157 results for: Transportation
West Coast Airlines ditty bag, ca. 1958-1959
The owner of this ditty bag was a public relations assistant for West Coast Airlines, a local service airline that was headquartered at Boeing Field from 1941 to 1968.
ID Number:2018.52.1
Date:Circa 1958-1959
Campaign button, "Aubrey Davis," ca. 1970s
Aubrey Davis (1917-2013) was a Mercer Island mayor for two terms starting in 1970. He was a public transportation and health care advocate, politician, environmentalist, and businessman.
ID Number:2019.40.1
Date:Circa 1970
Button pin, "I Rode the Talgo High Speed Train," ca. 1990s
The Spanish railroad company, Talgo, founded a North American corporate office in Seattle in 1944. Amtrak has used Talgo train cars on their Cascades Line since 1998.
ID Number:2019.40.9
Date:Circa 1990-2000
Button pin, "No. 1 Boeing," ca. 1970s
Now one of the world's largest aircraft manufacturers, Boeing was incorporated in Seattle in 1916 by William Boeing.
ID Number:2019.40.11
Date:Circa 1970-1980
Button pin, "Yes Sound Transit," ca. 1990s
Sound Transit, established in 1993, is a regional public transit authority that serves the Seattle metropolitan area with extensive bus service, light rail service to Tacoma, and regional commuter rail.
ID Number:2019.40.12
Date:Circa 1990-2000
Button pin, "Ride On! Public Transportation. Washington State Transportation Conference," ca. 1990s
This button promoted one of the annual Washington State Transportation Conferences for public transportation. Sound Transit, established in 1993, is a regional public transit authority that serves the Seattle metropolitan area with extensive bus service, light rail service to Tacoma, and regional commuter rail.
ID Number:2019.40.13
Date:Circa 1990-2000
Button pin, "Metro Ryerson Base: The Present and Beyond," ca. 1990s
King County Metro, established in 1973, is the public transit authority for Seattle and King County, Washington. Ryerson Base is one of seven Metro bases located in the region.
ID Number:2019.40.14
Date:Circa 1990-2000
Button pin, "I (heart) Transit," ca. 1990s
This button promotes the public transit systems in the Puget Sound region including King County Metro, established in 1973, and Sound Transit, established in 1993.
ID Number:2019.40.15
Date:Circa 1990-2000
Button pin, "I Dig Downtown Metro," ca. 1990
This button promotes the project to build the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (DSTT), or Metro Bus Tunnel, which opened in 1990. Only buses used the tunnel until 2005 when light rail was added.
ID Number:2019.40.16
Date:Circa 1990
GMSS watch, ca. 1980s-1990s
This watch belonged to Louise McKinney (1930-2012) who was a part-owner of GMSS, a company which ran businesses at SeaTac Airport. In 1984 the FAA notified the Port of Seattle that SeaTac airport may not be in compliance with a federal rule that requires minorities and women to participate in business ownership at airports that receive federal funds. That year…
ID Number:2019.105.14
Date:Circa 1980-1990