125 results for: Puget Sound
J.P. Patches's jacket, 1960-2002
This is one of several jackets that local entertainer Chris Wedes (1928-2012) wore as clown J. P. Patches on the KIRO-TV children’s program "The J.P. Patches Show" from 1958 to 1981. The live improv show was immensely popular in the Puget Sound area and southwestern British Columbia. J.P. Patches was the Mayor of the City Dump, so his costumes had…
ID Number:2003.35.2
Date:1960-2002
Duwamish carrying basket, attributed to Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline), ca. 1885
This basket was possibly made by Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline) to deliver clams and other materials to Seattle customers. Kikisoblu (ca. 1820-1896) was the daughter of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle). The 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott required all Duwamish people leave Seattle to live on reservations, but Kikisoblu remained in a cabin on the waterfront. She earned a living doing laundry…
ID Number:2003.62.1
Date:1884-1896
Oil painting, "Sunset Mt. Tacoma," by James Everett Stuart, 1898
Born in Maine, James Everett Stuart (1852-1941) was known for his landscapes of the West, reportedly creating more than 5,000 paintings during his career. This tranquil, panoramic scene of Mount Rainier is an excellent representation of his landscape painting style.
ID Number:2006.17.1
Date:1898
Woodcut, "Puget Sound Fishing Boat," by Richard Bennett, ca. 1920s
Richard Bennett (1899-1971) was a nationally known printmaker, illustrator, and painter. He was born in Ireland but grew up just outside Seattle in Washington State, and he also spent time in New York City and Ireland. A leading children's book author and illustrator, he received national recognition for his woodblock prints and engravings. He was close friends with several leading…
ID Number:2006.38.263
Date:Circa 1920
Print, "The Battle of Seattle, January 26, 1856" and featuring the USS Decatur, by Mark Myers, 1987
This colored print features the USS Decatur which was an armed vessel anchored in Elliott Bay during the "Battle of Seattle" that took place on January 26, 1856. On this day, the native peoples in the area attacked the newly arrived white settlers who took refuge in the blockhouse or on the Decatur which proceeded to fire shells toward land.…
ID Number:2006.60.1
Date:1987
Dodge Challenger drag racing car driven by champion racer, Al Young, 1974-2003
Al Young (1946-2022) was a Chinese American Seattle history enthusiast. He worked for the Seattle School District for 35 years as a history teacher and taught auto maintenance to many students. During the 1970s and 1980s, Al spent his weekends traveling to various tracks in the Pacific Northwest and around the United States and competitively race this souped-up Dodge Challenger.…
ID Number:2007.66.1
Date:1970
Watercolor study for the mural at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Eustace Ziegler, 1952
Eustace Paul Ziegler (1881 - 1969) was a noted Northwest artist known for his depictions of Alaskan and Pacific Northwest landscapes and industry. In 1924, Ziegler was commissioned to execute a number of large paintings for company offices in Seattle. He was a founder and the first president of the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters. He was one of…
ID Number:2008.61.1
Date:1952
Watercolor painting by Julius Ullman, "Puget Sound Shacks," 1934
Julius Ullman (1863-1952) was a Seattle artist known for watercolor paintings and murals. Ullman painted for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), then for the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) in 1933-1934 when he completed this work. It was installed at the US Public Health Services Hospital, or Pacific Marine Hospital, in Seattle.
ID Number:2009.40.2
Date:1934
Remnant from an airplane that crashed in the Snohomish River in Everett, 1934
A Kinner K Sportster monoplane with registered number NC 13751 crashed in the Snohomish River on October 10, 1934. The wreck was raised by the sternwheeler W.T. Preston which served as a snagboat on rivers in the Puget Sound.
ID Number:2010.1.380
Date:1934
Printing block featuring an image of the ferry Kalakala from Tony Ferrucci's Art Printing Co., ca. 1950
Tony Ferrucci purchased Art Printing Co. on Fourth Avenue S in Seattle after training in graphic design at Seattle's Burnley School of Professional Art.
ID Number:2011.28.2
Date:Circa 1950