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Image of Boeing serving tray, ca. 1970s

Boeing serving tray, ca. 1970s

This serving tray was made from a window cutout of a Boeing airplane. It was handed out at a Boeing employee event in the 1970s.
ID Number:2013.100.2
Date:Circa 1970
Image of Colored drawing of a B-17 Flying Fortress by Abe Blashko, 1942

Colored drawing of a B-17 Flying Fortress by Abe Blashko, 1942

Boeing developed the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft in the 1930s for the US Army Air Corps (USAAC). The artist, Abe Blashko (1920-2011), was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, and was self-taught in the creation of drawings and prints. His works often featured the struggles of the Great Depression and the atrocities happening in Europe leading up to, and…
ID Number:2013.113.1
Date:1942
Image of Contemporary oil painting,

Contemporary oil painting, "The City," by Wendell Brazeau, 1948-1950

Wendell Brazeau (1910-1974) was born in Spokane, Washington, and moved to Seattle in 1928 to attend the University of Washington. Brazeau worked several jobs post graduation including a position at Boeing where he drew 3-D perspectives from engineers' plans. After WWII, he became a faculty member in the UW art department which he held until his death in 1974. Brazeau's…
ID Number:2015.80.2
Date:1948-1950
Image of Boeing employee service pin, five years, presented to Kito Kaneta, ca. 1950s

Boeing employee service pin, five years, presented to Kito Kaneta, ca. 1950s

This pin is part of a set presented to Kito Kaneta, who worked as a draftsman for Boeing from the 1950s-1980s.
ID Number:2016.29.2
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Boeing employee service pin, 10 years, presented to Kito Kaneta, ca. 1960s

Boeing employee service pin, 10 years, presented to Kito Kaneta, ca. 1960s

This pin is part of a set presented to Kito Kaneta, who worked as a draftsman for Boeing from the 1950s-1980s.
ID Number:2016.29.3
Date:Circa 1960
Image of Boeing employee service pin, 15 years, presented to Kito Kaneta, ca. 1960s

Boeing employee service pin, 15 years, presented to Kito Kaneta, ca. 1960s

This pin is part of a set presented to Kito Kaneta, who worked as a draftsman for Boeing from the 1950s-1980s.
ID Number:2016.29.4
Date:Circa 1960
Image of Boeing employee service pin, 20 years, presented to Kito Kaneta, ca. 1970s

Boeing employee service pin, 20 years, presented to Kito Kaneta, ca. 1970s

This pin is part of a set presented to Kito Kaneta, who worked as a draftsman for Boeing from the 1950s-1980s.
ID Number:2016.29.5
Date:Circa 1970
Image of Boeing employee service pin, 25 years, presented to Kito Kaneta, ca. 1970s

Boeing employee service pin, 25 years, presented to Kito Kaneta, ca. 1970s

This pin is part of a set presented to Kito Kaneta, who worked as a draftsman for Boeing from the 1950s-1980s.
ID Number:2016.29.6
Date:Circa 1970
Image of Boeing employee service pin, 30 years, presented to Kito Kaneta, ca. 1980s

Boeing employee service pin, 30 years, presented to Kito Kaneta, ca. 1980s

This pin is part of a set presented to Kito Kaneta, who worked as a draftsman for Boeing from the 1950s-1980s.
ID Number:2016.29.7
Date:Circa 1980
Image of Hays brand

Hays brand "Savings and Cost Calculator," 1967

Kito Kaneta worked as a draftsman for Boeing from the 1950s - 1980s. This cardboard calculator was one of his tools he used at work.
ID Number:2016.29.8
Date:1967
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