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Dark-blue peep-toe pumps, ca. 1940s
According to the donor, these peep-toe women's shoes were purchased in Spokane in the 1940s and she wore them well into the 1950s. The donor states, "They were comfortable for dancing and for just being 'dressed up' in Seattle."
ID Number:2000.68.3
Date:Circa 1940
Green dress with rhinestones, sold by John Doyle Bishop, ca. 1965
This 1960s evening gown was purchased from John Doyle Bishop— a fashionable Seattle store run by a charismatic owner of the same name. Bishop (1913-1980) was known as "Seattle's most colorful Irishman" and loved the color green. Bishop sold fashions from high-end American and European designers. This gown was designed in New York by Elinor Simmons for the company Michael…
ID Number:2000.70.1
Date:Circa 1960
T-shirt featuring the Dog House Restaurant, 1994
The Dog House, according to an article by Stuart Eskenazi in the Seattle Times, Nov. 7, 2000, was a “24-hour kitschy diner at Seventh Avenue and Bell Street where crusty waitresses dispensed sass with black coffee and the menu featured rib-eye steak (“tenderness not guaranteed”), peppered ham and eggs (“rye toast 10 cents extra”) and spaghetti smothered with chili.” The…
ID Number:2000.75.1
Date:1994
Painted oxford shoes worn by Phil Webber, ca. 1992
Phil Webber, a Seattle Post-Intelligencer press photographer from 1956-2006, was known for wearing colorful shoes on assignments. The designs on these shoes show Webber's houseboat before and after renovating it.
ID Number:2000.99.1
Date:Circa 1992
Brass paper knife, ca. 1927
This brass letter opener bears the logo of Currin's Shoe Company, a Seattle company founded in 1908 that manufactured handmade work shoes and boots.
ID Number:2000.110.2
Date:Circa 1927
T-shirt from newspaper guild strike, 2000
On November 21, 2000, staff at both of Seattle's major newspapers, The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (P-I), went on strike. Though the papers were owned separately, both striking groups were represented by the Communication Workers of Americas (CWA) Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild Local 37082. This shirt belonged to Sherry Grindeland, co-chair of the strike steering committee for the…
ID Number:2001.15.1
Date:2000
Kingdome Maintenance Supervisor uniform, 1999
Kingdome Maintenance Supervisor Bobby Richards wore this uniform around 1999-2000. The Kingdome, officially called the King County Multipurpose Domed Stadium, was built in 1976 south of downtown Seattle. The “SODO” neighborhood was originally named as such because it was “south of the dome.” The Kingdome was home to the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, and for a time the Seattle SuperSonics.…
ID Number:2001.22.21
Date:1999
Kingdome usher uniform, ca. 1976
This usher uniform was used at the Kingdome soon after it opened. It includes a pair of pants, brown turtleneck shirt, jacket, and a brown cap. The Kingdome, officially called the King County Multipurpose Domed Stadium, was built in 1976 south of downtown Seattle. The “SODO” neighborhood was originally named as such because it was “south of the dome.” The…
ID Number:2001.22.27
Date:Circa 1976
Homegrocer.com fleece pullover, 1997-2000
Homegrocer was an early online grocery delivery business, founded in Bellevue in 1997. This green fleece jacket was part of the uniform for delivery drivers. The company developed its own technology, including an award-winning website, a wireless picking system, and high-tech phones for drivers. Homegrocer went public in March of 2000, just as the dot-com bubble was becoming the dot-com…
ID Number:2001.41.5
Date:1997-2000
Warshal's Sporting Goods neon sign, ca. 1935
This Art Deco neon sign once graced the front of Warshal’s Sporting Goods store that was located in downtown Seattle at the corner of First Ave and Madison Street. Warshal’s opened in 1922 and sold clothing and gear to adventurous Seattleites for nearly 80 years until it closed down in 2001.
ID Number:2001.58.1
Date:Circa 1930-1940