92 results for: Politics and Politicians
Voting box from a Lithuanian community in Seattle, ca. 1900-1940s
This marble voting box was used by a Lithuanian-American community in Seattle. It allowed people to vote anonymously, even if they were illiterate, and, according to the donor, demonstrates how immigrant communities valued democratic principles and the ability to vote. The donor's father immigrated from Lithuania to the US during WWII and eventually moved to Seattle in 1961 to work…
ID Number:2023.34.1
Date:Circa 1900-1940
Globe with no political boundaries, used on Bill Nye the Science Guy TV show, 1990s
The TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Bill Nye (b. 1955) grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing but also became interested in the local comedy scene. Nye became a writer and performer on the King 5 TV…
ID Number:2024.39.25
Date:Circa 1990-1999