• Visit
    • Museum Accessibility
    • Community Access
    • Group Visits and Tours
    • Programs
      • History Café
      • MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series
      • First Thursday
      • Denny Lecture
      • Al Young Educator of the Year
      • Everyday Heroes
    • MOHAI Mercantile
    • Gourmondo at MOHAI
  • Exhibits
  • Events
  • Collections and Research
    • Collections Search
    • Themed Collections
    • Research Library
    • Image Ordering
    • Donate an Artifact
    • Curator’s Fellowship
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Membership at MOHAI
    • Gift Memberships
    • Corporate Support
  • Education
    • Field Trips
      • Self-Guided School Year Explorations
      • Creating Our Community
      • Cracking the History Code: Salish Stories
      • Cracking the History Code: Settling Around the Sound
      • Hands on History
      • Self-Guided Summer Field Trips
      • Homeschool Group
    • Portable Museum Program
    • Scholarships
    • Education FAQ
    • Primary Source Analysis
    • Online Curricula
    • Teen Programs
    • Idea Lab
    • Discovery Packs
    • Summer Camps
  • About
    • Annual Reports
    • The MOHAI Blog
    • Contact MOHAI
    • Opportunities
    • Leadership
    • Private Events
  • Donate
  • Tickets
  • Membership
HomeCollections and ResearchCollections Search

Collections Search

Explore stories in Northwest history through highlights from MOHAI’s collections. Search by keyword below or browse the entire online collection by entering the asterisk symbol (*). Filter your search by type of materials.

Download lower resolution images directly from an item page. MOHAI offers high-resolution digital reproductions of photographs and other materials from our collections for personal and professional use.

We have many more items in our collections and not everything you see online is on view at the museum. We have additional materials online at the University of Washington’s Digital Collections.

MOHAI Statement on Harmful Content

Search by Collection

Not finding what you are looking for?
Ask the MOHAI Collections Staff

109 results for: LGBTQIA

Share:
Image of Kids' rainbow camp shirt, from Nordstrom

Kids' rainbow camp shirt, from Nordstrom "Be Proud" line, 2022

This shirt, from Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom, is part of their 2022 “Be Proud” line. The designs included clothing and accessories for adults and children, made for wearers of many gender identities. The online description for this shirt read “Prismatic stripes add rainbow charm to a throwback camp shirt perfect for the kiddo with a retro eye.” Ten percent of sales…
ID Number:2022.48.2
Date:2022
Image of Kids' rainbow stripe bike shorts, from Nordstrom

Kids' rainbow stripe bike shorts, from Nordstrom "Be Proud" line, 2022

These shorts, from Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom, are part of their 2022 “Be Proud” line. The designs included clothing and accessories for adults and children, made for wearers of many gender identities. The online description for these shorts read “Rainbow-splashed stripes bring a full spectrum of pride to bike shorts.” Ten percent of sales from the collection went to Trans Lifeline,…
ID Number:2022.48.3
Date:2022
Image of Kids' floral print tank, from Nordstrom

Kids' floral print tank, from Nordstrom "Be Proud" line, 2022

This tank top, from Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom, is part of their 2022 “Be Proud” line. The designs included clothing and accessories for adults and children, made for wearers of many gender identities. The online description for the top read “Add some flower power to your child’s clothing choices with this ribbed-cotton tank styled with a square neck and true-to-size fit…
ID Number:2022.48.4
Date:2022
Image of Kids' iridescent bike shorts, from Nordstrom

Kids' iridescent bike shorts, from Nordstrom "Be Proud" line, 2022

These bike shorts, from Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom, are part of their 2022 “Be Proud” line. The designs included clothing and accessories for adults and children, made for wearers of many gender identities. The online description read “aspiring athletes can move with ease in these opalescent bike shorts.” Ten percent of sales from the collection went to Trans Lifeline, an organization…
ID Number:2022.48.5
Date:2022
Image of Seattle Pride bandana, Elysian Brewing branded, ca. 2010s

Seattle Pride bandana, Elysian Brewing branded, ca. 2010s

This is a souvenir bandana for Pride which was distributed by Elysian Brewing. Elysian is a Seattle-based brewery which was founded in 1995.
ID Number:2024.48.RefBandana1
Date:Circa 2015
Image of BECU branded “Proud Ally” bandana, ca. 2018-2024

BECU branded “Proud Ally” bandana, ca. 2018-2024

This is a souvenir bandana for Pride which was distributed by BECU. The design of this bandana is a derivation on the Progress Pride flag, which combines the original rainbow flag with the colors of the Trans Pride flag (light blue, pink, and white) and brown and black stripes representing People of Color. BECU originally stood for Boeing Employee Credit…
ID Number:2024.48.RefBandana2
Date:2018-2024
Image of Small Pride flag, Puget Sound Energy branded, ca. 2018-2024

Small Pride flag, Puget Sound Energy branded, ca. 2018-2024

This is a souvenir Pride flag distributed by Puget Sound Energy. The flag is known specifically as the Progress Pride flag, which combines the original rainbow flag with the colors of the Trans Pride flag (light blue, pink, and white) and brown and black stripes representing People of Color.
ID Number:2024.48.RefPrideFlag
Date:2018-2024
Image of Collection of Pride pins, ca. 1980s-2010s

Collection of Pride pins, ca. 1980s-2010s

This group of pride pins was collected by Chris Smith, who has been active and organizing in the LGBTQ community since he arrived in Seattle in the early 1980s. Smith is also an active leader in the Freedom Socialist Party.
ID Number:2024.PridePins
Date:1980s-2010s
Image of Shelly's Leg wooden sign with palm trees and mirror, ca. 1973

Shelly's Leg wooden sign with palm trees and mirror, ca. 1973

Shelly's Leg, Seattle’s first disco, opened in December 1973 at the foot of Main Street. Co-owner Shelly Bauman, a colorful figure, named the bar for the leg she lost to a cannon that misfired in a Pioneer Square parade. Money from the lawsuit helped her start the bar. "I wanted a place where everyone would feel welcome, no matter what…
ID Number:2026.9.1
Date:Circa 1973
Previous 1 … 9 10 11

Land Acknowledgement

MOHAI stands on the historic and contemporary lands and shores of the Duwamish, Suquamish, Muckleshoot, and other Coast Salish Nations. We acknowledge the forced displacement of Native Communities from this land while honoring the endurance of the Duwamish people who still live here.
Address: 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle WA, 98109
Phone: 206 324 1126
  • Plan a Visit
  • Directions and Parking
  • Accessibility
  • Group Tours
  • About

Sign up to Receive our Newsletter

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Copyright 2026, Museum of History & Industry. All Rights Reserved