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Special "Royer" Rainier beer bottle given by Charles Royer to Don McGaffin for his birthday in July 1981
Charles Royer gave this special "Royer" Rainier beer bottle to Don McGaffin for his birthday in July 1981. It was a promotional item for his mayoral campaign.
ID Number:2016.83.3
Date:1981
Polo shirt, "McDermott for Governor," 1972
Washington politician Jim McDermott (b. 1936) first ran for Governor in 1972. His mother Roseanna decorated this shirt for him with a patch from the bicycling organization League of American Wheelman on the front and “McDermott for Governor” on the back. He ended up losing in the primary to former Washington Governor Albert Rosellini but continued to be involved in…
ID Number:2016.85.1
Date:1972
Promotional T-shirt from Washington political leader Jim McDermott,"M & M: How Sweet It Is," 1980
Jim McDermott ran unsuccessfully for Washington State Governor several times in the 1970s and 1980s. The "M & M" stands for Jim McDermott (running for Governor) and Warren Magnuson (running for US Senate) both in 1980. McDermott was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1988 and was reelected thirteen times before retiring in 2016.
ID Number:2016.85.2
Date:1980
Pair of Ivanka Trump heels with Nordstrom Rack discount stickers, 2017
Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom became the center of a controversy in early 2017 when they announced they were dropping Ivanka Trump's clothing and accessory brand from their stores. Newly-elected President Donald Trump tweeted about his daughter being treated "so unfairly" by Nordstrom and his advisor Kellyanne Conway urged Fox News viewers to “go buy Ivanka’s stuff.” This sparked concern about the…
ID Number:2017.12.1
Date:Circa 2016-2017
Red "No Seattle Commons" jacket, 1995-1996
The Seattle Commons was a proposal to build a massive park between Denny Way and the southern end of Lake Union. This jacket from the “no” campaign argues for saving the neighborhood of industrial warehouses and affordable housing. Voters rejected the Seattle Commons twice—in 1995 and 1996. Sweeping redevelopment soon transformed the South Lake Union area anyway.
ID Number:2017.40.1
Date:1995-1996
Picket sign, "Rebuild Viaduct, No Tunnel," ca. 2007
Although everyone agreed that the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct needed to be torn down, not everyone supported the Seattle Tunnel Boring project. There was a large contingent of people who wanted to rebuild the Alaskan Way Viaduct, led by the Citizens for an Elevated Solution. In 2007, a vote of preference was put before the citizens of Seattle and King…
ID Number:2017.64.1
Date:Circa 2007
Pin, "I (heart) the tunnel," ca. 2007
The Seattle Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), nicknamed "Bertha" after the city's first female mayor Bertha Knight Landes, was the largest TBM ever built at the time in 2012. For over 4 years, Bertha dug a nearly 2-mile long tunnel along the city's waterfront, completing it's underground journey in 2019. This pin was worn by a supporter of the tunnel project…
ID Number:2017.64.2
Date:Circa 2007
Campaign pin, "Jackson for President 1972"
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (1912-1983) was aa US Representative (1941–1953) and US Senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. His platform ranged from higher military spending and cold war tactics to social welfare programs, civil rights, and labor unions. Jackson was born in Everett, Washington, to Norwegian immigrants, and graduated from the University of Washington School of Law. He ran…
ID Number:2018.51.4
Date:1972
Campaign button, "Aubrey Davis," ca. 1970s
Aubrey Davis (1917-2013) was a Mercer Island mayor for two terms starting in 1970. He was a public transportation and health care advocate, politician, environmentalist, and businessman.
ID Number:2019.40.1
Date:Circa 1970
Campaign button, "John Spellman is running for me," 1969
John Spellman (1926-2018) was elected the first King County executive in 1969 and later the governor in 1980.
ID Number:2019.40.2
Date:1969