77 results for: Medicine and Health Care
Bobblehead figurine of Fred Hutchinson celebrating his 100th birthday, 2019
Frederick Hutchinson (1919–1964) was born and raised in Seattle, and played baseball for Franklin High School and the Seattle Rainiers. He was a major league pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and the manager for three major league teams. Hutchison died of lung cancer in 1964, and his surgeon brother, Dr. William Hutchinson (1909–1997), created the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center…
ID Number:2019.101.1
Date:2019
Seattle Counseling Service sign, ca. 1980
Originally part of the Dorian Society, Seattle Counseling Service (SCS) was established in 1969, and is the oldest LGBTQ-focused community mental health agency in the country. Not only a counseling center, SCS also provides substance use disorder services, HIV prevention programs, immigrant, refugee, and undocumented outreach, and are staunch advocates for the health and wellness of the LGBTQ community.
ID Number:2020.35.1
Date:Circa 1980
Cotton mask, "It's a Boy!" from Virginia Mason Birth Center, 2020
These masks were distributed to new parents at the Virginia Mason Birth Center in Seattle during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ID Number:2021.11.2
Date:2020
Cotton mask, "It's a Girl!" from Virginia Mason Birth Center, 2020
These masks were distributed to new parents at the Virginia Mason Birth Center in Seattle during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ID Number:2021.11.3
Date:2020
Face shield with GM Nameplate logo, 2020
GM Nameplate was founded in Seattle in 1954 by Lester Greene (G) and Beal McCullough (M). Beginning with the manufacture of nameplates, GMN has evolved to provide various small components and assembled devices to meet customer and industry needs. The COVID-19 pandemic created a need for more PPE (personal protective equipent) and GMN quickly pivoted their resources and equipment to…
ID Number:2021.58.1
Date:2020
Face shield from GM Nameplate with Gates Foundation logo, 2020
GM Nameplate was founded in Seattle in 1954 by Lester Greene (G) and Beal McCullough (M). Beginning with the manufacture of nameplates, GMN has evolved to provide various small components and assembled devices to meet customer and industry needs. The COVID-19 pandemic created a need for more PPE (personal protective equipment) and GMN quickly pivoted their resources and equipment to…
ID Number:2021.58.2
Date:2020
Seattle Flu Study influenza test kit, 2019
The Seattle Flu Study was started in 2017 and led by the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (a collaboration between the University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center). A chief goal is the surveillance of respiratory pathogens active in the city. For winter 2019-2020, the Seattle Flu Study planned to survey and swab people…
ID Number:2021.70.1
Date:2019