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Image of Beer bottle, Pyramid Brewing Co.,

Beer bottle, Pyramid Brewing Co., "Local Generations Imperial IPA," 2017

Seattle-based Pyramid Brewing Company celebrates the iconic and long-standing Bartell Drugs, founded in 1890, and one of the first businesses established in Seattle. The retail drug company has been owned by four generations of the Bartell family.
ID Number:2016.100.6
Date:2017
Image of Visio software company neon-lighted building sign, ca. 1995

Visio software company neon-lighted building sign, ca. 1995

Visio Corporation was a software company based in Seattle, Washington. Its principle product was a diagramming application software of the same name. Visio was acquired by Microsoft in 2000 and is now a division of that company. This sign is from the Seattle World Trade Center East building.
ID Number:2016.105.1
Date:Circa 1995
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Visio product box, "Drag & Drop Drawing for Everyday Graphics," 1992

Visio Corporation was a software company founded in 1989 in Seattle. Its principal product was a diagramming application software of the same name. Visio was acquired by Microsoft in 2000 and became a division of that company.
ID Number:2016.105.2
Date:1992
Image of Metal printing template for Uwajimaya advertisement, ca. 1970

Metal printing template for Uwajimaya advertisement, ca. 1970

This printing plate is from the Moriguchi family who founded Uwajimaya, a family-owned supermarket chain headquartered in Seattle's Chinatown International District with other locations in the Pacific Northwest. It was used to create newspaper advertisements for the store. Fujimatsu Moriguchi began his enterprise in 1928, selling fishcakes and other goods from his truck in Tacoma, Washington. In the mid 1940s,…
ID Number:2016.Uwajimaya.4
Date:Circa 1970
Image of Collection of Rainier Beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Collection of Rainier Beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.1
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Pair of Rainier Old Stock Ale beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Pair of Rainier Old Stock Ale beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.2
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Pair of Lucky Lager beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Pair of Lucky Lager beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.3
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Olympia Beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1934

Olympia Beer cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1934

Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.4
Date:1934
Image of Collection of five Shasta soda cans from the Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Collection of five Shasta soda cans from the Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

These five Shasta soda cans were part of a large collection of cans discovered in the Boeing Wind Tunnel. Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to…
ID Number:2017.6.5
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Pair of Bardahl cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Pair of Bardahl cans from Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Boeing constructed a supersonic twin sphere wind tunnel in the mid-1950s for the Dyna-Soar X-20, the SST (Supersonic Transport), and other projects. When the spheres were being demolished, they discovered over 3 million of these tin cans. They were used to help with temperature control in the giant spheres as air was pumped in and rushed out. This process was…
ID Number:2017.6.6
Date:Circa 1950
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