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Image of Tommy Bahama three-piece Island Active ensemble with floral print, 2018

Tommy Bahama three-piece Island Active ensemble with floral print, 2018

Tommy Bahama was founded in Seattle in 1992 by employees from several other Seattle companies including Britania, Generra and UNIONBAY. Tommy Bahama released its “IslandActive” line, including this women's ensemble, starting in 2017 to capitalize on the athleisure trend—clothing made for exercise but designed to be seen and worn outside the gym. Tropical prints are a Tommy Bahama hallmark. In-house…
ID Number:2018.59.2
Date:2018
Image of UNIONBAY light wash denim Shortalls, 1994

UNIONBAY light wash denim Shortalls, 1994

Named after Seattle’s Union Bay on Lake Washington, UNIONBAY, founded in 1981, is now one of the city’s longest-running jeans and casualwear companies. UNIONBAY’s tomboyish Shortall of the mid-1990s took inspiration from Seattle’s grunge music scene. Designs of oversized, unisex denim pieces have defined the brand’s history.
ID Number:2018.68.1
Date:1994
Image of Union Bay varsity-style jacket, ca. 1994

Union Bay varsity-style jacket, ca. 1994

Founded in 1981 and named after Seattle's Union Bay on Lake Washington, UNIONBAY is one of the city's longest-running jeans and casualwear companies. It caters specifically to a teen and young adult demographic.
ID Number:2018.68.2
Date:Circa 1994
Image of Propeller, shaft, and shaft log from Slo-Mo-Shun IV hydroplane, 1950

Propeller, shaft, and shaft log from Slo-Mo-Shun IV hydroplane, 1950

The Slo-Mo-Shun IV was designed by Ted Jones in conjunction with Stanley Sayres and Anchor Jensen of Jensen Motor Boat Company. Slo-Mo-Shun IV and her sister ship, Slo-Mo-Shun V, won the Gold Cup every year from 1950 to 1954. The badly twisted and broken metal pieces are what remains of the shaft and shaft log from the Slo-Mo-Shun IV when,…
ID Number:2019.33.12.ONLINE
Date:1950
Image of Leather license plate from a Seattle hack, 1911

Leather license plate from a Seattle hack, 1911

This license plate, dated to 1911, is from a hack (or cab) driven by the donor's great uncle Sylvester Ambrose (Doc) Hildebrand that drove customers from the east end of Madison Street into downtown Seattle. Hildebrand would work all week then, for the weekends, he would row from the Madison neighborhood, across the west end of Lake Washington, to his…
ID Number:2024.26.1
Date:1911
Image of Jar of ash from Mount St. Helens eruption in 1980

Jar of ash from Mount St. Helens eruption in 1980

Mount. St. Helens, known as Lawetlat’la to the Cowlitz and Loowit or Louwala-Clough to the Klickitat, erupted on May 18, 1980. It was the most destructive volcanic event in US history, killing 57 people and destroying 200 homes. The eruption reduced the mountain’s elevation from 9,677 to 8,363 feet. Ash blanketed most of Washington state and reached as far as…
ID Number:2025.22.1
Date:1980
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