Ferry Evergreen State approaching ferry terminal on Puget Sound, Washington Department of Transportation, Agency Library, Photograph Collections, Washington State Archives

Constructed in just 11 months and commissioned in 1954, the Evergreen State became the first custom-built vessel to join the Washington State Ferry fleet. Upon its debut on the Bainbridge-Seattle route, the 310ft long Evergreen State was the largest ferry on the West Coast.

George Tsutakawa (b.1910-d.1997) was a Seattle-born artist of the ‘Northwest School’ famous for his paintings and bronze metal sculptures. His signature abstract fountain work, such as the above Joshua Green Fountain, furnish public spaces throughout the US, Canada, and Japan. In the course of his lifetime, Tsutakawa produced 75 unique fountains.