412 results for: Retail and Department Stores
Green patterned suit worn by John Doyle Bishop, 1970
John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980) operated a high-end women’s clothing store in Seattle from 1950 until his death in 1980. He sourced designer garments from the United States and Europe and provided personalized fashion advice for his devoted clients. He was also known for his personal style and cultivated a reputation as a local personality. He had most of his suits…
ID Number:1975.6056.14C2124
Date:1970
Batik print jacket worn by John Doyle Bishop, 1967
John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980) operated a high-end women’s clothing store in Seattle from 1950 until his death in 1980. He sourced designer garments from the United States and Europe and provided personalized fashion advice for his devoted clients. He was also known for his personal style and cultivated a reputation as a local personality. Bishop wore this jacket for a…
ID Number:1975.6056.20C2130
Date:1967
Collapsible silk bengaline top hat, ca. 1880
This top hat was made in New York and sold at the Bennett-Gaffney Company, a hat, clothing and furniture store around the turn of the 20th century in Seattle.
ID Number:1975.6098.1M802
Date:Circa 1880
Peach satin pumps, 1920s-1930s
This pair of women's peach satin pumps were sold at local Seattle retailer, Frederick and Nelson, sometime from the mid 1920s to early 1930s.
ID Number:1975.6123.2
Date:Circa 1920-1930
Hand-pumping vacuum cleaner, ca. 1890-1901
Seattle department store Frederick & Nelson sold all types of merchandise from home appliances, including this early vacuum cleaner, to designer clothing, to toys and chocolates.
ID Number:1975.6140
Date:Circa 1890-1901
White kid leather wedding heels, 1905
These women's shoes, made of white kid leather, feature a Louis heel and embroidery with white iridescent beads. "Louis" is a term given to heels with a concave curve and outward taper at the base of the heel. This pair was sold at Seattle retailer, Eggert Shoes, in 1905.
ID Number:1975.6165.1
Date:1905
Beige high-top leather boots, ca. 1900-1910
These boots were sold at Seattle department store MacDougall & Southwick. In 1875 Polish immigrants Ferdinand Toklas (1845-1924) and Paul Singerman (1847-1915) opened a retail business which soon became the city's first department store. Originally located at Cherry and Front Street (later called 1st Avenue), the store moved and expanded multiple times and was an early adopter of new technologies…
ID Number:1976.6259
Date:Circa 1900-1910
Card game, "Household Words," 1916
This vintage card game lists many businesses that were popular in Seattle during the 1910s. This game was given away for free at the Grote-Rankin Co. a home furnishing store once located at the corner of Pike Stree and 5th Avenue.
ID Number:1976.6289.34
Date:1916
Black patent boots worn by John Doyle Bishop, ca. 1960s-1970s
John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980) operated a high-end women’s clothing store in Seattle from 1950 until his death in 1980. He sourced designer garments from the United States and Europe and provided personalized fashion advice for his devoted clients. He was also known for his personal style and cultivated a reputation as a local personality.
ID Number:1976.6321.3
Date:Circa 1960-1970
Ski boots from Eddie Bauer Sporting Goods store, 1927-1928
Eddie Bauer established his outdoor sporting supply business in Seattle in 1920. The nation-wide retail stores and on-line catalog continue to provide customers with clothing, accessories and outdoor gear.
ID Number:1976.6342.5
Date:1927