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Orange costume earrings, ca. 1971
The donor of these earrings wore them with a striped hostess gown (also in MOHAI’s collection, accession number 2014.23.3) to host her daughter’s first birthday party in 1971.
ID Number:2014.23.4
Date:Circa 1971
Platform shoes purchased from "Blue Beards" retail clothing store on the Ave in the University District, ca. 1974
These suede lace up shoes were purchased from Blue Beards, a former retailer in Seattle's University District. The owner bought them in order to dress up for going out to Shelly's Leg, Seattle's first openly gay bar and upscale dance club.
ID Number:2014.34.1
Date:Circa 1974
Rat City Rollergirls uniform for a player on the Grave Danger team, ca. 2008
This uniform was worn by Reagan Fritz under the name Basket Casey when she played for the Grave Danger team of the Rat City Rollergirls roller derby league in 2008.
ID Number:2014.36.2
Date:Circa 2008
Rat City Rollergirls All-Stars team jersey, worn by “Dirty Little Secret,” ca. 2005-2010
Seattle's women's flat track roller derby league, Rat City Roller Derby, got its start in April 2004 as Rat City Rollergirls and quickly built a large local following. Rat City is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) and has achieved success on the WFTDA stage. The All-Stars team is comprised of the league’s best players…
ID Number:2014.36.9
Date:Circa 2005-2010
Black coat with fur trim from Best's Apparel, ca. 1940s
This coat was sold in Seattle at Best’s Apparel. Best’s was a women’s clothing store founded by Dorothy Cabot Best (1888-1958) and Ivan Lovich Best (1887-1979). The store opened in 1925 on Third Avenue between Pine and Pike and moved to a larger location at 5th and Pine in 1935. The label on this coat includes one of their slogans:…
ID Number:2014.39.1
Date:1937-1948
Seattle Reign FC soccer jersey autographed by players, 2013
This signed jersey is from the inaugural season of the Seattle Reign FC, a professional women's soccer team based in the Seattle area. The team was established in 2012, as one of eight inaugural members of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The roster for the 2013 season included goalkeeper Hope Solo, captain Keelin Winters, and top scorers Megan Rapinoe…
ID Number:2014.53.1
Date:2013
Seattle Reign Football Club (FC) women's soccer team scarf, ca. 2012
The Seattle Reign was established in 2012, as one of eight inaugural members of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
ID Number:2014.53.2
Date:Circa 2012
Olive green Filson jacket, ca. 1951
Filson was founded in Seattle in 1897 to outfit Klondike Gold Rush miners for harsh conditions. They soon became known as suppliers of high-quality gear for all kinds of outdoor professions, adventurers, and hobbyists. This heavy wool jacket belonged to the donor’s father, Paul Sanders. He wore it for hunting, fishing, and just walking in the woods. It was a…
ID Number:2014.54.1
Date:Circa 1951
Hot pink T-shirt, "Act Up," owned by Philip Bereano, co-founder of ACT UP Seattle, ca. 1990
ACT UP stands for AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power and advocated for immediate and significant action to fight the AIDS crisis. ACT UP's radical style unleashed a new era of direct-action gay and lesbian political activism. This shirt was donated by ACT UP Seattle co-founder Philip Bereano.
ID Number:2014.56.1
Date:Circa 1990
Black T-shirt, "Silence = Death," ca. 1990
This shirt features the motto "Silence = Death" from the gay and lesbian political activist organization ACT UP which stands for AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power. ACT UP Seattle co-founder Philip Bereano donated this shirt to MOHAI.
ID Number:2014.56.2
Date:Circa 1990