91 results for: Politics and Politicians
Campaign button, "Vote Bagnariol Democrat," 1967
John Bagnariol was a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1967-1981. He was convicted of racketeering charges in 1980.
ID Number:2019.40.3
Date:1967
Campaign button, "John J. O'Connell Man for '68," 1968
John J. O'Connell (1919-1998) served as attorney general from 1956 to 1968. He lost to Dan Evans in the run for Washington governor in 1968.
ID Number:2019.40.4
Date:1968
Campaign button, "Governor John O'Connell Democrat," 1968
John J. O'Connell (1919-1998) served as attorney general from 1956 to 1968. He lost to Dan Evans in the run for Washington governor in 1968.
ID Number:2019.40.5
Date:1968
Campaign button, "Dottie Harper County Council Dist. 7 Democrat," 1977
Dorothy "Dottie" Harper was a dedicated Highline community member and ran unsuccessfully for the King County Council District 7 seat against Paul Barden in 1977.
ID Number:2019.40.6
Date:1977
Campaign button, "Walt Crowley City Council," 1977
Walter Crowley (1947-2007) was a Seattle public figure and political celebrity. Deeply involved in the social and political movements of the 1960s, he later became known for his work as a local historian. He ran unsuccessfully for Seattle City Council in 1977.
ID Number:2019.40.8
Date:Circa 1970
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) souvenir pin featuring William H. Seward, Seattle, 1909
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was held in Seattle in 1909 on what are now the grounds of the University of Washington. It was a major national event for the young but fast growing city. The original owner of this pin, Irene Ashby, attended the Exposition when she was a girl and purchased this pin as a souvenir. Henry William Seward…
ID Number:2020.5.1
Date:1909
President Taft "dollar" fob from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) and made by Mayer Bros., Seattle, 1909
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), held in Seattle in 1909, was a major national event for the young but fast growing city, and celebrated the emerging development of the Pacific Northwest. Each day celebrated or commemorated a famous person, state, place, or event, and many souvenirs were sold along with these commemorations. Official medals were struck in the Mint Exhibit on…
ID Number:2020.41.1
Date:1909
King County Elections "Vote!" mask, 2020
These masks were issued by King County Elections to staff working at in-person voting sites for the 2020 general election. The design includes the word “Vote!” in the five languages (English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean) that the ballots were available in at the time. This mask was used by a worker at the CenturyLink Field Event Center.
ID Number:2020.49.1
Date:2020
Sign, "I Can't Even," from the Seattle Womxn's March, 2017
The Seattle’s Womxn's March in 2017 was the largest political protest in the city’s history—over 150,000 people attended. This sign was carried by a local Seattleite who is fed up with the current non-tolerant politics towards certain communities.
ID Number:2020.MarchSign
Date:2017
Felt hat, "Year of the Rooster: Wake Up America!" by milliner Jean Hicks, 2017
Jean Hicks is a Seattle-based milliner, felt-maker and educator. Her hats are functional and often theatrical in style. She began work on this hat on January 20th, 2017, the day of President Trump’s Inauguration. It uses hand-felted Merino and Finn wool, is lined with up-cycled cashmere knit, and adorned with a felted comb. “Big and orange, it’s a ridiculous hat,”…
ID Number:2021.12.1
Date:2017