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Joe Rantz's German-made USA flag from the Berlin Olympics, 1936
Joseph Harry Rantz (1914–2007) was on the University of Washington crew team that won the Olympic gold medal in the men's eight at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He was born in Spokane and experienced a very harsh childhood, basically living by himself through high school. Despite these hardships, he succeeded in gaining admission to the UW where he…
ID Number:2024.56.1
Date:1936
Joe Rantz's USA Olympic pin in black case, 1936
Joseph Harry Rantz (1914–2007) was on the University of Washington crew team that won the Olympic gold medal in the men's eight at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He was born in Spokane and experienced a very harsh childhood, basically living by himself through high school. Despite these hardships, he succeeded in gaining admission to the UW where he…
ID Number:2024.56.2
Date:1936
Jar of ash from Mount St. Helens eruption in 1980
Mount. St. Helens, known as Lawetlat’la to the Cowlitz and Loowit or Louwala-Clough to the Klickitat, erupted on May 18, 1980. It was the most destructive volcanic event in US history, killing 57 people and destroying 200 homes. The eruption reduced the mountain’s elevation from 9,677 to 8,363 feet. Ash blanketed most of Washington state and reached as far as…
ID Number:2025.22.1
Date:1980