412 results for: Retail and Department Stores
Wicker crib, 1916
Mrs. George Vincent of 4242 Phinney Avenue bought this crib in 1916 at Seattle's Frederick and Nelson Department Store for her baby daughter.
ID Number:1964.3349
Date:Circa 1916
The Bon Marché Christmas buttons, ca. 1950
These pins were holiday souvenirs sold at The Bon Marché, one of Seattle's first department stores. The chain was launched in 1890 and enjoyed popularity and success throughout most of the 20th century until the brand was absorbed by Macy's.
ID Number:1964.3456.1
Date:Circa 1950
Stuffed and mounted cougar donated to MOHAI by Eddie Bauer, ca. 1950-1960
Concerned about the region's declining cougar population, Eddie Bauer (1899-1986) donated this stuffed and mounted cougar to the museum in 1965 in what some might consider an ironic gesture today. In the 1960s, the cougar was hunted to near extinction in many areas, and Bauer worried that many might never see one in the wild. Bauer had a lifelong love…
ID Number:1965.3513
Date:Circa 1950-1960
Beige high-laced shoes, ca. 1883
This pair of 1883 women's beige high laced shoes belonged to Mrs. Elsie Taylor. She and her husband built the first boathouse at Seward Park. The shoes were sold by Turrell's of Seattle.
ID Number:1965.3560
Date:Circa 1883
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) souvenir teapot made for The Bon Marché, 1909
This teapot is a souvenir of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909. It publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest and positioned Seattle as a gateway to Alaska and the Pacific Rim. The teapot is decorated with the official AYPE emblem, designed by Adelaide Hanscom Leeson (1876-1932). One of the many published AYPE guides…
ID Number:1965.3767.1
Date:1909
Yellow hat designed by John Eaton, 1960s
This hat has a dramatic flourish of yellow tulle. 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 Of Course!” at 509 Pine Street, across the street from Frederick…
ID Number:1965.3785.M423
Date:1960-1969
Pair of black leather button shoes, ca. 1890s
This pair of girl's shoes were sold by Foreman Shoe Company, once located at the northwest corner of State and Madison Streets in Seattle.
ID Number:1966.3947.8
Date:Circa 1890
Pair of black leather high heel dress shoes, ca. 1915-1919
These women's shoes were sold at Seattle retailer Turrell's.
ID Number:1966.4050.1
Date:1915-1919
Black and white leather gloves sold at MacDougall & Southwick in Seattle, ca. 1910-1950
These gloves were sold at Seattle department store MacDougall & Southwick. In 1875 Polish immigrants Ferdinand Toklas (1845-1924) and Paul Singerman (1847-1915) opened a retail business which soon became the city's first department store. Originally located at Cherry and Front Street (later called 1st Avenue), the store moved and expanded multiple times and was an early adopter of new technologies…
ID Number:1967.4109.196
Date:Circa 1910-1950
Goose down lounging booties, 1967
Eddie Bauer advertised its Mt. Everest insulated slippers as "ideal for keeping feet warm in tent or cabin." Eddie Bauer supplied all of the down equipment for the 1963 American Mount Everest expeditions and used the name in its product line.
ID Number:1967.4134.1
Date:1967