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Seattle Raging Grannies pennant, ca. 1996
The Raging Grannies are an activist group made up of women old enough to be grandmothers. They advocate for environmental issues, peace, and social and economic justice. At protests, they dress up in clothes that play into and mock stereotypes of older women, such as colorful dresses, large hats, sweaters, and aprons. They also sing songs, using their own lyrics…
ID Number:2003.47.2
Date:Circa 1996
Pair of silver wedding shoes, ca. 1922
This pair of women's silver metallic thread shoes were worn by donor's mother her wedding day in 1922, with a matching dress and veil. They were purchased from Baxter's, an early Seattle retailer.
ID Number:2003.48.3
Date:Circa 1922
Brakeman Bill "Big Mac" bib overalls, cap, and jacket, ca. 1955-1975
Brakeman Bill, featuring ex-DJ and sports announcer Bill McLain, was a popular weekday children's show on KTNT-TV (later KSTW-TV) in the Pacific Northwest market from 1955 to 1975. The television show was performed live and un-scripted; McLain dressed as a railroad brakeman, and drew pictures, ran elaborate model trains, showed cartoons, and interacted with puppet side-kick the Crazy Donkey, whose…
ID Number:2003.66.23REF.ONLINE
Date:Circa 1955-1975
Wool gloves, ca. 1940
The donors of these gloves wore them on their various mountaineering trips in Washington state including the Cascades, Olympics, and Mt. Rainier. They were purchased at a surplus store to save money.
ID Number:2004.47.2
Date:Circa 1940
WWII cold weather overmitt gloves, ca. 1940
This pair of well-worn mitts were worn by the donors on their various mountaineering trips in Washington state in the 1940s.
ID Number:2004.47.3
Date:Circa 1940
Bartell Drugs waitress apron, ca. 1940s-1950s
Bartell Drugs, established in 1890, is one of the oldest family-owned Seattle stores still in business. Waitresses at the lunch and soda fountains wore these aprons as part of their uniforms in the 1940s-1950s.
ID Number:2004.66.1
Date:Circa 1940-1950
T-shirt from Seattle's first AIDS walk, 1987
Seattle has hosted the annual AIDS Walk for over thrity years. Historically, these walks were held to honor lives lost by the disease and the participants walked in hope for a cure. Thankfully, HIV is no longer a death sentence, and funds raised by the annual walks continue to support HIV prevention and care services for people living with or…
ID Number:2005.7.1
Date:1987
Miss Wahoo hydroplane crew member T-shirt worn at Seafair, ca. 1957
The Miss Wahoo is a famous unlimited hydroplane originally owned by Bill Boeing, Jr. She is 30 feet long, weighs 6,800 pounds, and utilizes a piston-powered inline aircraft engine to reach speeds up to 200 MPH. Boeing's personal pilot, future Unlimited Hydroplane Hall of Famer Mira "The Flying Czech" Slovak (1929-2014), was the first to drive the boat at the…
ID Number:2005.10.2
Date:Circa 1957
First polar fleece jacket made from recycled bottles, 1993
Plastic bottles contain the same chemical content as polyester. Local manufacturers started using polyester from recycled plastic for fleece clothing in 1993. They sent early prototypes like this one to outdoor adventurers for testing. The material in this jacket was made from 26 recycled plastic beverage bottles.
ID Number:2005.12.1
Date:1993
Teen's two-piece outfit with shorts, 1968-1970
Local high-schooler Lynn Fitzpatrick wore this matching tunic top and shorts outfit in the late 1960s. Her mother Lenore sewed it out of trendy double-knit polyester. Lynn proudly wore the outfit to school but was promptly sent home. Shorts were not allowed under the school dress code at the time.
ID Number:2006.31.4
Date:1968