WSHM from the Chihuly Bridge of Glass Native American beaded bags and beads color block Children enjoying the History Lab Time Connector The History Museum and the Museum of Glass color block Salish weavers in the Hall of History

Featured Exhibit

Favorite Icons of Washington

Now through November 2012


Wild Rainier poster from the Wild Rainier campaign, 1974.
A Wild Rainier costume is on display. (Washington State Historical Society)

Guests voted for their favorite artifacts during the Icons of Washington History exhibit, and for those chosen items, we've extended their display life in this annex of the popular exhibition. We also asked guests to vote for their favorite icons of the Evergreen State that didn't make the original cut, and have displayed Sasquatch masks, a canoe model, a Native house post, and more.

Do you want to learn more about icons of our state? Visit Washington Stories for more information and activities.

Organized by the Washington State History Museum.

Safeco Field
A poster from the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. (Washington State Historical Society)
Ezra Meerker's wagon
See Ezra Meeker's wagon he drove along the Oregon Trail. (Washington State Historical Society)
Galloping Gertie
Touch a chunk of concrete recovered from Galloping Gertie. (Washington State Historical Society)
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