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Button pin, "From All Walks of Life: A 10K Pledge Walk to Benefit AIDS Care and Education," Seattle, September 27, 1987
This pin was handed out at the annual Northwest AIDS Foundation sponsored 10K walk to benefit AIDS care and education.
ID Number:2014.56.9
Date:1987
Seattle SuperSonics binder with autographs by Gary Payton and Ervin Johnson, 1996
Emily Kreidler, second grader at Wedgwood Elementary in 1996, won this binder as a prize for a reading contest. The binder was already autographed when she won it. She remembered watching the Sonics games on TV and being infatuated with Gary Payton, her favorite.
ID Number:2014.85.1
Date:1997
Shoelaces, political advertisement for Patty Murray, "The Mom in Tennis Shoes", 1998
Patty Murray ran for re-election to the US Senate for Washington state in 1998. She ran under the image of a "Mom in Tennis Shoes". Throughout her tenure in the Senate, Murray has been a strong proponent for education and children's issues, and has become a national leader on budget, transportation, ecomonic development, health care, women's health, and veterans' issues.
ID Number:2015.73.16
Date:1998
Carved walking stick owned by artist Jacob Lawrence, ca. 1970-2000
Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) was a Black artist known for his portrayal of Black life and his "dynamic cubism" style. Lawrence moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1970, to be an art professor at the University of Washington.
ID Number:2015.76.1
Date:Circa 1970-2000
Picket sign for Seattle Teachers Strike, 2015
Olivia Geffner, Seattle teacher at Franklin High and previous MOHAI employee, was a union rep for her school from 2014-2015. She participated in the Seattle Teachers Strike in September 2015. A three-year agreement ended a nearly week-long walk-out of teachers throughout the district. At issue were pay raises, compensation for adding time to the school day, and linking teacher evaluations…
ID Number:2015.87.1
Date:2015
Mask from Ric Weiland's Masquerade Costume, 1997
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) wore this mask to attend a masquerade ball in Venice in 1997. The event was planned and hosted by Paul Allen who chartered a private plane for the revelers. Weiland was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee hired by Bill Gates…
ID Number:2016.10.7.1
Date:1997
Two ribbons won by Ric Weiland at the Northwest Gay/Lesbian Sports Festival, 1991
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen at the newly founded Microsoft company. He retired in 1988 at age 35 and devoted his time to using his wealth to support the LGBTQ+ social justice…
ID Number:2016.10.9
Date:1991
Runner number from "Run with Pride," ca. 1988-1992
The Seattle Frontrunners, one of the oldest, largest LGBTQ running clubs in the world, has organized a "Run With Pride" event every year since the 1980s. This number was worn by Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006). In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen at the newly founded Microsoft company. He retired in 1988…
ID Number:2016.10.10
Date:Circa 1988-1992
"RITA" hand fan which belonged to Ric Weiland, 1984
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen at the newly founded Microsoft company. He retired in 1988 at age 35 and devoted his time to using his wealth to support the LGBTQ+ social justice…
ID Number:2016.10.RefFan
Date:1984
Leather satchel owned by Ivar Haglund while attending the University of Washington, ca. 1920s
Ivar Haglund was a famous Seattle character who established the city's first aquarium on Pier 54 and a fish-and-chips stand that grew to become the renowned "Acres of Clams" restaurant. Ivar graduated from the UW Business School in 1928.
ID Number:2016.64.1
Date:Circa 1920