157 results for: Transportation
Transportation token, "Seattle and Rainier Valley RY. Co.," 1920s-1930s
This token was exchanged for transportation fare. Tokens such as these were commonly used in Seattle during the Depression Era.
ID Number:1998.51.16
Date:Circa 1920-1930
Transportation token, "Puget Sound International RY & PR. CO.," 1920s-1930s
This token was exchanged for transportation fare. Tokens such as these were commonly used in Washington during the Depression Era.
ID Number:1998.51.17
Date:Circa 1920-1930
Transportation token, "Pacific Gas and Electric Co.," 1920s-1930s
This token was exchanged for transportation fare. Tokens such as these were commonly used in Washington during the Depression Era.
ID Number:1998.51.18
Date:Circa 1920-1930
Sport Air Cushion Vehicle model, ca. 1966
Walter A. Crowley (1917-2008) was an engineer at Boeing and a self-styled "garage" inventor. While at Boeing, he developed an air-bearing system for moving heavy objects like a 747 Jumbo Jet. Boeing established a subsidiary, Aero-Go, to develop this invention. This is a model of his actual working air cushion vehicle which was similar to the hydrofoil, but ultimately not…
ID Number:2000.49.1
Date:Circa 1966
Color print, "Ferry Boat Café," by Glen Alps, 1949
The Ferry Boat Café was the famous horseshoe bar on Seattle’s Black Ball ferry, Kalakala. The artist, Glen Alps (1914-1996) was most well known as a printmaker, but he also painted and sculpted. He made several contributions to the field of printmaking as art, and is internationally known for his development of unique printing techniques. Alps came to Seattle from…
ID Number:2000.50.1
Date:1949
Bicycle repair tool kit, ca. 1970-1990
Marjorie Grove, the donor of this bicycle repair kit with handmade tool roll, rode through the British Isles, Austria, and Germany, as well as all around Seattle's roadways on a 1949 BSA English touring bicycle.
ID Number:2003.27.2
Date:Circa 1970-1990
Great Northern Railway sign, ca. 1936
The Great Northern Railway (reporting mark GN) ran from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, and was developed from the Saint Paul & Pacific Railroad. It was the northernmost transcontinental railroad route in the United States. No federal subsidies were used during its construction, making it the only privately funded, and successfully built, transcontinental railroad in US history.
ID Number:2003.33.1
Date:Circa 1936
Lincoln Towing "Pink Toe" tow truck, 1968
No vehicle was more recognizable in late 20th century Seattle than Lincoln Towing's Pink Toe Truck. Inspired by an offhand remark from a forgotten salesman who visited company owner Ed Lincoln, the Toe was built by Ed Ellison from an old VW bus chassis and the toes were sculpted by Joane C. McInnis. The rolling pink foot made its debut…
ID Number:2004.54.1
Date:1968
Horse bridle, worn by "Casey" the horse for the Seattle Water Department, ca. 1890-1900
The city's first municipal Water Department was established in 1890. "Casey" pulled the wagon for the Seattle Water Department around 1900.
ID Number:2005.59.2
Date:Circa 1890-1900
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