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Specimen containers used in the labs at Immunex, 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:2003.15.20
Date:1999
Tray of beakers used in the labs at Immunex, ca. 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:2003.15.23
Date:1999
Gore-Tex hooded rain jacket from Mountain Safety Research (MSR), ca. 1976
Seattle-based company MSR was one of the first to use Gore-Tex for recreational wear. The revolutionary material is water-repellent, moisture wicking, and breathable, but it was pricey. Originally worn strictly for outdoor adventures, expensive high-tech gear like this jacket has found its way into daily city wear, becoming a Seattle status symbol. An MSR employee test-wore this before Gore-Tex jackets…
ID Number:2003.32.1
Date:Circa 1976
Danken’s ice cream carton, J.P.'s Patches of Pralines, ca. 1992
Danken’s ice cream was started by Dan Samson in 1983. The original location was at 50th and University Way but moved in 1984 to 4507 University Way. Through a partnership with Breyers Ice Cream, Danken’s was able to sell pints of ice cream in stores throughout the Pacific Northwest and make custom flavors for regional businesses. Of the over 150…
ID Number:2003.35.1
Date:Circa 1992
Sign for South Park Poultry Company, ca.1900-1920
The South Park Poultry Co. was one of the earliest tenants in Seattle's Pike Place Market. The Market opened in 1907, and South Park Poultry first occupied the Triangle Market building in 1908, where this sign hung for many years. The Pike Place Market is one of the oldest continuously operated farmers' markets in the US. Local farmers, craftspeople and…
ID Number:2004.37.3
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Lincoln Towing "Pink Toe" tow truck, 1968
No vehicle was more recognizable in late 20th century Seattle than Lincoln Towing's Pink Toe Truck. Inspired by an offhand remark from a forgotten salesman who visited company owner Ed Lincoln, the Toe was built by Ed Ellison from an old VW bus chassis and the toes were sculpted by Joane C. McInnis. The rolling pink foot made its debut…
ID Number:2004.54.1
Date:1968
Bartell Drugs waitress apron, ca. 1940s-1950s
Bartell Drugs, established in 1890, is one of the oldest family-owned Seattle stores still in business. Waitresses at the lunch and soda fountains wore these aprons as part of their uniforms in the 1940s-1950s.
ID Number:2004.66.1
Date:Circa 1940-1950
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
Building plaque for The Bon Marché, ca. 1929
The Bon Marché was one of Seattle's first department stores. The chain was launched in 1890 and enjoyed popularity and success throughout most of the 20th century until the brand was absorbed by Macy's.
ID Number:2005.22.3
Date:Circa 1929
The NORDIpenmate, a medicinal delivery device from Zymogenetics, 1999
ZymoGenetics, established in Seattle in 1981, was one of the oldest biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies in the US. It was founded by two University of Washington professors. The company was located on Lake Union until it was closed in 2019 after being acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb.
ID Number:2005.26.5
Date:2000