133 results for: Maritime
Acrylic painting, "Tugs," by Fred Marshall, 1967
Fred Bruce Marshall (1904-1976) was a painter, illustrator, and cartoonist. He was born in Oregaon and attended Washington State University. Marshall worked as a cartoonist at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for 38 years. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society, the Puget Sound group of Northwest painters, and the the Northwest Watercolor Society.
ID Number:2015.80.6
Date:1967
Oil painting, "Fishing Fleet," by Thomas W. Wells, ca. 1959
Thomas Wells (1916 – 2004) was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was a member of the Marine Historical Societies of Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco and New York. He was also a life member of the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters. A maritime enthusiast, Wells was known for his works that featured ships and the sea. Other works by…
ID Number:2015.80.10
Date:Circa 1959
Ship model of the M.Y. BLUE PETER in glass case, ca. 1950
The 96-foot BLUE PETER was designed by Ted Geary and built in 1928 at Lake Union Dry Dock & Machine Works in Seattle for John Graham, Sr. It was later owned by Seattle yachtsman and maritime expert Horace W. McCurdy. The maritime flag, Blue Peter, signifies that the ship is ready to sail on its voyage.
ID Number:2016.19.1
Date:Circa 1950
Puretic power block manufactured by Marine Construction & Design Co. in Seattle, ca. 2000
Marine Construction & Design Co. was founded in 1953 and is based in Seattle, Washington. They manufacture and supply fishing equipment, hydraulic components and drives, and marine equipment in the United States and internationally. The Puretic power block, invented by Croatian fisherman, Mario Puratic in 1953, is a mechanised winch and aluminum pulley used to haul nets on fishing vessels.
ID Number:2017.62.1
Date:2000
Print of tugboat, "The Old Arthur Foss" by William E. Ryan, ca. 1981
The Arthur Foss was built in 1899 as the WALLOWA to tow ships across the Columbia River bar. On a return trip from the Klondike Gold Rush around 1897, the WALLOWA ran aground and was out of commission until 1930. At that time, the Foss Tug Co. of Seattle purchased the tug and restored her to star in the 1934…
ID Number:2017.65.1
Date:Circa 1981
Ship model of the SS Beaver made by modelmaker Ralph Hitchcock around 1980-2000
Built in 1835 London, the Beaver was the first steamship to reach the Northwest. She went up and down the coast, carrying goods from one Hudson Bay Company trading post to the next. This model was made by Ralph Hitchock (d. 2004), a maritime historian and noted Seattle modelmaker.
ID Number:2019.103.1
Date:Circa 1980-2000
Coveralls from Marco Marine, 1980
These coveralls from Marco Marine were worn by multiple cast members on the Seattle comedy show Almost Live! which aired from 1984 to 1999 on King 5 in Seattle. They belonged to Bill Nye (b. 1955) who had them from an engineering job at Marine Construction & Design Co., also known as Marco Marine. Nye worked at their shipyard in…
ID Number:2024.39.5
Date:1980
Canoe paddle carved by Emmett Oliver (Swinomish), 1934
This canoe paddle was carved by Emmett Oliver of the Swinomish Tribe. He raced in the Lone Eagle dugout canoe during the annual Canoe Race of 1934. The Lone Eagle would be the same boat that raced against the UW crew in the 1941 Great Race. Long before white settlers introduced rowing to this region, Coast Salish tribes paddled the…
ID Number:2024.55.1
Date:1934
Azimuth circle from the logging schooner Wawona, 1929
The three-masted schooner Wawona sailed from 1897 to 1947 as a lumber carrier and fishing vessel based in Puget Sound. An azimuth circle fits over a ship's compass and is used for celestial navigation. This device, made by Ritchie & Sons for the Sperry gyroscope, was installed in the Wawona in 1929 by J. E. Trafton and his sons, Elsworth…
ID Number:2025.21.1
Date:1929
Puget Sound Freight Lines jacket, worn by Tom Kitano, 1990s
This jacket belonged to Tom Takashi Kitano (1929-2019) who worked as a controller for Puget Sound Freight Lines. Kitano began working at Puget Sound Freight after he graduated from the University of Washington. Except for the two years when he was drafted into the United States Army as part of the 10th Mountain Division Artillery, Kitano spent his entire career…
ID Number:2025.36.1
Date:Circa 1994