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Knit scarf with a collection of HJR 61 buttons attached, ca. 1972
This scarf was donated by local activist Georgie Bright Kunkel (1920-2025) who, in the 1970s, traveled around Washington state talking to groups about equal rights. House Joint Resolution (HJR) 61, Washington's Equal Rights Amendment, passed narrowly in 1972.
ID Number:2007.62.3
Date:Circa 1972
Five gold stars from the Washington War Memorial, 1951
The Washington War Memorial was dedicated on January 7, 1951 at what used to be the Public Safety Building. These stars were mounted on the exterior of the building. The Memorial was decommissioned on January 5, 2005, when the building was demolished. The stars were symbolic of and intended to honor the Gold Star Mothers who had family members in…
ID Number:2009.11.1
Date:Circa 1951
Red crepe chiffon dress worn by Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn to a White House Christmas Party, ca. 1992-2004
This gown was worn to a White House Christmas party by Jennifer Blackburn Dunn (1941 - 2007). Dunn was a prominent politician who served Washington’s 8th district as a Republican in the US House of Representatives from 1993-2005. She was the chair of the Washington State Republican Party from 1981 to 1992 and twice a delegate to the United Nations…
ID Number:2011.64.1
Date:Circa 1992-2004
Approve Referendum 74 political sign, ca. 2012
In February 2012, the Washington State legislature passed a law granting same-sex couples the right to marry. Opponents of the law collected enough signatures to send the law to statewide vote in November. Voters were asked to approve Referendum 74 if they supported marriage equality or reject it if they wanted marriage to remain between a man and a woman…
ID Number:2012.64.1
Date:Circa 2012
Commemorative Seattle Totems hockey puck, 1972
Wesley "Wes" Uhlman was the mayor of Seattle from 1970-1978. He was presented with this hockey puck from when the Seattle Totems hosted the championship Soviet Union Red Army team on December 25, 1972. Sadly, the Totems lost 9-4 that night but went on to beat the Soviet team 8-4 in a rematch in 1974.The appropriation of Indigenous names for…
ID Number:2012.Uhlman.5
Date:1972
Seattle Totems hockey puck with signatures of the 1972-1973 team
Wesley "Wes" Uhlman was the mayor of Seattle from 1970-1978. He was presented with this hockey puck from the 1972-1973 Seattle Totems team. The appropriation of Indigenous names for professional sports teams has been popular since the 19th century, and the design of the Seattle Totems logo was based on the art from the tribes of Canada and Alaska. Visitors…
ID Number:2012.Uhlman.6
Date:1972
Decorative desk tray from Deputy Mayor of Kobe, Satoru Kano, 1973
Kobe, Japan, is Seattle's first sister city. Kobe Deputy Mayor Satoru Kano presented this tray to Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman who served as mayor from 1970-1978.
ID Number:2012.Uhlman.7
Date:1973
Political advertisement or promotional piece for Mayor Mike McGinn from immigrant hotel housekeepers working in Seattle, ca. 2013
This small replication of a welcome mat and a letter from immigrant housekeepers was provided as a welcome to Seattle hotel guests in 2013, and to raise awareness of Mayor McGinn's support of their community.
ID Number:2013.71.31
Date:2013
Button, "Hands Off Washington," ca. 1993-1997
Button promoting the Hands off Washington (H.O.W.) political movement, organized in 1993 to defeat Washington State ballot initiatives which threatened the rights of public employees based on sexual orientation.
ID Number:2014.40.5
Date:Circa 1993-1997
Bumper sticker, "Hands Off Washington," ca. 1993-1997
Bumper sticker for the Hands off Washington (H.O.W.) political movement, organized in 1993 to defeat Washington State ballot initiatives which threatened the rights of public employees based on sexual orientation.
ID Number:2014.40.6
Date:Circa 1993-1997