Museum of History and Industry

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The Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) is a museum in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA, dedicated to the history of Seattle and the Puget Sound region. It opened February 15, 1952.

MOHAI, as it is known, is part of the Seattle-King County Historical Society, which was formed in 1911 on the 60th anniversary of the landing of the Denny Party at Alki. The museum is visited by over 60,000 people annually. Among its collection are 1,500,000 historic photographs.

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The museum currently houses the Rainier Brewing Company's old red "R" which used to be on top of the brewery next to Interstate 5. The museum also hosts the Lincoln Towing Co.'s original Pink Toe Truck.