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Print, "The Battle of Seattle, January 26, 1856" and featuring the USS Decatur, by Mark Myers, 1987
This colored print features the USS Decatur which was an armed vessel anchored in Elliott Bay during the "Battle of Seattle" that took place on January 26, 1856. On this day, the native peoples in the area attacked the newly arrived white settlers who took refuge in the blockhouse or on the Decatur which proceeded to fire shells toward land.…
ID Number:2006.60.1
Date:1987
Desk used at Arthur Denny's post office, 1850-1860
This desk, made locally by an unknown cabinetmaker, was used in the first Seattle post office run by Postmaster Arthur A. Denny in his cabin from 1852-1853.
ID Number:2009.59.1
Date:Circa 1850-1860
Color print of illustration of Spanish explorers meeting with Salish people in the Strait of Juan de Fuca (now the Strait of Georgia), ca. 1792
This illustration is derived from a visit of Spanish explorers Alacala Galiano and Dionysio Valdes to what are now the Canadian Gulf Islands in the summer of 1792. The caption on the print states, "Vista de una Galeria natural de cien pies de largo y die de ancho, en la immediacion del Puerto del Descanso, en el Estrecho de Juan…
ID Number:2011.115.1
Date:Circa 1792
Georgio Armani trenchcoat, sweater, shirt, and trousers from Butch Blum
Retailer Butch Blum opened in 1974 and introduced Seattle shoppers to emerging, often unknown, European designers unavailable elsewhere in the city. Originally focused on menswear, this was the second store in the US to carry high-end Italian designer Giorgio Armani. This ensemble was donated to MOHAI in 2019 as part of the exhibit Seattle Style: Fashion/Function. The coat, shirt, and…
ID Number:2019.90.14.ONLINE
Date:1981-2018
Seattle World's Fair medal, designed by George Tsutakawa, 1962
Born in Seattle and raised there and in Japan, George Tsutakawa (1910-1997) was an internationally recognized painter and sculptor best known for his avant-garde fountain designs. He taught in the art and architecture departments at the university of Washington for 34 years, retiring in 1976. He described the design for this coin as follows: “The spirit of Century 21 is…
ID Number:2022.44.2
Date:1962