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Image of Civil defense sanitation kit from the Everett Boeing Plant, 1966

Civil defense sanitation kit from the Everett Boeing Plant, 1966

The Everett Boeing plant was built at the height of the Cold War era and the first of the two utility tunnels were designed to also serve as civil defense bomb shelters. The tunnel ceiling is a over a foot thick of reinforced concrete and every stairwell was stocked with these sanitation and survival kits.
ID Number:2018.80.1
Date:Circa 1966
Image of Civil defense human waste receptacle from the Everett Boeing Plant, 1966

Civil defense human waste receptacle from the Everett Boeing Plant, 1966

The Everett Boeing plant was built at the height of the Cold War era and the first of the two utility tunnels were designed to also serve as civil defense bomb shelters. The tunnel ceiling is a over a foot thick of reinforced concrete and every stairwell was stocked with these sanitation and survival kits.
ID Number:2018.80.2
Date:Circa 1966
Image of Seattle Times and American Institute of Architects (AIA) Home of the Month Award presented to Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr., 1957

Seattle Times and American Institute of Architects (AIA) Home of the Month Award presented to Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr., 1957

From the 1950s-1970s, Benjamin McAdoo (1920-1981) was the first Black person to own an architecture firm in Seattle and was the first Black man to practice architecture in Washington State. Born in Pasadena, California, he earned a BA at the University of Washington in 1946. He was President of the Seattle Chapter of the NAACP from 1964-1968 during which he…
ID Number:2018.85.1
Date:1957
Image of Certificate of Life Membership plaque presented to Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr. from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1971

Certificate of Life Membership plaque presented to Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr. from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1971

Benjamin McAdoo (1920-1981) was the first Black person to own an architecture firm in Seattle and was the first Black man to practice architecture in Washington State. Born in Pasadena, California, he earned a BA at the University of Washington in 1946. He was President of the Seattle Chapter of the NAACP from 1964-1968 during which he broadcast a weekly…
ID Number:2018.85.2
Date:1971
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Architectural business sign for "Benjamin F. McAdoo & Company," ca. 1970s

From the 1950s-1970s, Benjamin McAdoo (1920-1981) was the first Black person to own an architecture firm in Seattle and was the first Black man to practice architecture in Washington State. Born in Pasadena, California, he earned a BA at the University of Washington in 1946. He was President of the Seattle Chapter of the NAACP from 1964-1968 during which he…
ID Number:2018.85.3
Date:Circa 1970
Image of Toolbox owned by Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr., ca. 1940

Toolbox owned by Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr., ca. 1940

From the 1950s-1970s, Benjamin McAdoo (1920-1981) was the first Black person to own an architecture firm in Seattle and was the first Black man to practice architecture in Washington State. Born in Pasadena, California, he earned a BA at the University of Washington in 1946. He was President of the Seattle Chapter of the NAACP from 1964-1968 during which he…
ID Number:2018.85.4
Date:Circa 1940
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Aldus software package, "SnapShot," 1987

Aldus Corporation was a software company founded in Seattle in 1984 that developed one of the earliest products of desktop publishing (DTP) software. The company is named after 15th-century Venetian printer Aldus Manutius. SnapShot, an instant electronic photography software, was released in 1987. Three of the founders of Aldus left the company in 1990 to establish Visio Corporation and created…
ID Number:2018.93.2
Date:1987
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Aldus software package, "PrePrint," 1990

Aldus Corporation was a software company founded in Seattle in 1984 that developed one of the earliest products of desktop publishing (DTP) software. The company is named after 15th-century Venetian printer Aldus Manutius. PrePrint, an image processing software, was released in 1990. Three of the founders of Aldus left the company in 1990 to establish Visio Corporation and created a…
ID Number:2018.93.3
Date:1990
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Aldus software package, "PageMaker Version 4.2," 1991

Aldus Corporation was a software company founded in Seattle in 1984 that developed one of the earliest products of desktop publishing (DTP) software. The company is named after 15th-century Venetian printer Aldus Manutius. PageMaker 4.2 was released in 1991. Three of the founders of Aldus left the company in 1990 to establish Visio Corporation and created a product which later…
ID Number:2018.93.4
Date:1991
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Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, "Casio Cassiopeia E-10 Pocket PC," 1998

This early PDA device or Pocket PC (Personal Computer), released in 1998, is part of a collection donated by a Microsoft employee who worked at the software company from 1999 to 2004. Microsoft would develop the software and prototype devices and then work with a manufacturing company, like Cassio, to build the PDA. The Cassiopeia E-10 used a Microsoft Windows…
ID Number:2018.99.1
Date:1998
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