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Microsoft GLEAM T-shirt, white with stick figures, 1995
One of the first four shirts created and distributed by the Microsoft employee group GLEAM (originally Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Employees at Microsoft, later renamed Global LGBTQI+ Employee & Allies at Microsoft). The designs usually mimicked the corporate marketing for that year. These shirts were worn to PRIDE marches, parades, and other events. GLEAM was started in the 1980s but…
ID Number:2021.21.3
Date:1995
Microsoft GLEAM T-shirt, black with "I can't even code straight" text, 1996
One of the first four shirts created and distributed by the Microsoft employee group GLEAM (originally Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Employees at Microsoft, later renamed Global LGBTQI+ Employee & Allies at Microsoft). The front says, “I can’t even code straight” and the back includes a design which imitates the Windows ’95 logo. These shirts were worn to PRIDE marches, parades,…
ID Number:2021.21.4
Date:1996
Fisher's "Big Gun" flour bag, ca. 1948
In 1911, founder O. D. Fisher began milling flour at the Fisher Flouring Mills on Seattle's Harbor Island in Elliott Bay. The grain silo and milling complex was one of the first facilities built on the artificial island after the island's completion in 1909. This “Big Gun” flour was sold in the late 1940s and 1950s.
ID Number:2021.22.1
Date:Circa 1948
Olympia beer bottle, ca. 1940s
Olympia Brewing was founded in 1896 by German immigrant Leopold F. Schmidt (1846-1914) as the Capital Brewing Company in Tumwater, Washington. In 1902, the firm's secretary, Frank Kenney, came up with the long-used slogan "It's the Water" to promote their beer brewed with water from artesian wells. Through a series of consolidations, the company was acquired by Pabst Brewing Company…
ID Number:2021.30.1
Date:Circa 1940
Milk carton for West View Dairy, ca. 1957
The West View Dairy was located in West Seattle in the early to mid twentieth century. Unlike nearby White Center Dairy, West View did not have any cows on site but did have equipment to pasteurize milk and would provide this service to other local dairies.
ID Number:2021.47.1
Date:Circa 1957
Black dress and jacket ensemble from The Bon Marché, ca. 1971
This sharp ensemble, which includes a black dress with a white collar and black bolero jacket, is from The Bon Marché, one of Seattle’s largest and most influential department stores. It was made in New York by designer John Anthony. The label identifies it as being purchased from the “Northwest Room,” the Bon’s department for the highest-end designer fashions. Edward…
ID Number:2021.52.1
Date:Circa 1971
Face shield with GM Nameplate logo, 2020
GM Nameplate was founded in Seattle in 1954 by Lester Greene (G) and Beal McCullough (M). Beginning with the manufacture of nameplates, GMN has evolved to provide various small components and assembled devices to meet customer and industry needs. The COVID-19 pandemic created a need for more PPE (personal protective equipent) and GMN quickly pivoted their resources and equipment to…
ID Number:2021.58.1
Date:2020
Face shield from GM Nameplate with Gates Foundation logo, 2020
GM Nameplate was founded in Seattle in 1954 by Lester Greene (G) and Beal McCullough (M). Beginning with the manufacture of nameplates, GMN has evolved to provide various small components and assembled devices to meet customer and industry needs. The COVID-19 pandemic created a need for more PPE (personal protective equipment) and GMN quickly pivoted their resources and equipment to…
ID Number:2021.58.2
Date:2020
Pewter brooch and earring set with ball and leaf design, ca. 1940s-1960s
This jewelry set was from Layko Ross & Company, Inc., a Seattle-based wholesale importing and exporting firm founded around 1918 by William O. Ross (president) and Joseph Layko (vice-president). Ross immigrated to the US from Russia in 1906 and was in Seattle by 1920. Under the LaRoco trademark, the company distributed various articles of men's and women's adornment including jewelry,…
ID Number:2021.61.1
Date:Circa 1940-1960
Light blue rhinestone brooch and earring set, ca. 1950s
This jewelry set was from Layko Ross & Company, Inc., a Seattle-based wholesale importing and exporting firm founded around 1918 by William O. Ross (president) and Joseph Layko (vice-president). Ross immigrated to the US from Russia in 1906 and was in Seattle by 1920. Under the LaRoco trademark, the company distributed various articles of men's and women's adornment including jewelry,…
ID Number:2021.61.2
Date:Circa 1950