416 results for: Clothing and Dress
Correspondence
Washington Shoe Mfg. Co. letter, July 7, 1908
Seattle's first shoe company, the Washington Shoe Manufacturing Company, was founded in 1891 by T. J. Thorsen, L. B. Allain, and G. M. Barber. The company made boots and shoes for outdoor workers and prospered due to high demand during the Alaska Gold Rush. The letter pictured here on company letterhead refers to an ad in the "Seattle Trade Register."…
ID Number:2018.3.3.86
Date:1908
Correspondence
Seattle Hat Factory letter, May 9, 1903
The letter pictured here was written by West William Barkman (1873-1946), a partner in Lillagar & Barkman (later West W. Barkman). The body of this letter refers to a cut, or illustration, that was used in the "Seattle Trade Register," the first commercial newspaper in Seattle, which was published by Canadian immigrant Lovett Mortimer Wood (1858-1914) from at least 1893-1914.…
ID Number:2018.3.3.87
Date:1903
Ephemera
Littler Stores envelope, circa 1950
Upscale men's apparel store Littler was begun in 1931 by Anson A. "Bob" Littler (1900-1991), who started his career as a clerk at Frederick & Nelson in the menswear department. An avid golfer, Mr. Littler began playing in tournaments around 1926, and competed frequently with fellow retail merchants George H. Bartell (1868–1956) and Eddie Bauer (1899-1986). Also a local civic…
ID Number:2018.3.3.89
Date:Circa 1950
Ephemera
D. Kaufman receipt, November 1, 1880
The receipt pictured here was issued by David Kaufman, "Dealer in Boots and Shoes and Custom-Made Clothing." An immigrant from Germany who moved to Seattle from Victoria, British Columbia in 1869, Mr. Kaufman (1834-1912) was a successful tailor, importer, and business man in Seattle. When he died, his will bequeathed a house to each of his four children. The purchaser…
ID Number:2018.3.3.90
Date:1880
Ephemera
Black Manufacturing Company trade catalog, 1924
George Black founded the Black Manufacturing Company in Seattle in the early 1900s. In this 1924 catalog, the Black Bear label is seen on a wide variety of work and dress clothing for men and boys for activities ranging from logging to hiking to office work. The company also sold bedding, household linens, gloves, socks, and underwear. Black Manufacturing remained…
ID Number:2018.3.3.107
Date:1924
Ephemera
Anderson & Thompson Ski Company catalog, 1956
In the 1930s, Norwegian Jorgen Aaland experimented with making a laminated wooden ski. He lived in Seattle at the time and took his idea to Ray Anderson, a ski instructor and president of the city's General Furniture Company. Anderson developed the idea further and received a patent from the US Patent Office in May 1933. Anderson and mountaineer Ben Thompson…
ID Number:2018.3.3.110
Date:1956
Photograph
Three women on horseback, Seattle, circa 1920
Hazel Gladys Klinefelter was an active member of the Seattle Riding Academy and enjoyed riding with her friends. Here, Hazel (right) and two unidentified friends ride their horses somewhere near Volunteer Park. Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times: October 29, 1922, p. 91.
ID Number:2019.7.4
Date:1920
Drawing
GM Nameplate face shield specifications and geometry drawing, March 24, 2020
This drawing shows the specifications for a protective face shield designed in March 2020 by GM Nameplate in Seattle, in response to the shortage of PPE (personal protective equipment) for front-line responders at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The face shield features a polyester sheet to protect the face, a foam support across the forehead, and elastic bands. Early…
ID Number:2021.58.6
Date:2020
Photograph
Portrait of Yaht-le-min, circa 1900
This is a portrait of Yaht-le-min, a sub-chief of the S'Klallam. He was called "General Taylor" by the settlers and was identified as such by the photographer. Caption information source: "Land and People and Lifestyle," by Jerry Gorsline for the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, retrieved from https://www.pgst.nsn.us/tribal-enterprises/noo-kayet-development/35-top-level/land-and-people-and-lifestyle
ID Number:Lib1988.33.288
Date:Circa 1900
Photograph
Portrait of Yaht-le-min's wife, circa 1900
This is a portrait of the wife of Yaht-le-min (called General Taylor by the settlers), a sub-chief of the S'Klallam. Her name is not known. She had her portrait taken with a traditional clam basket in front of a handmade cattail mat. She wears a crucifix pendant, a symbol of the Christian faith introduced by missionaries in the mid-1800s. Caption…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.289
Date:Circa 1900