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Furrow plow from the Moritani Farm on Bainbridge Island, ca. 1930s
This furrow plow was used by the Moritani family on their farm located at 542 Winslow Way W. on Bainbridge Island, ca. 1930s-1950s. During WWII, when the Moritani family was incarcerated, a Filipino family by the name of Tolentino managed the farm.
ID Number:2016.58.2
Date:Circa 1930
Souvenir glass shovel from the 1911 Seattle Golden Potlatch celebration
The Seattle Potlatch was an annual event which began in 1911 to celebrate Seattle's prosperity after the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1897. This souvenir was collected at the Dreamland Pavilion, once located at the corner of Seventh and Union Street, where many of the Potlatch activities took place. The name "Golden Potlatch" appropriates a Chinook Jargon word describing a Native ceremony…
ID Number:2018.102.1
Date:1911
Silver commemorative coin honoring the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI, minted in 2018
This commemorative coin, part of set number 41 of 65 sets and from the New York Numismatic Club, features Lau Sing Kee as one of four World War I soldiers who marched in a parade along Fifth Avenue in New York City in 1919. Kee was honored in the parade because of his heroism in World War I and that…
ID Number:2019.67.1
Date:2018
Bronze commemorative coin honoring the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI, minted in 2018
This commemorative coin, part of set number 41 of 65 sets and from the New York Numismatic Club, features Lau Sing Kee as one of four World War I soldiers who marched in a parade along Fifth Avenue in New York City in 1919. Kee was honored in the parade because of his heroism in World War I and that…
ID Number:2019.67.2
Date:2018
Green crate from Mountain View Berries, 2019
Mohinder “Moe” Sangha, owner of Mountain View Berries, is now one of dozens of Sikh berry farmers in Whatcom County. The community was much smaller when he first leased acres for raspberries back in 1981. Prior to living in the Pacific Northwest, Moe farmed in India’s Punjab region. Despite its struggles, he sees Mountain View Berries as an opportunity. As…
ID Number:2020.17.1
Date:2019
Mask, "I Can't Breathe," made by Sonia Wooten-Gill, FayWoo's Signature Collection, 2020
Among the local designers and artists who began making face masks in 2020, many Black designers were inspired to infuse powerful messages into their creations. This mask was made by local milliner and clothing designer Sonia Wooten-Gill whose line is called FayeWoo’s Signature Collection. "I Can't Breathe" were the last words of Eric Garner, a Black man who died in…
ID Number:2020.30.1
Date:2020
Mask, "Juneteenth 1865," by Ashaunti Martin-Smith, Ashaunti Monique Customs, 2020
Among the local designers and artists who began making face masks in 2020, many Black designers were inspired to infuse powerful messages into their creations. This mask was sewn and hand painted by designer Ashaunti Martin-Smith of Ashaunti Monique Customs. Juneteenth is a celebration of Black liberation, celebrated on June 19th. It is the anniversary of the day in 1865…
ID Number:2020.30.2
Date:2020
Collection of pep buttons, 1968-1971
These “pep buttons” belonged to a donor who attended Rainier Beach High School from 1968 to 1971. They were shared among students to create excitement around sports games and beating other schools in the district. This collection includes all the Seattle Public High Schools at the time (Ballard, Cleveland, Franklin, Garfield, Ingraham, Lincoln, Nathan Hale, Chief Sealth, Queen Anne, Roosevelt,…
ID Number:2023.23.ONLINE
Date:1968-1971
Poster for Golden Potlatch celebration, 1911
The Seattle Potlatch was an annual event to celebrate Seattle's prosperity after the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition held in 1909. The name "Golden Potlatch" appropriates a Chinook Jargon word describing a Native ceremony celebration and gift giving. It also reflects the importance of the Klondike Gold Rush to Seattle's growth. Many organizers and participants in the Golden Potlatch dressed in stereotyped imitations…
ID Number:Lib.SHS.18157
Date:1911