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Peach satin pumps, 1920s-1930s
This pair of women's peach satin pumps were sold at local Seattle retailer, Frederick and Nelson, sometime from the mid 1920s to early 1930s.
ID Number:1975.6123.2
Date:Circa 1920-1930
Hand-pumping vacuum cleaner, ca. 1890-1901
Seattle department store Frederick & Nelson sold all types of merchandise from home appliances, including this early vacuum cleaner, to designer clothing, to toys and chocolates.
ID Number:1975.6140
Date:Circa 1890-1901
Woman's natural linen automobile coat or duster, ca. 1900
Between 1890 and 1910, fashion designers struggled to come up with a driving garment for women. Driving an automobile was almost always an adventure. Cars lacked roofs and windshields, and were very unreliable. Roads, mostly unpaved, were dusty or muddy. Both men and women preferred the new natural linen motor coats, sometimes called "dusters." These garments were considered chic and…
ID Number:1975.6148.21C2189
Date:Circa 1900
White kid leather wedding heels, 1905
These women's shoes, made of white kid leather, feature a Louis heel and embroidery with white iridescent beads. "Louis" is a term given to heels with a concave curve and outward taper at the base of the heel. This pair was sold at Seattle retailer, Eggert Shoes, in 1905.
ID Number:1975.6165.1
Date:1905
Beige high-top leather boots, ca. 1900-1910
These boots were sold at Seattle department store MacDougall & Southwick. In 1875 Polish immigrants Ferdinand Toklas (1845-1924) and Paul Singerman (1847-1915) opened a retail business which soon became the city's first department store. Originally located at Cherry and Front Street (later called 1st Avenue), the store moved and expanded multiple times and was an early adopter of new technologies…
ID Number:1976.6259
Date:Circa 1900-1910
Newsboy's apron for the Seattle Star newspaper, ca. 1930s
The Seattle Star newspaper was established in 1899 by E. W. Scripps and was known for being a “working man’s” paper. It was sold to Howard Parrish and other local Seattle businessmen in 1942 and eventually ceased publication in 1947. At the time it had the smallest circulation of the three daily newspapers, the others being the Seattle Times and…
ID Number:1976.6288
Date:Circa 1930
Black patent boots worn by John Doyle Bishop, ca. 1960s-1970s
John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980) operated a high-end women’s clothing store in Seattle from 1950 until his death in 1980. He sourced designer garments from the United States and Europe and provided personalized fashion advice for his devoted clients. He was also known for his personal style and cultivated a reputation as a local personality.
ID Number:1976.6321.3
Date:Circa 1960-1970
Green and black wool ski suit, ca. 1948
This ensemble was made, in part, by the Seattle Woolen Company, which began with a focus on menswear and water-repellant garments to appeal to “woodsmen, cannery workers, and fishermen.” They soon expanded to include clothing for sport and recreation, and began making more for women. As it became increasingly acceptable for women to participate in sporting activities, local companies met…
ID Number:1976.6342.C2251
Date:1948
Ski boots from Eddie Bauer Sporting Goods store, 1927-1928
Eddie Bauer established his outdoor sporting supply business in Seattle in 1920. The nation-wide retail stores and on-line catalog continue to provide customers with clothing, accessories and outdoor gear.
ID Number:1976.6342.5
Date:1927
Nordstrom Best evening pumps, ca. 1972
In 1963, Nordstrom purchased Seattle-based Best's Apparel and began selling shoes and other apparel under the name Nordstrom Best.
ID Number:1977.6449.10
Date:Circa 1972