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Small 48-star US flag from Warren Avenue School, 1912-1959
This flag was mounted on the wall of a classroom at Warren Avenue School located in the lower Queen Anne Hill neighborhood. The street on which the school was situated is atrributed to Major-General Joseph Warren (1741-1775), who was killed at Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War. Opening in 1903, the school was built to relieve the overcrowding at nearby…
ID Number:1959.1679.12
Date:1912-1959
Electric hearing aid, ca. 1925
Early electric hearing aids would use a carbon transmitter to amplify weak signal into a stronger one, similar to the technology used in early telephones. This one was made by Western Electric.
ID Number:1973.5728.6
Date:Circa 1925
Deck of cards with Pacific Northwest scenes and braille, ca. 1900
These souvenir playing cards have a view of Mount Rainier on the back and photos from the Pacific Northwest on the card faces. The cards also include braille in the corners. They belonged to Mrs. Harriet E. Pierson who acquired them on a trip to the West Coast. She was a teacher at the New York State School for the…
ID Number:1975.6063
Date:Circa 1900
Medal from the Disabled American Veterans, 1921
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) organization was created in 1920 in the wake of the first World War. Over 200,000 members of the U.S. Armed Forces had been wounded during the war, including becoming blind, deaf, or mentally ill (referred to as “shell shock” at the time). Little government support was available at the time, so DAV aimed to support…
ID Number:1980.7023.7
Date:1921
Seattle Metro transit operator's jacket, ca. 1975
This Metro transit operator jacket was made in Seattle by local company Sportcaster. Sportcaster specialized in making skiwear and uniforms. The donor, Anthony Longo, drove Metro buses from 1966 until 1976. He then shifted to a route facilities position where he worked on planning and implementing passenger shelters and improving access for people with disabilities.
ID Number:2010.29.1
Date:Circa 1975