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Image of Tan brocade pumps with Louis XIV heels, ca. 1915

Tan brocade pumps with Louis XIV heels, ca. 1915

These shoes feature a high scalloped tongue in front and Louis XIV heels. They were purchased around 1915 to 1918 from Shuart's Footwear in Seattle.
ID Number:1970.4867.5E
Date:Circa 1915-1918
Image of Pair of black leather heels, 1918-1920

Pair of black leather heels, 1918-1920

These women's shoes with pointed toes were sold at Seattle shoe retailer Shuart's Smart Footwear.
ID Number:1970.4867.5H
Date:Circa 1918-1920
Image of Black satin shoes with beading, ca. 1918-1920

Black satin shoes with beading, ca. 1918-1920

This pair of women's pumps feature jet beads on flap at throat and 3 inch heels. They were purchased by Mrs. John E. Price from Shuart's Smart Footwear in Seattle around 1918 to 1920.
ID Number:1970.4902.3
Date:Circa 1918-1920
Image of Pair of yellow patent leather pumps, 1967

Pair of yellow patent leather pumps, 1967

This pair of women's patent leather shoes, made by Vaneli, were purchased at Nordstrom Best in 1967. They would most likely have been worn with the "op-art" fashion of the time.
ID Number:1970.4920.2
Date:1967
Image of Evening shoe with cloth top, ca. 1906

Evening shoe with cloth top, ca. 1906

This pair of men's 1906 evening shoes were sold by Turrell's, an early Seattle shoe retailer.
ID Number:1970.5035.1
Date:Circa 1906
Image of General store display case made by Rasmus Peter Jensen, ca. 1890-1900

General store display case made by Rasmus Peter Jensen, ca. 1890-1900

Danish immigrant Rasmus Peter Jensen made this display case after the fire of 1889. He worked as a carpenter and owned a general store in West Woodland, and made the case from maple trees he cut down on the property.
ID Number:1971.5068.15
Date:Circa 1890-1900
Image of Pearl printing press used at Weed's Pharmacy in Seattle, ca. 1910

Pearl printing press used at Weed's Pharmacy in Seattle, ca. 1910

Melvin Albert Weed began work as a clerk at the Bartell Drug Company in 1898. When he graduated from the University of Washington's School of Pharmacy in 1902, Weed worked as a pharmacist at Lake Washington Pharmacy, and in 1907, his partner (and father-in-law) sold the business to Weed. The store, now permanently located at 2601 Jackson Street, became Weed's…
ID Number:1971.5079
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Hamilton Beach drink mixer from Weed's Pharmacy in Seattle, ca. 1940

Hamilton Beach drink mixer from Weed's Pharmacy in Seattle, ca. 1940

Melvin Albert (Bert) Weed (1882-1964) began in the pharmacy business in 1898 as a clerk at the Bartell Drug Company. After college he partnered with Albert G. Keene and worked as a pharmacist at Lake Washington Pharmacy which became Weed's Pharmacy in 1910, operating in the same Central District location until 1958.
ID Number:1971.5098.3
Date:Circa 1940
Image of White kid leather oxford heels, 1915

White kid leather oxford heels, 1915

This pair of women's 1915 white kid leather bench-made shoes were purchased from Baxter's shoe store, a local Seattle store.
ID Number:1971.5167.2
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Pair of green leather portières from the home of Melvin Albert Weed, 1902

Pair of green leather portières from the home of Melvin Albert Weed, 1902

Melvin Albert (Bert) Weed (1882-1964) began in the pharmacy business in 1898 as a clerk at the Bartell Drug Company. After college he partnered with Albert G. Keene and worked as a pharmacist at Lake Washington Pharmacy which became Weed's Pharmacy in 1910, operating in the same Central District location until 1958. A portière is a hanging curtain placed over…
ID Number:1971.5220.2
Date:1902
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