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Souvenir handkerchief commemorating the Spanish-American War, 1898
The Spanish-American War was fought between April 21 and August 13, 1898, between the US and Spain and that, essentially, ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and Philippines. This handkerchief features the proclamation, "Remember Well the Maine," which refers to the February 1898 explosion of the USS Maine battleship while it was in Havana Harbor. Even though the battleship's…
ID Number:1966.3915.2
Date:1898
Souvenir flag of schooner WAWONA, ca. 1940-1960
The Wawona, built in 1897, was an iconic logging schooner for the Pacific Northwest until 1947. Northwest Seaport, a local maritime organization, became the caretaker of the Wawona in 1965. In 2009, the Wawona was dismantled and the parts distributed to other non-profit organizations. MOHAI received several parts for use in the construction and display of exhibits, including a massive…
ID Number:1966.3951.4
Date:Circa 1940-1960
Decorative paper fan, ca. 1890-1910
Decorative paper fan, late 19th to early 20th century
ID Number:1966.3952.2
Date:Circa 1890-1910
University of Washington pennant, ca. 1902
One of two pennants that were owned by Curtiss Isaac Parker who graduated from Seattle High School in 1898, and then graduated from the University of Washington in 1904. The official school colors represented in these pennants were selected by student vote in 1892.
ID Number:1966.4041.19
Date:1902
Carved wooden fan, ca.1890-1910
Carved wooden fan, late 19th to early 20th century
ID Number:1967.4109.55
Date:Circa 1890-1910
Decorative silver watch chain with amethyst stones, ca. 1890-1910
Womens's silver watch chain with amethyst stones, late 19th to early 20th century
ID Number:1967.4109.60
Date:Circa 1890-1910
Decorative paper fan, ca. 1910
Decorative paper fan made in Japan, early 20th century
ID Number:1967.4109.185
Date:Circa 1910
Gray fur muff, 1930s
This fur muff was likely used by the donor in Seattle in the 1930s. It has a zippered purse inside.
ID Number:1967.4274.1
Date:Circa 1930
Patchwork half apron handmade by Frances Nicklas, ca. 1890-1910
This apron was handmade by the donor's mother, Frances Nicklas, who lived with her husband Joseph on a farm at Windermere in the northeast section of Seattle at the turn of the 20th century.
ID Number:1969.4762.1a
Date:Circa 1890-1910
Framed portion of flag carried to the top of Mt. Rainier on July 20, 1894, by a Seattle group led by Major Ingraham
In July 1894, Major Edward Sturgis Ingraham led a group of 14 people, including three women, to the top of Mt. Rainier. Ingraham was the first Seattle Public Schools superindendent and experienced mountaineer who scaled Mt. Rainier 13 times.
ID Number:1970.5032
Date:Circa 1894