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Hunting jacket made by C. C. Filson, ca. 1922
This hunting jacket was made by the C.C. Filson Company founded in Seattle in 1897. It features four types of pockets used for storing everything from a compass to shot game. The pocket for storing game can be accessed from the front of the jacket, and leads to a large cavity within the back. One small pocket’s placement is a…
ID Number:1960.2139.C712
Date:Circa 1922
High top heavy boots, ca. 1920
These heavy duty men's lace-up boots were popular for camping in the 1920s. The maker, McDonald Shoe Co., was based in Tacoma.
ID Number:1961.2181.2
Date:Circa 1920
Playing cards with images of the Alaska and the Yukon, ca. 1900
When the Klondike Gold Rush hit Seattle starting in 1897, thousands came through the city on their way to Alaska. Merchants across the city clamored to “mine the miners” by selling supplies needed to brave the cold. While local saloons and gaming rooms offered inviting places to spend their money on the way to and from Alaska. These playing cards…
ID Number:1961.2211.1
Date:Circa 1900
Heavy canvas poncho, ca. 1910
This heavy canvas poncho was cleverly made to also function as a bag, ground sheet, or makeshift shelter. When worn as a garment, its voluminous shape and rain-resistant fabric keep the wearer dry. When it is laid flat into one large rectangle, the collar covers the neck opening. Buttons and buttonholes along the edges can attach to each other in…
ID Number:1961.2244.5C2013
Date:Circa 1910
Carbide Bicycle Lamp and Metal Clamp, ca. 1912
Carbide lamps, also known as acetylene gas lamps, burn acetylene gas while reacting with calcium carbide and water. They were invented in the 1890s and some of the earliest designs were for use as bicycle lamps. This lamp is from around 1914 and was built to clamp onto the front handlebars.
ID Number:1961.2407
Date:Circa 1912
Hiking outfit, ca. 1920s
This two-piece ensemble includes a pair of short pants or knickers—a new option for women’s hiking clothing in the late 1910s and early 1920s. The pockets are functional, and a roomy cut in the seat makes for easy movement. The knickers have a label for a local maker “Queen City, Seattle.” In the 1920s, women’s fashion made revolutionary steps. The…
ID Number:1961.2417.7C782
Date:Circa 1920
Washington State souvenir card deck, 1899
This deck of cards features various scenes of Washington State. It was distributed by the Souvenir Card Co., Seattle-Spokane, WA.
ID Number:1962.2740.1
Date:1899
Hiking boots, used by Paul Harper in the Cascades, ca. 1900
As a young man, University of Washington student Paul C. Harper wore these boots while hiking and climbing in the Cascades. The weight of the boots and the nails in the soles are very different from today's lightweight leather and synthetic boots designed specifically for climbing. Lumberjacks and others who needed sturdy footwear with good traction also wore this type…
ID Number:1963.3008.1
Date:Circa 1900
Red Coaster wagon, ca. 1920
As a boy in Iowa, Jay Higbee used this wagon on his paper route for the Des Moines Register. Jay ended up moving to Seattle and, in 1965, his children decorated the wagon for the Seafair parade as a passenger car with the name, ‘Northern Pacific Really Terrific.” It won a prize in the children’s parade in the University District.
ID Number:1966.3837
Date:Circa 1920
Dice cup, ca. 1895
When the Klondike Gold Rush hit Seattle starting in 1897, thousands came through the city on their way to Alaska. Merchants across the city clamored to “mine the miners” by selling supplies needed to brave the cold. While local saloons and gaming rooms offered inviting places to spend their money on the way to and from Alaska. This dice cup…
ID Number:1966.3908.3
Date:Circa 1895