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Evening gown with lace bodice from Nordstrom, 2010
The donor of this dress, Jean Chamberlin was the vice president and program manager for The Boeing Company’s C-17 military transport aircraft program. She wore it to represent Boeing at a gala fundraiser for the 5th Avenue Theater. Chamberlin was drawn to the dress because the color was similar to “Boeing Blue.” It was purchased at Nordstrom and created by…
ID Number:2017.24.3.1
Date:2010
Blue high heel pumps from Nordstrom, 2010
The donor of these shoes, Jean Chamberlin was the vice president and program manager for The Boeing Company’s C-17 military transport aircraft program. She wore them with a blue Tadashi Shoji gown (2017.24.3.1) to represent Boeing at a gala fundraiser for the 5th Avenue Theater. Both the shoes and the gown were purchased from the Nordstrom at Southcenter Mall, with…
ID Number:2017.24.3.3
Date:2010
Miniature model in original packaging of a 787 Dreamliner commercial jet, 2007
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was launched on July 8, 2007 (07/08/07). It is Boeing's most fuel-efficient airliner and the first of its kind to use composite material as primary in the construction of the airframe.
ID Number:2017.48.1
Date:2007
Rhinestone pin, "7E7", in white plastic box, 2007
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was originally named the 7E7, the "E" standing for Efficiency. It is not unusual for Boeing aircraft under development to have a letter sandwiched between 7s. The name changes to a number, usually sequential, prior to launch.
ID Number:2017.48.2
Date:2007
Lapel pin, "787 Dreamliner Premiere 07.08.07", 2007
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was launched on July 8, 2007 (07/08/07). It is Boeing's most fuel-efficient airliner and the first of its kind to use composite material as primary in the construction of the airframe.
ID Number:2017.48.3
Date:2007
Lapel pin in the shape of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner commercial jet, 2007
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was launched on July 8, 2007 (07/08/07). It is Boeing's most fuel-efficient airliner and the first of its kind to use composite material as primary in the construction of the airframe.
ID Number:2017.48.4
Date:2007
Inflight coverall jacket, pants, and boots owned by astronaut Richard Francis Gordon, Jr., 1970-1971
Richard Francis Gordon Jr. (1929-2017) was born in Seattle and attended the University of Washington. He was a pilot for the Navy before being selected in 1963 to be an astronaut for NASA. He was the pilot of the 1966 Gemini 11 mission and orbited the Moon as the command module pilot for the 1969 Apollo 12 mission. These inflight…
ID Number:2017.71.1.ONLINE
Date:1970-1971
West Coast Airlines ditty bag, ca. 1958-1959
The owner of this ditty bag was a public relations assistant for West Coast Airlines, a local service airline that was headquartered at Boeing Field from 1941 to 1968.
ID Number:2018.52.1
Date:Circa 1958-1959
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
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