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Two buttons, "Transit Tunnel Grand Opening," 1990
On September 15, 1990, Metro Transit buses began regular service in the new downtown Seattle transit tunnel. The newly introduced "dual-mode" buses were used that switch from diesel to electric power upon entering the 1.3 mile tunnel. Construction of the tunnel began on March 6, 1987, and was completed on schedule three and a half years later.
ID Number:1993.43.176
Date:1990
Cup and saucer with images of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge, ca. 1940
This souvenir teacup and saucer features images of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge (later called the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge). It was the first large-scale floating bridge ever constructed and opened to traffic on July 2, 1940. The concrete roadway from Seattle to the eastern shore of Lake Washington floats on pontoons which are anchored to the lake bottom.…
ID Number:1996.39.3
Date:1940-1950
Cup and saucer with images of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge, ca. 1940
This souvenir teacup and saucer features images of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge (later called the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge). It was the first large-scale floating bridge ever constructed and opened to traffic on July 2, 1940. The concrete roadway from Seattle to the eastern shore of Lake Washington floats on pontoons which are anchored to the lake bottom.…
ID Number:1996.39.4
Date:1940-1950
Home plate from Sick's Stadium in Seattle, ca. 1960s-1970s
Businessman Emil Sick bought the Seattle Indians baseball team in 1937. The appropriation of Indigenous names for professional sports teams has been popular since the 19th century and is one common example of discrimination and marginalization faced by Native peoples in the United States. Sick renamed the team the Seattle Rainiers and started work on a new steel and concrete…
ID Number:2001.22.32
Date:Circa 1960-1970
Kingdome model, ca. 1970
The Kingdome was the featured venue in Seattle sports culture from 1976-2000. The Kingdome opened in 1976 when Seattle was awarded its first NFL football team, the Seahawks, as well as a baseball team, the Mariners. Beloved by some, hated by others, "The Dome" had a troubled history, including the infamous incident in 1994 when the waterlogged interior ceiling collapsed…
ID Number:2001.22.40
Date:Circa 1970
Painting by Don Paulson, "Construction of the Columbia Tower," ca. 1985
Don Paulson (1933-2006) was an author, artist, and chronicler of Seattle drag culture. He was born in Seattle and grew up in Auburn and Enumclaw. Paulson was drafted into the U.S. Army at 19 and served for two years during the Koren War. In the early 1960s he went to New York and immersed himself in the Pop Art scene.…
ID Number:2003.16.1
Date:Circa 1985
Portrait of Daniel V. McEachern by Charles A. Veteto, 1971
Horace W. McCurdy (1899-1989), maritime builder and great benefactor of MOHAI, commissioned this portrait of his friend Daniel V. McEachern (1879-1971) who founded with his father and brothers the J.A. McEachern Construction Company in 1911. In 1929, they merged with, and assumed the name of, General Construction Company, which went on to build multimillion dollar construction projects in and around…
ID Number:2005.15.3
Date:1971
Silk screen print, "Artist's drawing of Ivar's Pier 54 on Seattle's central downtown waterfront between Madison and Spring Streets" by William Werrback, ca. 1970-1980
This architectural drawing appears to be a proposal by Ivar Haglund to upgrade Pier 54 where Ivar's Restaurant is located. 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. The artist, William Werrbach (b.1925), was born in Seattle and studied…
ID Number:2011.1.238
Date:Circa 1970-1980
Set of eight cedar boardwalk planks, ca. 1880
These planks were donated to MOHAI by Sound Transit. They are a portion of the boardwalk planks that were excavated from an archaeological site at Pine Street and Terry Avenue in Seattle. The boardwalk was covered and infilled due to the Denny Regrade project from 1905-1910. The boardwalk was discovered approximately 38 feet below the surface. Other items retrieved from…
ID Number:2011.30.1
Date:Circa 1880
Souvenir handkerchief showing I-90 floating bridge, 1940s-1950s
The presence of the Kalakala (retired in 1967) and the absence of the Space Needle (completed in 1962) implies that this souvenir handkerchief showing I-90 floating bridge and other local attractions, was made in the 1940s-1950s.
ID Number:2012.8.1
Date:Circa 1940-1950