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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
Image of Collection of various cans from the Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

Collection of various cans from the Boeing Wind Tunnel, ca. 1950s

This assortment of 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 help…
ID Number:2017.6.7
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Black gown from evening ensemble, 1996

Black gown from evening ensemble, 1996

This black gown (worn with a matching tuxedo jacket 2017.24.2.2) was worn by Jean Chamberlin soon after she became Program Manager of the B-2 program at Boeing. She wore it for a formal dinner that preceded the Naming Ceremony for the B-2 Spirit of Kitty Hawk. It was the first formal outfit she had purchased for a work function and…
ID Number:2017.24.2.1
Date:1996
Image of Tuxedo jacket from from evening ensemble, 1996

Tuxedo jacket from from evening ensemble, 1996

This tuxedo jacket (worn with a matching dress 2017.24.2.1) was worn by Jean Chamberlin soon after she became Program Manager of the B-2 program at Boeing. She wore it for a formal dinner that preceded the Naming Ceremony for the B-2 Spirit of Kitty Hawk. It was the first formal outfit she had purchased for a work function and wanted…
ID Number:2017.24.2.2
Date:1996
Image of Cheese curd rake from Beecher's Handmade Cheese in Seattle, ca. 2016

Cheese curd rake from Beecher's Handmade Cheese in Seattle, ca. 2016

Beecher's Handmade Cheese was founded by Kurt Beecher Dammeier in 2003 and soon after opened a shop in Pike Place Market in Seattle. The company was named for his great-grandfather Beecher McKenzie. The rake is used to separate the curds from the milk to make cheese.
ID Number:2017.54.1
Date:Circa 2010-2016
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