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Button pin, "March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights, Oct. 11, 1987, Pacific N.W. Region"
This button is from the Second National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights on Washington in 1987. It was made in Seattle and belonged to a marcher from Seattle, representing the Pacific Northwest region.
ID Number:2014.56.10
Date:1987
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
ACT UP T-shirt with somber facts about AIDS on the back, owned by Philip Bereano, co-founder of ACT UP Seattle, ca. 1990
ACT UP stands for AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power and advocated for immediate and significant action to fight the AIDS crisis. ACT UP's radical style unleashed a new era of direct-action gay and lesbian political activism. This shirt was donated by ACT UP Seattle co-founder Philip Bereano.
ID Number:2014.56.RefTshirt
Date:Circa 1990
Dorian Society gavel presented in 1971 to President Nicholas Heer who founded the society in 1967
The Dorian Society was one of the first gay rights groups founded in Seattle in 1967. This gavel was presented in 1971 to President Nicholas Heer, one of the original founders of the society.
ID Number:2014.92.1
Date:Circa 1971
Oil and ink painting, "End of Summer," by Neil Meitzler, 1964
Neil Meitzler (1930–2009) was born in Colorado and his family moved to Oregon during the Depression, and later to Orting, Washington. After high school graduation, Meitzler moved to Seattle where he became a draftsman at Boeing. He also worked as a set painter and was mentored and influenced by Kenneth Callahan and other artists of the "Northwest School." Beginning in…
ID Number:2015.80.7
Date:1964
Tan felt hat with John Eaton label, ca. 1950s-1960s
This twist on a classic pillbox hat is made with tan colored felt. Cornish School of Arts graduate John Eaton (1914-1991) was a successful milliner, designer, and teacher whose individually-styled hats became known all over the country. Eaton and partner James Neher opened their first store in 1950, and eventually opened “John Eaton Of Course!” at 509 Pine Street, across…
ID Number:2016.4.9
Date:Circa 1950-1960
Pegasus costume made and worn by Ric Weiland, 1983
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Weiland enjoyed creating costumes and dressing up for LGBTQ parties in Seattle. He made this body-revealing Pegasus costume for a 1983 Halloween party. It consisted of a horse head made of foam and built over a helmet, a leather harness, a pair…
ID Number:2016.10.1.ONLINE
Date:1983
Teal T-shirt from Gay Games Opening Ceremonies, 1990
Ric Weiland (1953-2006) wore this T-shirt as a Team Seattle athlete at the Opening Ceremonies of the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver, BC. The Gay Games are an Olympics-like event that promotes athletes who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, sexually-fluid or gender-variant. Weiland was the first lead programmer for Microsoft, retiring at 35 in 1988. As the value of…
ID Number:2016.10.2.1
Date:1990