77 results for: Medicine and Health Care
Wax figurine of Seattle's first pioneer doctor, "Doc Maynard," made by Lillian Smart, ca. 1955
Lillian Smart, a local artist who lived at Alki Point, taught herself the process of making wax figures and her family often served as models and as donors of hair.
ID Number:2012.22.4
Date:Circa 1955
LIFEPAK 33 ® defibrillator/monitor from Physio-Control, Inc., ca. 1968
LIFEPAK 33 ® defibrillator/monitor from Physio-Control, Inc. was a revolutionary portable heart device. The same model was installed aboard Air Force One and Air Force Two, the aircraft assigned to carry the president and vice president of the United States.
ID Number:2012.28.3
Date:Circa 1968
Red dress designed by Hanae Mori, ca. 1980s
This impeccably elegant 1980s dress was designed by Hanae Mori. Mori was one of the first Japanese designers to break into the high-fashion market in both France and the United States. She is one of only two Japanese women to have presented her collections on the runways of Paris and New York, and the first Asian woman to be admitted…
ID Number:2013.5.6
Date:Circa 1980
Ankle cast that belonged to a Rat City Rollergirl skater on the Throttle Rocket team, 2009
This cast belonged to Kailey Gabrian-Voorhees. She skated under the name Astro Glide when she played for the Throttle Rocket team of the Rat City Rollergirls roller derby league based in the White Center neighborhood of Seattle. Kailey states: "This is the cast from breaking my left ankle playing RCRG's season 6 championship bout. I played as 'Astro Glide' (team…
ID Number:2014.36.13
Date:2009
"Play It Safe" latex barrier kit from the Northwest AIDS Foundation, ca. 1990s
The Northwest AIDS Foundation was formed in Seattle in 1983. From the beginning, the organization focused both on care for AIDS patients and on educational campaigns. In 1985 the organization received a grant from the U.S. Conference of Mayors to create a safe-sex educational campaign which included the “Rules of the Road” campaign to promote condom use. This “Play it…
ID Number:2014.40.8
Date:Circa 1990-2000
"Self Care Reform Movement" condom pack from the Northwest AIDS Foundation, ca. 1990s
The Northwest AIDS Foundation was formed in Seattle in 1983. From the beginning, the organization focused both on care for AIDS patients and on educational campaigns. In 1985 the organization received a grant from the U.S. Conference of Mayors to create a safe-sex educational campaign which included the “Rules of the Road” campaign to promote condom use. This “Self Care…
ID Number:2014.40.9
Date:Circa 1990-2000
Three condom packs from the Northwest AIDS Foundation, ca. 1992
The Northwest AIDS Foundation was formed in Seattle in 1983. From the beginning, the organization focused both on care for AIDS patients and on educational campaigns. In 1985 the organization received a grant from the U.S. Conference of Mayors to create a safe-sex educational campaign which included the “Rules of the Road” campaign to promote condom use. These condom and…
ID Number:2014.40.Ref
Date:Circa 1992
Northwest AIDS Foundation pin to promote and encourage safe sex, ca. 1990
This pin was given out by the Northwest AIDS Foundation as part of a campaign to promote safe sex.
ID Number:2014.56.11
Date:Circa 1990
Northwest AIDS Foundation pin to promote and encourage safe sex, ca. 1990
This pin was given out by the Northwest AIDS Foundation as part of a campaign to promote safe sex.
ID Number:2014.56.12
Date:Circa 1990
Button pin to promote safe sex, ca. 1990
The Northwest AIDS Foundation held a promotion of posters, pins, and other ephemera to promote safe sex. They used a series of road signs like this curvy "S" to educate and inform.
ID Number:2014.56.13
Date:Circa 1990