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WAAC uniform worn by Jane H. Donlon, 1941
WAAC stands for Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and Ms. Donlon was one of the first in Seattle to volunteer for this organization.
ID Number:1960.1934.C694
Date:1941
Black plastic model of a Boeing AF54-3079 Bomarc IM 99 US Air Force missile, ca. 1955-1960
The supersonic Bomarc missile, launched in 1955, was the first long-range anti-aircraft missile ever made, and the first one that Boeing mass-produced.
ID Number:1960.1996
Date:Circa 1955-1960
Sword in case with extra scabbard, 1863
The inscription on the extra scabbard reads: "Presented to Maj. Granville O. Haller, 7th Inft. USA, Commandant of Gnl Headquarters by the Officers of the 93d N.Y. Vols. Headquarters Guard, 'Army of the Potomac', as a token of regard for his social qualities as a gentleman and his military ability as an officer, Camp near Falmouth, Va., Jan. 1, 1863."…
ID Number:1961.2476.29
Date:1863
Dress sword owned by Granville Owen Haller, 1860
Granville Owen Haller (1819-1897) was a US Army military officer who became a wealthy and prominent Seattle businessman. In1852, G.O. Haller was promoted to Major and was transferred from service in the Mexican-American War to the Washington Territory. During his service in the Civil War he was dismissed in 1863. In 1883, he returned to the Seattle area and began…
ID Number:1961.2476.30
Date:1860
WAVES shoulder rank patches, ca. 1943
WAVES stood for Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service, a branch of the US Naval Reserve. It was established in July 1942 to release officers and men for sea duty, and allow women to fill positions of shore duty as commissioned officers or enlisted rank.
ID Number:1962.2865.6
Date:Circa 1943
Hamilton propeller from Boeing B-1, 1920-1924
The B-1 was the first aircraft designed and assembled entirely by the Boeing Airplane Company for commercial rather than military purposes. Beginning in 1920, the plane was used on the first regularly scheduled international airmail route between Seattle and Victoria. This propeller made by Hamilton Aero Manufacturing Company was used on the Boeing B-1, and there is a consideration that…
ID Number:1963.2886
Date:1920-1924
Pelican figurine, 1942
This novelty item, made from a pinecone, appears to be a winking pelican wearing a WWII military cap and boots, possibly representing the United States Naval Services.
ID Number:1963.3033.24
Date:1942
U.S. Navy periscope used in World War II submarine and obtained from the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, ca. 1940
This 43 foot high periscope on loan from the Navy was used in a WWII submarine and obtained from the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. A daytime attack periscope, it may be trained in any direction and photos can be taken through it using any single lens reflex camera. About 30 feet of the periscope is highly ground to precision so…
ID Number:1963.3121.1
Date:Circa 1940
Seafair King Neptune IV hat, 1953
Since 1950, the Seattle Seafair festival has recognized notable local individuals as Seafair Royalty, including King Neptune, Prime Minister, and Seafair Queen (Miss Seafair). Rear Admiral H.H. Good, who commanded heavy cruisers for the US Navy during World War II, was crowned King Neptune for the 1953 Seafair celebrations.
ID Number:1963.3182.10M354
Date:1953
Rear Admiral's hat, ca. 1940
This hat was owned by Rear Admiral Ralph Wood, who was at one time Captain of the Sand Point Naval Air Base on Lake Washington and served in the US Navy during World War II.
ID Number:1963.3182.11M355
Date:Circa 1940