34 results for: Immigration
Pen and ink drawing of Pacific Northwest natural scene by Rudolph Franz Zallinger, 1940
Rudolph Franz (Rudy) Zallinger (1919-1994) was born in Russia and his family immigrated to Seattle in 1924. He graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1937, then headed back East where he attended Yale University and taught at the fine arts school there until 1950. Zallinger returned to Seattle and worked as a freelance artist and taught for three years…
ID Number:2021.48.1
Date:1940
Store clerk's uniform for Borracchini's Bakery, ca. 2020s
Mario Borracchini, an Italian immigrant from Tuscany, started his Italian bakery in 1923 in the basement of his home at the south end of Seattle. He soon opened a brick and mortar store and his son Remo took over the business. It was the go-to place to order cakes for birthdays, weddings, or any other celebratory event. In an August…
ID Number:2023.43.RefUniform
Date:Circa 2020
Hammer and sickle cushion with handwoven cover from Lithuania, ca. 1961
Teodora Girvickaite (1898-1987) immigrated from Lithuania with her brother Tadas in 1912. They first settled in Idaho working as laborers in a glue factory, where 14-year-old Teodora lied and said she was 16 so that she could meet the age minimum. She later came to Seattle and continued to work a series of difficult, low-paying jobs, even after her brother…
ID Number:2025.42.1
Date:Circa 1920-1970
Red whistle and instruction booklet for alerting neighbors to ICE activity, 2026
In response to increased activity from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2025 and 2026, the organization WA Whistles formed to “spread whistles throughout WA to help communities protect themselves against ICE.” If ICE is spotted in the area, users are instructed to blow the whistles in certain ways: intermittent for ICE spotted, continuously if someone is being abducted. The…
ID Number:2026.12.1
Date:2026