416 results for: Clothing and Dress
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Meter Maids wearing Pacific Outfitting Company uniforms, Seattle, November 26, 1957
The Pacific Outfitting Company of Seattle was founded in 1907 by Polish immigrant Alfred Shemanski (1875-1966). The store was one of several in a chain begun by Alfred and his brothers, including the Eastern Outfitting Company in Portland started by Joseph Shemanski. The Pacific opened as a clothing store for women, soon expanding to sell men’s apparel as well. The…
ID Number:2008.3.18.18
Date:1957
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University of Washington Drill Team, circa 1895
The members of the 1895 University of Washington Drill Team pose in uniform for a group photograph. In 1892, the University of Washington made two-year military training compulsory and by 1896, 500 students were enrolled in military science. UW suspended the mandatory military training requirement in 1902. Caption information source: "Military History at UW," Kinnear Husky Battalion (KHB) Legacy Foundation,…
ID Number:2008.32.3
Date:Circa 1895
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Lunchtime modeling at the Bon Marché Northgate Mall store, Seattle, circa 1951
The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street.In 1949, the Bon Marché provided the anchor store for one of the world's first modern shopping…
ID Number:2009.20.113.1
Date:Circa 1951
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Seattle high school students at the Bon Marché Varsity Shop, Seattle, circa 1958
The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street. This photo shows seven young men from various Seattle high schools at the Bon's Varsity Shop,…
ID Number:2009.20.188.1
Date:Circa 1958
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Women in traditional Russian dress performing in the "Pageant of Democracy" at Woodland Park, Seattle, July 5, 1920
A "Pageant of Democracy," celebrating the history and promise of democracy across the globe, was performed in Woodland Park as part of Seattle's 1920 Fourth of July celebrations held on Monday, July 5. The event was one of several put on by the Central Labor Council in Woodland Park that day. Nearly all of those taking part in the "Pageant…
ID Number:2011.82.12
Date:1920
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Crescent Manufacturing Company Social Association Picnic, Halls Lake, July 12, 1919
The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. By the early twentieth century, Crescent was manufacturing 75 different extracts including Mapleine, as well as importing spices, coffee, and nuts. Crescent was sold to McCormick and Company in 1989, and the following year consolidated its operations in Kent, Washington.The handwritten note on this photograph…
ID Number:2011.114.84
Date:1919
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Donna Rydberg with Union Oil Company's Sparkle Corps, Seattle, 1962
The Sparkle Corps was hired to keep Union Oil Company's stations, especially the restrooms, clean and safe. They were employed at 4,000 stations across the country in preparation for visitors driving to the Seattle World's Fair. This photo shows the Sparkle Corps, including Seattle fashion model Donna Rydberg, second from left, at a Union 76 station near the Space Needle.…
ID Number:2012.38.19
Date:1962
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Donna Rydberg modeling an outfit at the US Science Pavilion, Seattle, 1962
This photo shows Donna Rydberg modeling an outfit at the United States Science Pavilion during the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). The United States Science Pavilion is now the Pacific Science Center.
ID Number:2012.38.23
Date:1962
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Model Donna Rydberg and hat designer John Eaton, Seattle, 1962
In this photograph, fashion model Donna Rydberg and milliner John Eaton pose in front of the United States Science Pavilion, modeling a hat designed by Eaton. The "Century 21 blue" hat was designed for the Seattle World's Fair and called "Solar Phantasy." The arches of the hat represent science, the flowers represent the landscaping of the fairgrounds, feathers for the…
ID Number:2012.38.31
Date:1962
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Donna Rydberg in costume on makeshift stage with Gracie Hansen, 1961
Donna Rydberg (1933-2008) was born and raised in Seattle, the only child of German immigrants Leo and Freida Bartl. During the 1960s, Rydberg had a successful modeling career and her work appeared in magazines, newspapers and fashion catalogs. She was also featured at various charity events and fashion show benefits at venues such as the Edgewater Inn, Frederick & Nelson,…
ID Number:2012.38.33
Date:1961