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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
Seattle Rain Festival sweatshirt, ca. 1996
Local apparel company Primal Screens first created these comedic “Seattle Rain Festival” sweatshirts in 1982. According to the shirt, the “Rain Festival” runs from January 1st to December 31st. Besides being a jab at Seattle’s rainy reputation, it also pokes fun at the city’s love of festivals. The donor of this sweatshirt purchased it around 1996 at a shop in…
ID Number:2001.62.3
Date:Circa 1996
Cream silk satin evening dress, sold by Madame Thiry, ca. 1933
This silk dress with bias-cut panels has a label from “Madame Thiry,” a fashionable Seattle shop run by Louise Schwaebele Thiry. Thiry was born in Paris and came west in the early 20th century. Her fashion career started as a side business—importing goods from Paris to sell in Alaska and Seattle for supplementary income. After her husband left for WWI…
ID Number:2001.86.7C599
Date:Circa 1929-1933
Costume worn by children's TV personality Wunda Wunda, ca. 1970
From 1953-1972 Ruth Prins entertained Seattle children as TV storyteller Wunda Wunda. Dressed in a bright clown costume and assisted by animal friends Henry Happy Goose and Albert Wise Owl, she transported her viewers with tales of exciting adventures and distant places.
ID Number:2002.19.1
Date:Circa 1970
Shirt worn by "Ranger Charlie" on KSTW children's show, ca. 1990
Robin Lee Nole played Ranger Charlie on the KSTW children's show, "Ranger Charlie's Kids' Club" which aired in the Seattle Tacoma area from 1988-1995. The show also featured a raccoon puppet, Rosco, and a live studio audience of children.
ID Number:2002.34.1
Date:Circa 1990
Fan cap from the KSTW children's show, "Ranger Charlie & Rosco," ca. 1990
This cap was distributed to fans of the KSTW children's show, "Ranger Charlie's Kids' Club." Robin Lee Nole played Ranger Charlie alongside a raccoon puppet, Rosco, and a live studio audience of children. The show aired in the Seattle Tacoma area from 1988-1995.
ID Number:2002.34.2
Date:Circa 1990
Silk cocktail dress designed by Emilio Pucci, ca. 1970s
Italian designer Emilio Pucci was known for geometric and kaleidoscopic bright prints, and sleek silhouettes that were influenced by his background in sportswear. The dress was purchased from the “Designer Room” at Seattle department store Frederick & Nelson. The Designer Room was the department with the highest-end fashions—selling couture from Europe and top American designers from New York to Los…
ID Number:2002.42.4
Date:Circa 1970
Pair of green satin heels, ca. 1970s
These green satin spiked heels were purchased at Frederick & Nelson to be worn with matching evening dress and purse also in the MOHAI collection.
ID Number:2002.42.10
Date:Circa 1970