41 results for: Environment and Climate
Cedar wood carving of Pacific King Salmon by Al Adams, ca. 1990
Al Adams, born in 1929 in Port Angeles, was a successful dentist on Mercer Island during his adult years. An avid fisherman and passionate supporter of protecting the salmon habitat, he was most known locally for building the first residential salmon hatchery on his own property in the 1970s. His work on wild salmon habitat restoration was written about in…
ID Number:2018.37.1
Date:Circa 1990
Campaign button, "Aubrey Davis," ca. 1970s
Aubrey Davis (1917-2013) was a Mercer Island mayor for two terms starting in 1970. He was a public transportation and health care advocate, politician, environmentalist, and businessman.
ID Number:2019.40.1
Date:Circa 1970
Prototype of a Multi-Wavelength Integrating Nephelometer, 1971, US Patent 3,563,661
This integrating nephelometer is part of a collection of prototypes of devices that were patented by the University of Washington from the 1960s into the 1980s that relate to climate and atmospheric monitoring and measurement. This prototype, co-invented by Professor Robert Charlson (1936-2021), was used in a 1969 experiment at CalTech that was referred to by the participants as "The…
ID Number:2020.11.2
Date:1971
Operating nephelometer used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) for work on Arctic Haze studies, 1970s
This device was one of the first operational nephelometers designed by Dr. Robert Charlson (1936-2021) at the University of Washington and used by NOAA for work on Arctic Haze studies in the 1970s. The nephelometer measured the spatial distribution of smog and haze from human activity and would be attached to an airplane to capture data in flight. Robert Charlson…
ID Number:2020.22.1
Date:Circa 1970
Seattle Vegetarian Society pin, ca. 1970s
Pin for the Seattle Vegetarian Society promoting health and humanity.
ID Number:2021.20.10
Date:Circa 1970
Green bow tie, used in "Fabulous Wetlands" educational video, 1989
In 1989 the Washington State Department of Ecology wanted to create a fun, educational video about wetlands. They hired Bill Nye (b. 1955), based on his wildly popular science demonstrations on the King 5 TV comedy show Almost Live! Producing “Fabulous Wetlands” were Erren Gottlieb and former Almost Live! staff member Jim McKenna. Gottleib, McKenna, and Nye would go on…
ID Number:2024.39.16
Date:1989
Paper recycling factory product package from the Bill Nye collection, ca. 1990-1999
The TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. Bill Nye (b. 1955) grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing but also became interested in the local comedy scene. Nye became a writer and performer on the King 5 TV…
ID Number:2024.39.Ref07
Date:Circa 1990-1999
Earth Day patch, 1980
Earth Day is an annual event held on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. This patch which states, "Remember when sex was dirty and air was clean," brings a humorous approach to the seriousness of the situation.
ID Number:2024.48.8
Date:1980
Patch, Earth Day flag, 1980
Earth Day is an annual event held on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.This flag patch features the ecology symbol which was designed in 1969 by Ron Cobb and incorporated into the Earth Day flag in 1970. To create the symbol, Cobb fused the letter 'e' for environment with the letter 'o' for organism to form a shape…
ID Number:2024.48.9
Date:1980
Earth Day button, 1980
This pin promotes Earth Day which is an annual event held on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
ID Number:2024.48.10
Date:1980