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Microsoft "Bob" software for Windows CD-ROM, 1994
This software package is part of a collection donated by Frank Catalano who was one of the first local broadcast journalists to cover the personal computer revolution in the 1980s. At that time, he created and hosted the weekly Northwest Computing show for KING-AM and, in the 1990s, tracked the tech industry with a long-running "Byte Me" column that first…
ID Number:2020.4.4
Date:1994
Green crate from Mountain View Berries, 2019
Mohinder “Moe” Sangha, owner of Mountain View Berries, is now one of dozens of Sikh berry farmers in Whatcom County. The community was much smaller when he first leased acres for raspberries back in 1981. Prior to living in the Pacific Northwest, Moe farmed in India’s Punjab region. Despite its struggles, he sees Mountain View Berries as an opportunity. As…
ID Number:2020.17.1
Date:2019
Employee badge for Ishaque Safi Mehdi, an engineer at Boeing from 1962-2010
Ishaque Safi Mehdi came to the US from India in 1960. Boeing recruited Mehdi directly out of the electrical engineering program at the University of Florida in 1962. He worked there for 48 years.
ID Number:2020.21.1
Date:Circa 1962-2010
Three-piece suit, ca. 1960s-1970s
Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s.
ID Number:2020.24.1
Date:Circa 1960-1970
Western-style suit, ca. 1970s
Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s.
ID Number:2020.24.2
Date:Circa 1970-1979
Silk necktie with dark blue, pink, and red print, ca. 1950s-1990s
This necktie was made by Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) who was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s.
ID Number:2020.24.4
Date:Circa 1950-1990
Silk necktie with red and navy woven pattern, ca. 1950s-1990s
This necktie was made by Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) who was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s.
ID Number:2020.24.5
Date:Circa 1950-1990
Green cocktail dress, 1950s-1960s
Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s. He made this dress for his wife Dorothy Hostek.
ID Number:2020.24.8
Date:1954-1969
Vest made of labels, ca. 1970s-1990s
Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s. He made this vest for his wife Dorothy Hostek out of labels from various sources, but predominantly…
ID Number:2020.24.9
Date:Circa 1970-1990
Tailor's scissors used by Stanley Hostek, ca. 1950s-1990s
Stanley A. Hostek (1918-2014) was a prominent and influential tailor in Seattle. In addition to owning his own custom tailoring business, he taught tailoring at Edison Technical School (now Seattle Community College) and authored a series of instructional tailoring books in the 1970s.
ID Number:2020.24.10
Date:Circa 1950-1990