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Image of White kid leather shoes with strap through two loops, ca. 1924

White kid leather shoes with strap through two loops, ca. 1924

These women's shoes were sold at Seattle shoe retailer, Turrell's, around 1924. They would have likely been used for walking rather than dancing.
ID Number:1957.1261
Date:Circa 1924
Image of Satin wedding shoes, ca. 1923

Satin wedding shoes, ca. 1923

These satin wedding shoes were sold at Seattle shoe retailer, Eggerts, around 1924.
ID Number:1957.1338.2
Date:Circa 1923
Image of Purple leather pumps, ca. 1920s-1940s

Purple leather pumps, ca. 1920s-1940s

This pair of women's shoes were purchased from Seattle shoe store Turrell's, in the late 1920s to late 1930s.
ID Number:1958.1407.3
Date:Circa 1929-1939
Image of Quilted purple suede shoes, ca. 1940

Quilted purple suede shoes, ca. 1940

These "Pandora Exclusives" square heeled women's shoes were purchased at Seattle department store, Frederick and Nelson.
ID Number:1958.1407.5
Date:Circa 1940
Image of Black boot top shoes, ca. 1880s-1920s

Black boot top shoes, ca. 1880s-1920s

This pair of men's shoes contain a label from local merchant, the Jenkins Shoe Co. of Seattle.
ID Number:1958.1516.16
Date:Circa 1880-1920
Image of Pair of black French-style heeled shoes, ca. 1905

Pair of black French-style heeled shoes, ca. 1905

These women's shoes belonged to Mrs. Charles Fagan of Cascade School, and were purchased from Frederick & Nelson in Seattle.
ID Number:1959.1801.2
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Muff covered with silk violets, ca. 1900

Muff covered with silk violets, ca. 1900

This muff was owned by Mrs. Donald E. Frederick, wife of founder of Seattle's Frederick & Nelson Department Store.
ID Number:1960.1865.1
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Purple velvet hat from MacDougall & Southwick, ca. 1905

Purple velvet hat from MacDougall & Southwick, ca. 1905

This hat was 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:1960.1901.1M221
Date:Circa 1905
Image of High laced tan leather shoes, ca. 1910

High laced tan leather shoes, ca. 1910

These women's shoes were sold at Eggert's Seattle store around 1910.
ID Number:1960.1960.1
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Black leather high topped laced shoes, ca. 1905

Black leather high topped laced shoes, ca. 1905

This pair of women's shoes was purchased from Baxter's shoe store in Seattle around 1905.
ID Number:1960.2010.12
Date:Circa 1905
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