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Milk carton for West View Dairy, ca. 1957
The West View Dairy was located in West Seattle in the early to mid twentieth century. Unlike nearby White Center Dairy, West View did not have any cows on site but did have equipment to pasteurize milk and would provide this service to other local dairies.
ID Number:2021.47.1
Date:Circa 1957
Black dress and jacket ensemble from The Bon Marché, ca. 1971
This sharp ensemble, which includes a black dress with a white collar and black bolero jacket, is from The Bon Marché, one of Seattle’s largest and most influential department stores. It was made in New York by designer John Anthony. The label identifies it as being purchased from the “Northwest Room,” the Bon’s department for the highest-end designer fashions. Edward…
ID Number:2021.52.1
Date:Circa 1971
Face shield with GM Nameplate logo, 2020
GM Nameplate was founded in Seattle in 1954 by Lester Greene (G) and Beal McCullough (M). Beginning with the manufacture of nameplates, GMN has evolved to provide various small components and assembled devices to meet customer and industry needs. The COVID-19 pandemic created a need for more PPE (personal protective equipent) and GMN quickly pivoted their resources and equipment to…
ID Number:2021.58.1
Date:2020
Face shield from GM Nameplate with Gates Foundation logo, 2020
GM Nameplate was founded in Seattle in 1954 by Lester Greene (G) and Beal McCullough (M). Beginning with the manufacture of nameplates, GMN has evolved to provide various small components and assembled devices to meet customer and industry needs. The COVID-19 pandemic created a need for more PPE (personal protective equipment) and GMN quickly pivoted their resources and equipment to…
ID Number:2021.58.2
Date:2020
Pewter brooch and earring set with ball and leaf design, ca. 1940s-1960s
This jewelry set was from Layko Ross & Company, Inc., a Seattle-based wholesale importing and exporting firm founded around 1918 by William O. Ross (president) and Joseph Layko (vice-president). Ross immigrated to the US from Russia in 1906 and was in Seattle by 1920. Under the LaRoco trademark, the company distributed various articles of men's and women's adornment including jewelry,…
ID Number:2021.61.1
Date:Circa 1940-1960
Light blue rhinestone brooch and earring set, ca. 1950s
This jewelry set was from Layko Ross & Company, Inc., a Seattle-based wholesale importing and exporting firm founded around 1918 by William O. Ross (president) and Joseph Layko (vice-president). Ross immigrated to the US from Russia in 1906 and was in Seattle by 1920. Under the LaRoco trademark, the company distributed various articles of men's and women's adornment including jewelry,…
ID Number:2021.61.2
Date:Circa 1950
Gold colored brooch with topaz rhinestones, ca. 1960s
This brooch was from Layko Ross & Company, Inc., a Seattle-based wholesale importing and exporting firm founded around 1918 by William O. Ross (president) and Joseph Layko (vice-president). Ross immigrated to the US from Russia in 1906 and was in Seattle by 1920. Under the LaRoco trademark, the company distributed various articles of men's and women's adornment including jewelry, tie…
ID Number:2021.61.3
Date:Circa 1960
Three-strand necklace with faux pearls and clear beads, late 1950s-early 1960s
This necklace was from Layko Ross & Company, Inc., a Seattle-based wholesale importing and exporting firm founded around 1918 by William O. Ross (president) and Joseph Layko (vice-president). Ross immigrated to the US from Russia in 1906 and was in Seattle by 1920. Under the LaRoco trademark, the company distributed various articles of men's and women's adornment including jewelry, tie…
ID Number:2021.61.4
Date:Circa 1955-1965
Cartridge Kodak No. 4 folding camera used by C. C. Maring in Seattle, ca. 1895
C.C. Maring came to Seattle around 1890 and established the first photo engraving and printing business west of the Mississippi. His first shop was Maring & Ladd, then a man named Blake who worked at the shop, bought into it, and it became Maring & Blake. The business was located on the floor above the Crescent Manufacturing Company at the…
ID Number:2021.82.1
Date:Circa 1895
Green aventurine and sterling silver bi-disc earrings from Boma Jewelry, ca. 1993
Boma is a jewelry company founded in Seattle in 1981 by Boon and Chieko Chaya. These earrings, from a collection in the early 1990s, reference the bi-disc shape which has been present in Chinese art for millennia. It is a symbol of longevity and the continuous circle of life. In earlier years of the company’s history, Boma’s marketing and designs…
ID Number:2022.5.1
Date:Circa 1993