694 results for: Clothing
J.P. Patches outfit, ca. 1990-2010
The J.P. Patches Show aired on KIRO-TV in Seattle from 1958-1981 and broadcast over 10,000 episodes in its 23-year run. Chris Wedes (1928-2012) portrayed the clown J. P. Patches (Julius Pierpont Patches) who was Mayor of the city dump. Bob Newman (1932-2020) played a variety of characters including Gertrude, J.P.'s girlfriend. Even after the show was off the air, Wedes…
ID Number:2024.38.46ONLINE
Date:Circa 1990-2010
Gertrude outfit from J.P. Patches show, ca. 1970-2000
The J.P. Patches Show aired on KIRO-TV in Seattle from 1958-1981 and broadcast over 10,000 episodes in its 23-year run. Chris Wedes (1928-2012) portrayed the clown J. P. Patches (Julius Pierpont Patches) who was Mayor of the city dump. Bob Newman (1932-2020) played a variety of characters including Gertrude, J.P.'s girlfriend. Gertrude’s outfits usually included a robe, a colorful dress,…
ID Number:2024.38.79ONLINE
Date:Circa 1970-2000
Blue lab coat from Bill Nye the Science Guy TV show, 1990s
This lab coat was worn by Bill Nye (b. 1955) on the groundbreaking science education TV Show Bill Nye the Science Guy. Nye began wearing blue lab coats when he did science demonstrations on the Seattle TV show Almost Live! He was a writer and performer on the King 5 comedy show but had a background as a mechanical engineer…
ID Number:2024.39.2
Date:Circa 1990-1999
Speed Walker costume from Almost Live! ca. 1990
This “Speed Walker” costume was worn by Bill Nye (b. 1955) on the comedy show Almost Live! which aired from 1984 to 1999 on King 5 in Seattle. Nye studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University and moved to Seattle to work for Boeing and later Sundstrand Data Control. While working as an engineer, he also became interested in standup and…
ID Number:2024.39.4.23.ONLINE
Date:1989-1991
Pair of shoes, part of the Speed Walker Costume from Almost Live! ca. 1990
These shoes go with Bill Nye’s (b. 1955) “Speed Walker” costume from Almost Live! Nye studied mechanical engineering at Cornell University and moved to Seattle to work for Boeing and later Sundstrand Data Control. While working as an engineer, he also became interested in standup and the local comedy scene. In 1986 he left his full-time engineering job and became…
ID Number:2024.39.4.4
Date:1988-1993
Coveralls from Marco Marine, 1980
These coveralls from Marco Marine were worn by multiple cast members on the Seattle comedy show Almost Live! which aired from 1984 to 1999 on King 5 in Seattle. They belonged to Bill Nye (b. 1955) who had them from an engineering job at Marine Construction & Design Co., also known as Marco Marine. Nye worked at their shipyard in…
ID Number:2024.39.5
Date:1980
NASA flight suit worn by Bill Nye, ca. 1997
Bill Nye (b. 1955) wore NASA jumpsuit in the “Space Exploration” episode of his groundbreaking science education TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy.” The right shoulder has a “Teacher in Space” patch, which is a program started in 1984 with the aim of honoring educators and inspiring students about space exploration. The program was discontinued in 1990 following the…
ID Number:2024.39.6
Date:Circa 1997
Yellow rain hat from Bill Nye The Science Guy pilot, "Water Cycle" show, 1993
The TV show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” was filmed and produced in Seattle from 1993-1999. 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 but also became interested in the local comedy scene. Nye became a writer and performer on the King 5 TV…
ID Number:2024.39.7
Date:1993
Bill Nye the Science Guy t-shirt, 1992
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. While working as an engineer, he also became interested in standup and the local comedy scene. In 1986 he left his full-time engineering job and soon became a writer and performer…
ID Number:2024.39.8
Date:1992
"Hendus" jersey from Dave Henderson baseball camp, 1990s
Dave “Hendu” Henderson (1958-2015) was a baseball player who made his MLB debut with the Seattle Mariners in 1981. In 1986 he was traded to the Boston Red Sox, and is most remembered for a two-strike, two-out, two-run home run in the top of the ninth during Game 5 of the 1986 American League Championship. He later played for the…
ID Number:2024.39.9
Date:Circa 1994-2000