138 results for: Maritime
Starbucks sign, ca. 1971-1987
The first Starbucks Coffee opened in Seattle, Washington, on March 31, 1971, by three partners: Gordon Bowker, Jerry Baldwin, and Zev Siegl. The moniker, "Starbucks," comes from the name of the first mate in the Herman Melville novel, "Moby Dick," and the logo, a twin-tailed siren, is representative of Seattle's maritime heritage. The first Starbucks store was located in Seattle…
ID Number:2011.1.40.1
Date:Circa 1971-1987
Starbucks sign, ca. 1990
The first Starbucks Coffee opened in Seattle, Washington, on March 31, 1971, by three partners: Gordon Bowker, Jerry Baldwin, and Zev Siegl. The moniker, "Starbucks," comes from the name of the first mate in the Herman Melville novel, "Moby Dick," and the logo, a twin-tailed siren, is representative of Seattle's maritime heritage. The first Starbucks store was located in Seattle…
ID Number:2011.1.40.2
Date:Circa 1990
Porthole from the tank room in the Naval Reserve Center Armory building at South Lake Union, ca. 1941
This porthole was salvaged from the Naval Reserve Center Armory building on the southern shore of Lake Union where MOHAI now resides. Construction for the Naval Reserve began in 1940 and completed in 1942. During WWII the site hosted an Advanced Naval Training School and a modified "Tank Room" complete with hatches, submarine equipment, and other naval materials constructed for…
ID Number:2011.14.3
Date:Circa 1941
Warning sign from the Tank Room in the Naval Reserve Center Armory building at South Lake Union, ca. 1941
This sign was salvaged from the Naval Reserve Center Armory building on the southern shore of Lake Union where MOHAI now resides. Construction for the Naval Reserve began in 1940 and completed in 1942. During WWII the site hosted an Advanced Naval Training School and a modified "Tank Room" complete with hatches, submarine equipment, and other naval materials constructed for…
ID Number:2011.14.8
Date:Circa 1941
Interior hatch door from the Tank Room in the Naval Reserve Center Armory building at South Lake Union, ca. 1941
This hatch cover was salvaged from the Naval Reserve Center Armory building on the southern shore of Lake Union where MOHAI now resides. Construction for the Naval Reserve began in 1940 and completed in 1942. During WWII the site hosted an Advanced Naval Training School and a modified "Tank Room" complete with hatches, submarine equipment, and other naval materials constructed…
ID Number:2011.14.13
Date:Circa 1941
Metal box for an Emergency Escape Breathing Device from the Tank Room in the Naval Reserve Center Armory building at South Lake Union, ca. 1941
This object was salvaged from the Naval Reserve Center Armory building on the southern shore of Lake Union where MOHAI now resides. Construction for the Naval Reserve began in 1940 and completed in 1942. During WWII the site hosted an Advanced Naval Training School and a modified "Tank Room" complete with hatches, submarine equipment, and other naval materials constructed for…
ID Number:2011.14.15
Date:Circa 1941
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
Wood sculpture by artist John Grade, made in 2012 from the repurposed wood of the 1897 schooner Wawona
The Wawona, built in 1897, was an iconic logging schooner for the Pacific Northwest until 1947. Northwest Seaport, a local maritime organization, became the caretaker of the Wawona in 1965. In 2009, the Wawona was dismantled and the parts distributed to other non-profit organizations. MOHAI received several parts for use in the construction and display of exhibits, including this massive…
ID Number:2012.WawonaSculpture
Date:2012
Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Pier 70," 1978
Lockwood "Woody" Dennis (1937-2012) was born in Portland, Oregon, but lived in Port Townsend, Washington, for 37 years. He was inclined to paint both natural and industrial scenes from the Northwest, California, Colorado, Africa, and Japan. In this work, featuring Pier 70 in Elliott Bay with railroad tracks in the foreground and maritime vessels in the background, one can see…
ID Number:2013.56.8
Date:1978
Pewter holiday ornament featuring the M/V Kalakala made by local artist David Cusenza, 1998
The Kalakala has a long, tragic history of concerned citizens valiantly trying to save the ferry from demolition. This ornament was made and sold to support the efforts of the Kalakala Foundation to "preserve, refloat and return the historic ferry, Kalakala. In 2015, the current owner had to hire a demolition crew to destroy the Kalakala, and this ornament is…
ID Number:2015.7.1
Date:1998