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Seafair Queen dress and coat ensemble, 1968
The first Seattle Seafair Queen was crowned in 1950. The title was changed to Miss Seafair in 1972 as the role evolved to put more emphasis on academics and personal achievements. Karen Brown, crowned Seafair Queen in 1968, wore this dress for the ceremony. The jacket was sold by Nordstrom Best.
ID Number:2016.97.1
Date:1968
Mustard yellow hat, made by John Eaton, 1960s
This whimsical hat contrasts a swirl of mustard-yellow strips with brown netting that would blend in with the wearer’s hair. Cornish School of Arts graduate John Eaton (1914-1991) was a successful milliner, designer, and teacher whose individually-styled hats became known all over the country. Eaton and partner James Neher opened their first store in 1950, and eventually opened “John Eaton…
ID Number:2017.41.2
Date:Circa 1963-1968
Green and brown straw hat, made by Izzie Lewis, ca. 1990s
Izzie Lewis, a trained architect, transitioned to millinery in 1988, and is known locally for her finely designed and crafted hats. Milliners are often very resourceful artists, using unexpected materials in creative ways. This hat uses a plastic flowerpot as a base. It is covered in straw braid which Lewis found as deadstock from the 1960s. While some of her…
ID Number:2017.69.10
Date:Circa 1990
Brown high heel shoes, worn by Miss Seafair 2014
These brown high heel shoes were worn by Jasmine Goodwin, Miss Seafair 2014. Goodwin was the 65th Miss Seafair and the second Black woman to secure the title. Her win came exactly 40 years after Galen Motin’s win in 1974, the first Black Miss Seafair. The Miss Seafair organization selected dresses for each participant for the coronation night, but contestants…
ID Number:2019.5.2
Date:2014
Candy tin for Brown & Haley Almond Roca candies, ca. 1980
Brown & Haley, founded in Tacoma and still in operation as of 2019, began as a candy company before WWI but hit it big with the invention of Almond Roca in 1923. In 1927, they began packaging it in a pink tin, which extended the shelf life. Besides the taste, it was the candy's ability to travel well and keep,…
ID Number:2019.Candy.01
Date:Circa 1980
Seattle World's Fair pattern shirt and skirt, 1962
This shirt and skirt are printed with a delightful pattern that celebrates the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle. The print features images of the Space Needle, Monorail, arches of the US Science Pavilion, and plumes of water spraying from the International Fountain. Gerry Abbott, who also created fashion illustrations for the Seattle Times, drew sketches for the pattern. These garments…
ID Number:2021.57.1
Date:1962
Scroll featuring a hand-written Seattle SuperSonics poem and artwork by Sharon Chow, ca. 1981
The author and artist of this poem, Sharon Chow, submitted this work as part of a contest to nominate a Sonics fan. Sharon chose to nominate her father, Jan Wong, and created this scroll featuring not only the poem but detailed painted images of several members of the Sonics team including Lenny Wilkins (coach), Downtown Freddy Brown, Jack Sikma, Lonnie…
ID Number:2023.40.1
Date:Circa 1980-1981
Door from John "Doc" Hamilton's speakeasy in Seattle, ca. 1920s
John Henry "Doc" Hamilton (1891-1942) moved from Mississippi to Seattle around 1914 at the age of 23. He served in WWI in the 92nd infantry division in France and returned to Seattle after the war ended. When the Prohibition Act took effect in 1920, Hamilton opened his first speakeasy in his home on E. Union Street. Seattle police shut it…
ID Number:2024.27.1
Date:Circa 1920-1930
Glass bottle for hand sanitizer from Heritage Distilling Company, 2020
Heritage Distilling Company began operations in 2012 and then went into partnership with the Chehalis Tribe in 2016 to build a distillery with brewery, and a restaurant--Talking Cedar--on tribal land in Rochester, Washington. Before proceeding with the build, the tribe had to campaign and advocate to overturn federal legislation that prevented distilleries on tribal land. Unfortunately, the distillery and restaurant…
ID Number:2024.31.1
Date:2020
Brown wool shop coat from REI used by Bill Nye, 1980s
Bill Nye (b. 1955) grew up in Washington D.C. and studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University. He moved to Seattle to work for Boeing and later Sundstrand Data Control. As an engineer, he needed practical and protective clothing when he would visit the shop and work hands-on with the machinery. This is one of the shop coats he used at…
ID Number:2024.39.15
Date:Circa 1980