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Image of Painting of Indigenous person paddling a canoe on Lake Union, ca. 1900

Painting of Indigenous person paddling a canoe on Lake Union, ca. 1900

Anna L. Fonda (1863-1917) was born in New York and settled in the Tacoma/Seattle area around 1892. She is best known for her landscapes and still-life works.
ID Number:1973.5723
Date:Circa 1900
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Pencil drawing of "SS Virginia V" at sea by David Cabitto, 1966-1973

The steamship Virginia V was once part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet of small passenger and freight carrying ships that traveled the islands and ports of this region from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. The steamship is still operational today and is docked just outside MOHAI on Lake Union. Artist David Cabitto (1938-2011) was a senior illustrator…
ID Number:1973.5733.1
Date:1966-1973
Image of Painting of a sunrise over Lake Union by Anna L. Fonda, ca. 1891-1915

Painting of a sunrise over Lake Union by Anna L. Fonda, ca. 1891-1915

Anna L. Fonda (1863-1917) was born in New York and settled in the Tacoma/Seattle area around 1892. She is best known for her landscapes and still-life works.
ID Number:1976.6289.48
Date:Circa 1891-1915
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Pencil drawing, "Forsaken (Camp on West Shore of Lake Union)," by Emily Inez Denny, 1876

The daughter of one of Seattle’s founding families, Emily Inez Denny (1853 – 1918) was both an artist and writer. Greatly influenced by seeing the drawings of Sarah Willoughby as a student at the Washington Territorial University, she took on painting and drawing as a life-long pursuit. A woman who thrived on the creation of art, Emily constantly traveled with…
ID Number:1984.74.3
Date:1876
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Raincoat, "Fairweather" made by Totem Sports Wear, 1962

This coat is made from a light, waterproofed cotton, so the “Fairweather” name could refer to those balmy rainy days that have only a light sprinkle—“fair” weather by Seattle standards. It likely also refers to the World’s Fair Seattle hosted from April to October of 1962.Seattle’s Totem Sportswear made this raincoat in their factory in South Lake Union. In 1962,…
ID Number:1992.2
Date:1962
Image of Coverlet or quilt, 1927

Coverlet or quilt, 1927

This quilt was made for a Women's Christian Temperance Union raffle in Green Lake where individuals paid to have their names stitched onto the quilt. The WCTU was a religious organization whose primary purpose was to combat the influence of alcohol on families and society.
ID Number:1994.Coverlet
Date:1927
Image of Painted oxford shoes worn by Phil Webber, ca. 1992

Painted oxford shoes worn by Phil Webber, ca. 1992

Phil Webber, a Seattle Post-Intelligencer press photographer from 1956-2006, was known for wearing colorful shoes on assignments. The designs on these shoes show Webber's houseboat before and after renovating it.
ID Number:2000.99.1
Date:Circa 1992
Image of Box of Immunex Enbrel vials, 1999

Box of Immunex Enbrel vials, 1999

Scientists Steven Gillis and Christopher Henney, along with businessman Stephen Duzan, founded Immunex in July 1981. They envisioned the company's mission as developing, producing, and licensing diagnostic and therapeutic immunological products. Its successful drugs included LEUKINE (sargramostim) for patients undergoing bone marrow transplants, NOVANTRONE for multiple sclerosis, and ENBREL (etanercept), an anti-inflammatory used to treat arthritis. By 2001, Immunex was…
ID Number:2003.15.3
Date:1999
Image of Box for Leukine Sargromostim, 2000

Box for Leukine Sargromostim, 2000

Scientists Steven Gillis and Christopher Henney, along with businessman Stephen Duzan, founded Immunex in July 1981. They envisioned the company's mission as developing, producing, and licensing diagnostic and therapeutic immunological products. Its successful drugs included LEUKINE (sargramostim) for patients undergoing bone marrow transplants, NOVANTRONE for multiple sclerosis, and ENBREL (etanercept), an anti-inflammatory used to treat arthritis. By 2001, Immunex was…
ID Number:2003.15.7
Date:2000
Image of Box for Novantrone Mitoxantrone for Injection Concentrate, 2000

Box for Novantrone Mitoxantrone for Injection Concentrate, 2000

Scientists Steven Gillis and Christopher Henney, along with businessman Stephen Duzan, founded Immunex in July 1981. They envisioned the company's mission as developing, producing, and licensing diagnostic and therapeutic immunological products. Its successful drugs included LEUKINE (sargramostim) for patients undergoing bone marrow transplants, NOVANTRONE for multiple sclerosis, and ENBREL (etanercept), an anti-inflammatory used to treat arthritis. By 2001, Immunex was…
ID Number:2003.15.10
Date:2000
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