283 results for: Retail and Department Stores
Photograph
Salesmen with appliances outside Ben Franklin Electric Company, Seattle, circa 1935
The Ben Franklin Electric Company's "No. 1" store was located at the corner of First Avenue and Union Street in downtown Seattle. Starting in the early 1920s, Ben Franklin supplied Seattle residents with a growing variety of electrical appliances, from washing machines to refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, and more. Here, company manager Rolland B. Condon (right) shows off a new Haag…
ID Number:1991.83.1
Date:Circa 1935
Document
Invitation to fashion event at Helen Igoe Shop for Women, Seattle, January 28, 1925
Fashion stylist Helen Igoe (1870-1962) started work as a buyer at Seattle’s McDougall-Southwick department store in 1907. By 1910, she had opened her own high fashion store, the Helen Igoe Shop for Women. A frequent traveler to New York and Paris, Igoe brought Parisian style to Seattle in the early decades of the 20th century. The shop sent this invitation…
ID Number:1992.62.28.1
Date:1925
Photograph
Queen City Furniture Co., Seattle, circa 1891
Frederick & Nelson acquired the Queen City Furniture Co. in 1891, allowing the department store to begin selling new furniture. The man in the center of this photo is Donald E. Frederick.
ID Number:1993.43.8
Date:Circa 1891
Photograph
War bonds sign and flag at Frederick & Nelson, Seattle, circa 1943
Businesses all over the country sold war bonds to help pay for World War II. This photo, taken outside Seattle's Frederick & Nelson department store, shows a large bond ad and an American flag displayed on the building. Frederick & Nelson won awards for selling large numbers of bonds. Stamped on verso: Webster & Stevens, Commercial Photographers, 412 Virginia Street,…
ID Number:1993.43.10
Date:Circa 1943
Photograph
Julia Child signing her book at Frederick & Nelson, Seattle, circa 1971
Frederick & Nelson department store in downtown Seattle was a popular stopping point for authors and celebrities on book tours. Chef and author Julia Child visited Frederick & Nelson twice, in November 1971 and March 1974, giving cooking demonstrations and autographing her book " Mastering the Art of French Cooking." This photograph shows Child signing a copy of her book…
ID Number:1993.43.12.39.02
Date:Circa 1971
Photograph
James Beard cooking demonstration at Frederick & Nelson, October 21, 1972
Frederick & Nelson department store in downtown Seattle was a popular stopping point for authors and celebrities on book tours. In October 1972, chef and author James Beard appeared at Frederick & Nelson, giving a demonstration on the preparation of "Beef Salad" and signing copies of his book "American Cookery." This photo shows Beard during his cooking demonstration at Frederick…
ID Number:1993.43.12.48.01
Date:1972
Document
Back to School fashion show program, Seattle, Fall 1971
The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, which many people thought was too far out of town. Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle's landmark companies for over a century before…
ID Number:1993.43.14.3.1
Date:1971
Document
Imports fashion show program, Seattle, 1954
The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, which many people thought was too far out of town. Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle's landmark companies for over a century before…
ID Number:1993.43.14.6.1
Date:1954
Document
International Fashion Show, Seattle, 1977
The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, which many people thought was too far out of town. Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle's landmark companies for over a century before…
ID Number:1993.43.14.6.2
Date:1977
Document
Symphoneve Americana fashion show program, Seattle, October 22, 1959
The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, which many people thought was too far out of town. Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle's landmark companies for over a century before…
ID Number:1993.43.14.7.1
Date:1959