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Floor decal from All the Best Pet Care, "Please keep 6 Tabbies apart," 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC recommended “social distancing” which included standing at least six feet apart from others while in public spaces. Many businesses used stickers or other markings on the floor to keep patrons six feet apart while lining up to pay. Some, like All the Best Pet Care in Seattle, got creative with their signage. This sticker…
ID Number:2021.Stickers.2
Date:2020
Floor decal from All the Best Pet Care, "Please keep 3 Doodles apart," 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC recommended “social distancing” which included standing at least six feet apart from others while in public spaces. Many businesses used stickers or other markings on the floor to keep patrons six feet apart while lining up to pay. Some, like All the Best Pet Care in Seattle, got creative with their signage. This sticker…
ID Number:2021.Stickers.3
Date:2020
Floor decal from All the Best Pet Care, "Please keep 2 Great Danes apart," 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC recommended “social distancing” which included standing at least six feet apart from others while in public spaces. Many businesses used stickers or other markings on the floor to keep patrons six feet apart while lining up to pay. Some, like All the Best Pet Care in Seattle, got creative with their signage. This sticker…
ID Number:2021.Stickers.4
Date:2020
Ice ax used by Jim Whittaker on his summit of Mr. Everest, May 1, 1963
James W. (Jim) Whittaker (1929-2026) was the first American to summit Mount Everest on May 1, 1963, as part of the American Mount Everest Expedition led by Norman Dyhrenfurth, alongside the Sherpa Nawang Gombu (a nephew of Tenzing Norgay). Whittaker graduated from West Seattle High School and Seattle University, and became the first full-time employee of Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI)…
ID Number:2022.15.1
Date:Circa 1960
Nikon camera used by Jim Whittaker on his summit of Mr. Everest, May 1, 1963
James W. (Jim) Whittaker (1929-1926) was the first American to summit Mount Everest on May 1, 1963, as part of the American Mount Everest Expedition led by Norman Dyhrenfurth, alongside the Sherpa Nawang Gombu (a nephew of Tenzing Norgay). Whittaker graduated from West Seattle High School and Seattle University, and became the first full-time employee of Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI)…
ID Number:2022.15.2
Date:1962
Hubbard Medal presented to Jim Whittaker by President John F. Kennedy in honor of his summit of Mr. Everest, May 1, 1963
James W. (Jim) Whittaker (1929-1926) was the first American to summit Mount Everest on May 1, 1963, as part of the American Mount Everest Expedition led by Norman Dyhrenfurth, alongside the Sherpa Nawang Gombu (a nephew of Tenzing Norgay). Whittaker graduated from West Seattle High School and Seattle University, and became the first full-time employee of Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI)…
ID Number:2022.15.3
Date:1963
Miniature American flag carried by Jim Whittaker on his summit of Mr. Everest, May 1, 1963
James W. (Jim) Whittaker (1929-1926) was the first American to summit Mount Everest on May 1, 1963, as part of the American Mount Everest Expedition led by Norman Dyhrenfurth, alongside the Sherpa Nawang Gombu (a nephew of Tenzing Norgay). Whittaker graduated from West Seattle High School and Seattle University, and became the first full-time employee of Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI)…
ID Number:2022.15.4
Date:Circa 1960
Miniature National Geographic Society flag carried by Jim Whittaker on his summit of Mr. Everest, May 1, 1963
James W. (Jim) Whittaker (1929-1926) was the first American to summit Mount Everest on May 1, 1963, as part of the American Mount Everest Expedition led by Norman Dyhrenfurth, alongside the Sherpa Nawang Gombu (a nephew of Tenzing Norgay). Whittaker graduated from West Seattle High School and Seattle University, and became the first full-time employee of Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI)…
ID Number:2022.15.5
Date:Circa 1960
Buttonhook from Nordstrom's, ca. 1940
Nordstrom department store began as a shoe retailer established in Seattle in 1901 by Carl Wallin and Swedish immigrant John Nordstrom (Wallin & Nordstrom). By 1929, both Nordstrom and Wallin had retired and sold their shares to Nordstrom's sons, Everett and Elmer. In 1930, when the newly remodeled Second Avenue store was reopened, the name changed to Nordstrom and more…
ID Number:2022.19.1
Date:Circa 1940
Set of 12 ice cream forks from Frederick & Nelson Department Store, 1917
Frederick & Nelson, founded by Donald E. Frederick (1860-1937) and Nels B. Nelson (1854-1907) in 1891, was for many years Seattle's premier department store. They began by selling used furniture during the rebuilding of Seattle after the Great Fire of 1889, and expanded to include home delivery of goods, a tea room, and ready-to-wear men's and women's fashions. These ice…
ID Number:2022.19.2
Date:1917