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Brown satin heels, ca. 1918
These shoes were sold at Seattle shoe store Turrell's in 1918.
ID Number:1973.5593.1
Date:Circa 1918
Pair of black leather shoes with four buttons, ca. 1910s
These shoes were worn by Seattle children Rex and Isa Hende in the early part of the 20th century.
ID Number:1973.5594.2B
Date:Circa 1910
Black heeled boots from Wallin & Nordstrom, ca. 1901-1929
These early 20th-century boots have an unusually modern detail: rather than closing with a series of buttons or laces, a strap wraps around the ankle and snaps in place. The boots are from Wallin & Nordstrom, the earliest incarnation of fashion retailer Nordstrom.John Nordstrom met Carl Wallin during the Gold Rush. The two reconnected in Seattle and decided to go…
ID Number:1973.5687.3
Date:Circa 1901-1929
Two pairs of bathing shoes, ca. 1900-1920
Martha Gates, born in Seattle in 1889, wore these women's bathing shoes at the local beaches.
ID Number:1973.5772.4
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Black and white button shoes, ca. 1900-1920
These girl's shoes were sold by Turrell's in Seattle and worn by the donor as a child around the 1900s.
ID Number:1973.5772.6
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Brown and black suede pumps, ca. 1950s
This pair of women's brown suede pumps were sold at Best's Apparel in Seattle.
ID Number:1974.5876.3
Date:Circa 1950
Pair of hot pink fabric pumps from Best's Apparel, "De Luca Originals," ca. 1950
Olive J. Smith donated these shoes. She was a buyer for Nordstrom and a local fashion influencer.
ID Number:1974.5876.4
Date:Circa 1950
Woman's stiletto pump with rose design, ca. 1950-1960
Rosella Peters wore these Italian made pointed stilettos in Seattle. French shoe designer Charles Jourdan created the style in 1951. The style grew in popularity and other shoe makers adopted it for the rest of the decade.
ID Number:1974.5906.1
Date:1950-1960
Chinese Theatrical Costume worn by Lillian Goon Dip, ca. 1890-1910
This two-piece theatrical costume belonged to Lillian Goon Dip (1900-1975) and she is shown wearing it in a circa 1925 photo in the MOHAI Collection (shs14125). Lillian was born Lillian Goon in Portland Oregon and spent most of her early life at the Milwaukee Hotel in Seattle’s Chinatown. Her father was Seattle’s Chinese consul and hotel owner, Goon Dip (circa…
ID Number:1974.5914.7
Date:1890-1910
Chinese man's robe which belonged to Goon Dip, ca. 1890-1910
This robe belonged to Goon Dip (circa 1862-1933), one of the most influential Chinese people in the history of Washington state. He worked his way up from poverty to become a wealthy merchant and successful labor contractor who provided employment in the canneries for hundreds of Chinese immigrants. He served as China's honorary consul to Washington State and Alaska. He…
ID Number:1974.5914.10
Date:Circa 1890-1910