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US Mail leather flight suit worn by Leon Cuddeback, who flew the first scheduled air mail in the US, ca. 1926
Pilot Leon Cuddeback wore this sheepskin flight suit while delivering mail in the 1920s. On April 6, 1926, Cuddeback made the nation's first regularly scheduled airmail run, flying between Pasco, Washington, and Elko, Nevada, with a fuel stop in Boise, Idaho. Early mail planes, like Cuddeback's single-engine Curtis biplane, had open cockpits. Above 20,000 feet above sea level, temperatures sometimes…
ID Number:1955.977.1C685
Date:Circa 1926
Red flannel shirt owned by Will Saeher, Chief of Ballard Fire Dept. ca. 1900
This red flannel shirt belonged to Will Saeher, Chief of the Ballard Fire Department. At the time, flannel shirts were associated with labor-intensive working-class jobs. While not completely fireproof, wool is a good choice for firefighter’s clothing since stray sparks are more likely to self-extinguish than they would on cotton or linen.
ID Number:1956.1105.2
Date:Circa 1900
Tin destination sign from Seattle street car, ca. 1910, "Montlake 10 / Madrona 8"
Seattle had its first cable car line in 1887 that went from Pioneer Square to Leschi Park via Yesler Way and Jackson Street. More lines were built around the city and, by 1892, there were 48 miles of streetcar track and 22 miles of cable railways. Most of the early lines were independent and privately-owned. In 1918, voters approved of…
ID Number:1956.1114.m
Date:Circa 1910
Tin destination sign from Seattle street car, ca. 1910, "Wallingford 18"
Seattle had its first cable car line in 1887 that went from Pioneer Square to Leschi Park via Yesler Way and Jackson Street. More lines were built around the city and, by 1892, there were 48 miles of streetcar track and 22 miles of cable railways. Most of the early lines were independent and privately-owned. In 1918, voters approved of…
ID Number:1956.1114.n
Date:Circa 1910
Tin destination sign from Seattle street car, ca. 1910, "8th Ave N.West 19"
Seattle had its first cable car line in 1887 that went from Pioneer Square to Leschi Park via Yesler Way and Jackson Street. More lines were built around the city and, by 1892, there were 48 miles of streetcar track and 22 miles of cable railways. Most of the early lines were independent and privately-owned. In 1918, voters approved of…
ID Number:1956.1114.o
Date:Circa 1910
Tin destination sign from Seattle street car, ca. 1910, "15th Ave N.West 27"
Seattle had its first cable car line in 1887 that went from Pioneer Square to Leschi Park via Yesler Way and Jackson Street. More lines were built around the city and, by 1892, there were 48 miles of streetcar track and 22 miles of cable railways. Most of the early lines were independent and privately-owned. In 1918, voters approved of…
ID Number:1956.1114.p
Date:Circa 1910
Tin destination sign from Seattle street car, ca. 1910, "Jeff. Park 12"
Seattle had its first cable car line in 1887 that went from Pioneer Square to Leschi Park via Yesler Way and Jackson Street. More lines were built around the city and, by 1892, there were 48 miles of streetcar track and 22 miles of cable railways. Most of the early lines were independent and privately-owned. In 1918, voters approved of…
ID Number:1956.1114.q
Date:Circa 1910
Tin destination sign from Seattle street car, ca. 1910, "Ballard 28th N. West 28"
Seattle had its first cable car line in 1887 that went from Pioneer Square to Leschi Park via Yesler Way and Jackson Street. More lines were built around the city and, by 1892, there were 48 miles of streetcar track and 22 miles of cable railways. Most of the early lines were independent and privately-owned. In 1918, voters approved of…
ID Number:1956.1114.r
Date:Circa 1910
Tin destination sign from Seattle street car, ca. 1910, "Phinney 21"
Seattle had its first cable car line in 1887 that went from Pioneer Square to Leschi Park via Yesler Way and Jackson Street. More lines were built around the city and, by 1892, there were 48 miles of streetcar track and 22 miles of cable railways. Most of the early lines were independent and privately-owned. In 1918, voters approved of…
ID Number:1956.1114.s
Date:Circa 1910
Tin destination sign from Seattle street car, ca. 1910, "Wallingford 18"
Seattle had its first cable car line in 1887 that went from Pioneer Square to Leschi Park via Yesler Way and Jackson Street. More lines were built around the city and, by 1892, there were 48 miles of streetcar track and 22 miles of cable railways. Most of the early lines were independent and privately-owned. In 1918, voters approved of…
ID Number:1956.1114.t
Date:Circa 1910