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Fireman's belt worn by Josiah Collins, 1885-1895
Josiah Collins (1864-1949) was the chief of the Seattle Fire Department during the Great Seattle Fire in 1889. His absence that fateful day due to an event he was attending in San Francisco contributed to the various problems that resulted in such a destructive and uncontained fire.
ID Number:1948.1454.1
Date:Circa 1885-1895
Silver lamé and black chiffon cape, 1926
This 1920s evening cape has metallic threads to catch the light.
ID Number:1949.502.C514
Date:1926
Fire chief's hat worn by Seattle Fire Chief Josiah Collins, ca. 1880s
Volunteer Fire Chief Josiah Collins was in California at the time of the "Great Seattle Fire" in 1889. His absence was a contributing factor to the ultimate devastation that the fire wrought on the city.
ID Number:1950.426.12
Date:Circa 1880
White kid leather wedding shoes, 1906
These beaded wedding shoes were worn by Edana Collins Ruhm (1880-1967) for her 1906 Seattle wedding to Thomas Francis Ruhm. Edana was born in Seattle to John Collins and Angela Jackling Collins. She was a fixture in Seattle society, living at the Collins mansion for most of her life. She travelled extensively and gave lectures in Seattle about her experiences.…
ID Number:1951.980.5
Date:1906
WAC uniform worn by Alice Holcomb (Sheldon) during WWII, ca. 1943
Over 150,000 women served in the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) during World War II. Recruits had to be between 21 and 45, at least five feet tall, weigh over 100 lbs and have no dependents. At home and overseas, WAACs made weather forecasts, rigged parachutes, drove jeeps, analyzed aerial photos and did many other tasks that left the men…
ID Number:1952.117.1C681
Date:Circa 1943
Bronze leather shoes with bead buckle design, 1924
These women's shoes were owned by Guendolen Plestcheeff, daughter of the early settler Carkeek family, Seattle fashion icon, and history and arts advocate.
ID Number:1952.522.1
Date:1924
Evening dress with black chiffon and sequins, 1927
This dress, with its short skirt and boldly graphic rectangles of shiny and matte sequins, seems to presage the youthful mod dresses of the 1960s. It bears a label from “Madame Thiry,” a Seattle shop run by Louise Schwaebele Thiry. Thiry was born in Paris and came west in the early 20th century. Her fashion career started as a side…
ID Number:1953.278.C521
Date:Circa 1920-1930
Pale yellow silk slippers, ca. 1929
These women's shoes were sold at Turrell's, an original Seattle shoe retailer.
ID Number:1953.286.2A
Date:Circa 1929
Pink silk heels, ca. 1920s
These women's shoes were sold at a Seattle store, Harry & Kins, in the early 1920s.
ID Number:1953.286.2B
Date:Circa 1920-1925
Black satin pumps with satin laces, ca. 1930-1940
These women's shoes were owned by Guendolen Plestcheeff, daughter of the early Seattle settlers, the Carkeek family, Seattle fashion icon, and history and arts advocate.
ID Number:1953.310.2
Date:Circa 1930-1940