135 results for: Popular Culture
Pocket watch, early 1900s
This engraved "Waltham" pocket watch was a popular piece of the time.
ID Number:1963.3017.16
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Seattle World's Fair monorail uniform, 1962
During the 1962 World’s Fair, attendants at the Monorail wore these uniforms which were made by Seattle company Sportcaster. The cut of the top and skirt are in keeping with 1962 styles, but the triangle front has a futuristic flair. The fair was on the leading edge of a futuristic craze in popular culture and in fashion. The cartoon show…
ID Number:1963.3119.94C1055
Date:1962
Teddy bear, ca. 1906
This cuddly children’s toy, was invented almost simultaneously in the United States and Germany, but the United States undoubtedly gave it its name. In November 1902, President Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt was hunting in Mississippi. He failed to make a kill so his hosts caught and tethered a bear, presenting it to the President as a sitting target. Naturally the President…
ID Number:1966.3969.3
Date:Circa 1906
Model of Skyride, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
The Skyride, sponsored by Union Oil Company, was a Midway gondola ride that carried people 60 feet or more above ground from the Gayway to the International Mall on the fairgrounds, a distance of about 1400 feet. Each gondola held up to three passengers. The maker of this model added a comical touch with Peanuts characters. After the fair, the…
ID Number:1967.4246
Date:Circa 1962
Cigarette case, ca. 1950s
This cigarette case features a mid-20th century blue and red enamel design of three fish. It was owned by Mrs. Joshua Green, Jr., wife of a prominent Seattle banker.
ID Number:1968.4557.5
Date:Circa 1950
Dumonthier cane gun, 1880-1900
The curved handle, when separated from the shaft, contains a simple gun mechanism. This secret weapon would have been used for self-defense by a wealthy person around the 1880s to 1900s.
ID Number:1969.5072.2
Date:Circa 1880-1900
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
Black and yellow pumps worn by Julie Andrews in the movie “Star!” 1968
Julie Andrews wore these shoes in the 1968 movie "Star!" --a musical biography of actress Gertrude Lawrence. They were donated to MOHAI by Seattle fashion retailer John Doyle Bishop. Bishop was friends with New York designer Donald Brooks who created the costumes for the film.
ID Number:1971.5280.1C
Date:Circa 1968
Brownie Camera, patented in 1909
This is a Kodak Brownie camera which revolutionized photography when it was invented in 1900. It was inexpensive and easy to use, meaning that picture-taking was no longer just for professionals.
ID Number:1978.6666.2
Date:Circa 1909
Prescription sunglasses in goldtone case, ca. 1960s-1970s
These women's prescription sunglasses were purchased and worn in Seattle, in the 1960s or 1970s.
ID Number:1982.12.5
Date:Circa 1960-1970