) was born in Seattle and studied art with professors at the University of Washington and Cornish School. He is known for being a…
ID Number:2002.22.5
Date:1962
Print of watercolor painting of Pioneer Square in Seattle by Jess Cauthorn, 1952
Jess Dan Cauthorn (1923-2005) was born in Seattle and was a student at the Burnley School of Professional Art, which he later purchased and ran until it became the Art Institute of Seattle in 1982. He influenced many northwest artists and was a member of the American Watercolor Society, Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters, and the Northwest Watercolor Society.…
ID Number:2002.23.1
Date:1952
Seattle High School "Broadway" pennant, Seattle, ca. 1908
Seattle High School opened in 1902 on the corner of Broadway and E Pine Street on Capitol Hill. It was the first building to be purpose-built as a high school in Seattle and served students across the city. Despite initial concerns about its size and location, the school was at capacity within a year. In 1907 a second high school,…
ID Number:2004.67
Date:Circa 1908
Portrait of girl with dog from Seattle's Ruth School for Girls by Kathleen Houlahan, 1920-1930
This portrait features an unidentified Black girl with a dog in her lap. Students at the Ruth School For Girls were wards of the Seattle Juvenile Court and described as “misfits in the public schools.” The School opened in 1922 and provided school services until 1955. The artist Kathleen Houlahan (1887-1964) was born in Winnipeg, Canada, and grew up in…
ID Number:2006.23.1
Date:Circa 1920-1930
Portrait of "Jimmie Lane" by Kathleen Houlahan, ca. 1910-1920
This portrait is of a young boy from the Beaux Arts Village, a tiny Eastside town that was founded with the vision of a utopian arts colony. The artist Kathleen Houlahan (1887–1964) was born in Winnipeg, Canada, and grew up in Pasadena, California. She moved to Seattle in 1901 to attend the University of Washington. She also studied art in…
ID Number:2006.23.2
Date:Circa 1910-1920