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Coffee pot, 1905-1915
This bule enamel coffeepot was used at the Penrose Family Camp on Penrose Point in lower Puget Sound near Lakebay, Washington. The family established the camp in 1908, and it was used almost continuously until 1952 by members of the Penrose and Copeland families. The coffeepot was used daily on a wood burning cast iron stove.
ID Number:1959.1625.2
Date:1905-1915
Ribbon with Chinook Jargon text, "Nika Chahko Kopa Washington Hyas Ahnkuttie," ca. 1910
Chinook Jargon was the trade language used by European American settlers to the Pacific Coast (originally fur traders) and Northwest Pacific Coast tribes. Many early settlers in Seattle were able to speak and understand it. As the language fell out of use, knowledge of Chinook Jargon became a point of pride and proof of longevity in the region. This ribbon…
ID Number:1960.1818.11
Date:Circa 1893-1911
Wooden gavel from the Seattle Historical Society, ca. 1920
The Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) was established from the Seattle Historical Society incorporated in 1914 by a group of high society members who were early white settlers in the area. Morgan and Emily Carkeek were instrumental in founding the Society of which their daughter, Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff, eventually became president and lead the charge of opening a local…
ID Number:1960.1853.3
Date:Circa 1920
Chronological Chart of Ancient, Modern, and Biblical History, 1883
The original chronological chart was printed in 1871. This is a revised and enlarged version printed in 1883, and initially owned by Judge Thomas Burke, a prominent Seattle lawyer who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Washington Territory from 1888 to 1889. This chart was later used by the Seattle Center for Constructive Thinking which evolved…
ID Number:1960.2048
Date:1883
Girl Scout shoes, ca. 1915
This pair of high top brown kid leather girl scout shoes were owned by Anna Sayles around 1915.
ID Number:1961.2414.1
Date:Circa 1915
Pair of patent leather pumps with stacked heel, 1962
These women's shoes were part of an ensemble that was presented in a show in the Fashion Pavilion at the Seattle World's Fair.
ID Number:1962.2821.1
Date:1962
Pair of gray heels, 1962
These women's shoes were part of an ensemble that was presented in a show in the Fashion Pavilion at the Seattle World's Fair.
ID Number:1962.2821.3
Date:1962
Pair of plain black pumps, worn as part of Century 21 Seattle World's Fair Fashion Show, 1962
These women's shoes, made by Town and Country, were part of an ensemble that was presented in a show in the Fashion Pavilion at the Seattle World's Fair.
ID Number:1962.2821.6
Date:1962
Pair of tan and black pumps, worn as part of Century 21 Seattle World's Fair Fashion Show, 1962
These women's shoes were worn with a dress and hat combination. They were presented in the Fashion Pavilion at the Seattle World's Fair.
ID Number:1962.2821.10
Date:1962
Black, glossy plastic poncho with stretch pants, worn as part of the Seattle World's Fair Century 21 Fashion Show, 1962
The Fashion Group, Inc. was established in 1928 by Edna Wollman Chase, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue magazine. Founding members included Elizabeth Arden, Eleanor Roosevelt and Helena Rubinstein. In 1962, the local Fashion Group of Seattle coordinated the Interiors and Fashion Exhibit located in the World of Commerce and Industry complex at the Seattle's World Fair. Clothing and textiles were exhibited in…
ID Number:1962.2821.11C920
Date:1962