154 results for: Transportation
Re-Elect Brock Adams pin, ca. 1980s
Brockman "Brock" Adams (1927-2004) served as a Washington State representative in the US House of Representatives from 1965 to 1977. From 1977 to 1979, he was the US Secretary of Transportation under Jimmy Carter. Adams also served as a US Senator representing Washington State from 1987 to 1993. After multiple women came forward with experiences of sexual harassment and abuse…
ID Number:2021.20.13
Date:Circa 1980
METRO pin, "Ride with Pride," ca. 1990s
King County Metro, established in 1973, is the public transit authority for Seattle and King County, Washington. The slogan "Ride with Pride" was later used to celebrate the LGBTQ community.
ID Number:2021.20.15
Date:Circa 1990-1999
King County Metro Uniform rain shell jacket, 2018-2019
King County Metro, established in 1973, is the public transit authority for Seattle and King County, Washington. This jacket belonged to a Metro bus driver who worked from 2018-2019.
ID Number:2021.46.1
Date:2018
King County Metro Uniform "3 season" parka, 2018-2019
King County Metro, established in 1973, is the public transit authority for Seattle and King County, Washington. This jacket belonged to a Metro bus driver who worked from 2018-2019. It was made by Sportsmaster which is a manufacturing company based in New York.
ID Number:2021.46.2
Date:2018
King County Metro Uniform fleece jacket with zip-off sleeves, 2018-2019
King County Metro, established in 1973, is the public transit authority for Seattle and King County, Washington. This jacket belonged to a Metro bus driver who worked from 2018-2019. It was made by Sportsmaster which is a manufacturing company based in New York.
ID Number:2021.46.3
Date:2018
Slope Indicator 200 and case, early inclinometer probe, 1960s
The inclinometer is a tilt sensing device used to measure lateral displacement of earth or structures in various applications such as landslide monitoring, high-rise building pit excavations, bridge foundations, and more. The inclinometer was invented in the 1950s by Stanley D. Wilson, co-founder of the Slope Indicator Company (SINCO), which was established in Seattle in 1958. This device was used…
ID Number:2021.69.1
Date:Circa 1960
Digitilt RPP (recorder, processor, printer) inclinometer and cable, 1981
The Digital RPP inclinometer is a tilt sensing device used to measure lateral displacement of earth or structures in various applications such as landslide monitoring, high-rise building pit excavations, bridge foundations, and more. The inclinometer was invented in the 1950s by Stanley D. Wilson, co-founder of the Slope Indicator Company (SINCO), which was established in Seattle in 1958. The 64K…
ID Number:2021.69.2
Date:1981
Canoe Journeys paddle made by Keith Stevenson, Muckleshoot, ca. 2020
Tribal Canoe Journeys is a celebrated event for the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Participants travel and visit neighboring Nations in ocean-going canoes, usually made of traditional cedar material, but other materials and more modern techniques may be applied as well. Justice Bill (Muckleshoot/Tlingit) stated: “Canoe Journeys have revitalized our nations through travel by oceangoing canoes and the…
ID Number:2021.76.1
Date:Circa 2020
T-Shirt with cartoon, "Welcome to Washington, Californians Right Lane," 1989
This shirt is representative of a late-80s, early 90s backlash against rapid growth in Seattle and the influx of newcomers, many of whom were from California. Local columnist Emmett Watson was one of the champions of this backlash, writing about his fictional organization “Lesser Seattle” which opposed civic boosterism, urban renewal, and unbridled growth. The 1990 Almost Live! sketch “The…
ID Number:2022.Tshirt
Date:1989
Friends of the Monorail T-shirt, ca. 1997-2000
Interest in expanding Seattle’s 1962 monorail line throughout the city gained momentum with signature-gathering petitions in 1994. The “Friends of the Monorail” were the main organizers and instigators of the campaign. In 1997, in spite of almost total opposition by the political establishment, city voters approved Initiative 41 for monorail expansion. Three years later voters approved an additional measure for…
ID Number:2023.Monorail.1
Date:1997-2000