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Image of Bottle of hand sanitizer from Brovo Spirits in Woodinville, 2020

Bottle of hand sanitizer from Brovo Spirits in Woodinville, 2020

The Washington Distillers Guild is a nonprofit organization that represent distilleries in this state. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guild coordinated an effort to make hand sanitizers for those working in healthcare. Several distilleries stepped up including Brovo Spirits in Woodinville and Mischief Distilleries in Fremont, pivoting their production line to include bottles of hand sanitizer.
ID Number:2021.8.1
Date:2020
Image of Cotton mask,

Cotton mask, "It's a Boy!" from Virginia Mason Birth Center, 2020

These masks were distributed to new parents at the Virginia Mason Birth Center in Seattle during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ID Number:2021.11.2
Date:2020
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Cotton mask, "It's a Girl!" from Virginia Mason Birth Center, 2020

These masks were distributed to new parents at the Virginia Mason Birth Center in Seattle during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ID Number:2021.11.3
Date:2020
Image of Face shield with GM Nameplate logo, 2020

Face shield with GM Nameplate logo, 2020

GM Nameplate was founded in Seattle in 1954 by Lester Greene (G) and Beal McCullough (M). Beginning with the manufacture of nameplates, GMN has evolved to provide various small components and assembled devices to meet customer and industry needs. The COVID-19 pandemic created a need for more PPE (personal protective equipent) and GMN quickly pivoted their resources and equipment to…
ID Number:2021.58.1
Date:2020
Image of Face shield from GM Nameplate with Gates Foundation logo, 2020

Face shield from GM Nameplate with Gates Foundation logo, 2020

GM Nameplate was founded in Seattle in 1954 by Lester Greene (G) and Beal McCullough (M). Beginning with the manufacture of nameplates, GMN has evolved to provide various small components and assembled devices to meet customer and industry needs. The COVID-19 pandemic created a need for more PPE (personal protective equipment) and GMN quickly pivoted their resources and equipment to…
ID Number:2021.58.2
Date:2020
Image of Seattle Flu Study influenza test kit, 2019

Seattle Flu Study influenza test kit, 2019

The Seattle Flu Study was started in 2017 and led by the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (a collaboration between the University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center). A chief goal is the surveillance of respiratory pathogens active in the city. For winter 2019-2020, the Seattle Flu Study planned to survey and swab people…
ID Number:2021.70.1
Date:2019
Image of Painted mask made by Wolf Delux, aka Malcolm Procter, 2021

Painted mask made by Wolf Delux, aka Malcolm Procter, 2021

Malcolm Procter, who goes by the artist name of Wolf Delux, painted this mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. His distinctive linework style is done with paint or bleach to create the desired effect on each item. Procter is a Black artist and was born and raised in Seattle. His work takes inspiration from many sources, including pop art, video games,…
ID Number:2021.72.2
Date:2021
Image of Model of COVID-19 Vaccine developed by the University of Washington in 2020

Model of COVID-19 Vaccine developed by the University of Washington in 2020

This is a model of the vaccine developed by the Institute for Protein Design (IPD) at the University of Washington. This vaccine uses a structure-based vaccine design technique which was developed by the King Lab (named for lead Neil King) at the IPD. The red is the receptor binding domain, part of the spike of the SARS-COVID virus. This is…
ID Number:2021.80.1
Date:2019-2021
Image of Column used for vaccine development at the University of Washington in 2020

Column used for vaccine development at the University of Washington in 2020

This device was used in vaccine development at the Institute for Protein Design (IPD) at the University of Washington, with scientists Alexandra (Lexi) Walls and Brooke Fiala as project leads. Fiala used this column to prepare (or purify) the vaccine. This particular vaccine uses a structure-based vaccine design technique which was developed by the King Lab (named for lead Neil…
ID Number:2021.80.2
Date:2019
Image of Pipette used for vaccine development at the University of Washington in 2020

Pipette used for vaccine development at the University of Washington in 2020

This device was used in vaccine development at the Institute for Protein Design (IPD) at the University of Washington, with scientists Alexandra (Lexi) Walls and Brooke Fiala as project leads. Fiala used this pipette in the production of the vaccine which uses a structure-based vaccine design technique developed by the King Lab (named for lead Neil King) at the IPD.…
ID Number:2021.80.3
Date:2019
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