412 results for: Retail and Department Stores
Velvet toque with ostrich feathers, ca. 1910-1920s
This hat was sold at Hetrick Hat Shop which was located on Madison Avenue in Seattle in the early 20th century. It was part of a large collection owned by Gertrude Paul, a Seattle dance teacher and patron of the arts.
ID Number:1983.71.26M1091
Date:Circa 1910-1920
Straw and ostrich plume hat, 1910
This hat was sold at a local retailer "Cox" in Seattle. It was part of a large collection owned by Gertrude Paul, a Seattle dance teacher and patron of the arts.
ID Number:1983.71.56M1121
Date:1910
Straw cloche with ribbon and fabric violet trim, 1920s
This hat was sold at Hetrick Hat Shop which was located on Madison Avenue in Seattle in the early 20th century. It was part of a large collection owned by Gertrude Paul, a Seattle dance teacher and patron of the arts.
ID Number:1983.71.58M1123
Date:Circa 1920
Black wrapped hat, ca. 1955
This hat was sold at Seattle department store, Best's Apparel. It was part of a large collection owned by Gertrude Paul, a Seattle dance teacher and patron of the arts.
ID Number:1983.71.66M1132
Date:Circa 1955
Cream hat from Hetrick Hat Shop, 1919
This hat was sold at Hetrick Hat Shop which was located on Madison Avenue in Seattle in the early twentieth century. It was part of a large collection of hats owned by Gertrude Paul, a Seattle dance teacher and patron of the arts.
ID Number:1983.71.100M1188
Date:1919
Velvet high top button boots, ca. 1905
These stylish shoes are believed to have been purchased in Seattle in the early 20th century, representing how the city quickly grew more cosmopolitan as new retail businesses were established to serve sophisticated shoppers. These deep blue, velvet, high-topped shoes feature fifteen mother-of-pearl buttons.
ID Number:1984.89.2
Date:Circa 1905
Light green Peau de Soie pumps, 1960s
These women's shoes were purchased from Nordstrom Best. The noticeable water stains may have come from walking in a rainy day Seattle puddle!
ID Number:1984.123.7
Date:Circa 1960
Gray and white striped denim dress, worn by Olive Smith, 1950s
This striped denim dress belonged to Olive J. Smith (1917-1996), fashion buyer and Seattle style authority. It was designed in New York by Larry Aldrich. Smith worked for Rhodes and The Bon Marché department stores until 1963 when she was recruited by Nordstrom. Nordstrom had just purchased women’s specialty store Best’s Apparel, and so Smith was brought on to help…
ID Number:1984.123.9C2699
Date:Circa 1950
Leather jumper, worn by Olive Smith, 1960s
This leather jumper belonged to Olive J. Smith (1917-1996), fashion buyer and Seattle style authority. Smith worked for Rhodes and The Bon Marché department stores until 1963 when she was recruited by Nordstrom. Nordstrom had just purchased women’s specialty store Best’s Apparel, and so Smith was brought on to help with the pivotal transition from being a shoes-only retailer to…
ID Number:1984.123.12C2702
Date:Circa 1960
Container of Powdered Orris Root from Bartell Drug Store, ca. 1900
Bartell Drugs, established in 1890, was one of the oldest and long-standing family-owned stores in Seattle until it was sold to Rite Aid in 2020. George H. Bartell Sr. (1868–1956) purchased the Lake Washington Pharmacy at 2711 South Jackson Street in Seattle's Central District in 1890, and that was the beginning of a long-lived and beloved Seattle business.
ID Number:1985.29.28
Date:Circa 1900