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Image of Glass candleholder from Glassybaby,

Glass candleholder from Glassybaby, "BFF," spring palette color, ca. 2013

Glassybaby is a Seattle-based company, owned and established in 1995 by cancer survivor Lee Rhodes, that sells handmade glass votives originally designed and made by Lee and her then-husband. A portion of the sale of all Glassybaby votives goes to cancer patient charities.
ID Number:2013.46.3
Date:Circa 2013
Image of Glass candleholder from Glassybaby,

Glass candleholder from Glassybaby, "Jane's Caramel," winter palette color, ca. 2013

Glassybaby is a Seattle-based company, owned and established in 1995 by cancer survivor Lee Rhodes, that sells handmade glass votives originally designed and made by Lee and her then-husband. A portion of the sale of all Glassybaby votives goes to cancer patient charities.
ID Number:2013.46.7
Date:Circa 2013
Image of Pair of Brooks Running shoes, PureCadence2, ca. 2013

Pair of Brooks Running shoes, PureCadence2, ca. 2013

Brooks Running Company, a Bothell-based company, has a long local history dating back to its founding in 1914 as Brooks Sports, Inc.
ID Number:2013.54.1
Date:Circa 2013
Image of Ballard Computer store sign, ca. 1984

Ballard Computer store sign, ca. 1984

Ballard Computer first opened in 1984 and was one of the original retail locations in the Seattle area to start selling personal computers (PCs) to the general public. Sales in the early 1990s reached $65 million and there were over 100 employees. The store closed in 1996 due to the onset of superstores and big box retailers.
ID Number:2013.55.1
Date:Circa 1984
Image of Painting by Lockwood Dennis,

Painting by Lockwood Dennis, "Boeing Plant, the Duwamish," 1997

Lockwood "Woody" Dennis (1937-2012) was born in Portland, Oregon, but lived in Port Townsend, Washington, for 37 years. He was inclined to paint both natural and industrial scenes from the Northwest, California, Colorado, Africa, and Japan. In this work, featuring the abandoned Boeing Plant 2 facility located on the Duwamish River, one can see Lockwood's influences which were primarily Matisse…
ID Number:2013.56.12
Date:1997
Image of Black Crepe dress with beaded coral bolero, 1930s

Black Crepe dress with beaded coral bolero, 1930s

This dress belonged to fashion retailer Helen Igoe (1870-1962) and was likely purchased in Paris. Igoe came to Seattle in the early 20th century and in 1907 was sent on the first-ever buying trip from Seattle to Europe while working for the department store MacDougall & Southwick. In 1910 she opened her own store. The Seattle Times called the Helen…
ID Number:2013.74.1
Date:1930s
Image of One pair of Strideline crew socks,

One pair of Strideline crew socks, "Sea Town White Hawk" with Seattle skyline, ca. 2012

These "Sea Town White Hawk" socks featuring the Seattle skyline are a featured product of Strideline, a brand founded by two local high school students wanting to make high quality sport socks.
ID Number:2013.77.1
Date:Circa 2012
Image of Compact disc,

Compact disc, "The New Microsoft Network," software for MSN internet connection © 1996

Microsoft, a multinational technology company with headquarters located in Redmond, Washington, was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975. The company has grown to become the world's largest software maker. This network software was released in 1996.
ID Number:2013.78.1
Date:1996
Image of Product box,

Product box, "Microsoft Publisher" © 1995

This Windows 95 version of Microsoft Publisher was the last one released individually before Microsoft included it as part of Microsoft Office.
ID Number:2013.78.3
Date:1995
Image of Coffee mug featuring the WTO conference in a cyclone, given as gift from the Seattle Police Department to conference worker, L.A. McNeal, 1999

Coffee mug featuring the WTO conference in a cyclone, given as gift from the Seattle Police Department to conference worker, L.A. McNeal, 1999

This artifact is part of a collection of items donated by someone who worked for the Seattle World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, a heavily protested event held in the Seattle Convention Center in November 1999. This mug, showing a chaotic swirl around the Space Needle, was a gift from the Seattle Police Department.
ID Number:2013.84.3
Date:Circa 1999
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