382 results for: Clothing and Dress
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Finishing machinery at Kirkland woolen mill, circa 1921
Edward Eyanson organized Washington state's first woolen mill at Kirkland in 1892. George Matzen, the owner of the Seattle Skirt & Suit Manufacturing Company later bought the mill, and the business flourished supplying goods during the gold rush days of the late 1890s and early 1900s. Business boomed again during World War I, but the mill burned in 1924. After…
ID Number:1983.10.2990.3
Date:Circa 1921
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Miss Seattle poses with biplane and pilot at Sand Point, 1926
Leone Natalie Fengler was chosen to represent the City of Seattle in a national beauty pageant in Atlantic City. In this photo, Miss Fengler poses with a pilot and biplane. She is wearing the typical clothing of an aviator of the time. Description in handwritten inventory: Hall & Emory Miss Seattle & plane at Sand PointPhotographer's Reference Number: 119993
ID Number:1983.10.3299.1
Date:1926
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Women working inside Olympic Garment Co., Seattle, circa 1928
The Olympic Garment Company was located on the third floor of the Sanitary Market Building on First and Pike Streets. Seattle had several clothing manufacturing businesses during the first half of the twentieth century. Handwritten on sleeve: Baxtey [sic] Dress Co. Int.Photographer's Reference Number: 129779
ID Number:1983.10.3518
Date:Circa 1928
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Bathers at West Seattle, 1911
Seattleites looking for a place to swim could also go to West Seattle. In this 1911 photo, women and girls wade in the shallow water on a calm summer day, while others watch from the pier. Some of the girls are wearing their play clothes in the water. At this time, women wore bathing dresses which covered most of their…
ID Number:1983.10.6719
Date:1911
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Chinese trade commission, 1906
American trade with China and other Asian nations was increasing in the early 1900s. Seattle businessmen were particularly interested in having Chinese products enter the United States through Seattle.A group from China visited the city in 1905 to discuss trade and other matters. In this photo, they pose for their picture on the deck of their ship. Some of the…
ID Number:1983.10.7340.2
Date:1906
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Hudson Bay Fur Co., Seattle, circa 1910
Handwritten on sleeve: Hudson Bay Fur Co.Webster & Stevens number: 6160
ID Number:1983.10.7725.2
Date:Circa 1910
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Group of Native Americans, 1910
Sometime in 1910, a photographer from the firm of Webster & Stevens snapped this image of a formally dressed group of Indigenous men and women inside an unidentified Seattle building. It is possible that the group was involved in pursuing land claims or fishing rights granted by treaty with the United States. Webster & Stevens number: 6940
ID Number:1983.10.7793
Date:1910
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Motorcyclist in helmet, probably in Seattle, circa 1913
This portrait photograph depicts an unidentified motorcycle rider wearing a buttoned sweater and a protective helmet with goggles.
ID Number:1983.10.7806.1
Date:Circa 1913
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Motorcyclist in helmet, probably in Seattle, circa 1913
This portrait photograph depicts an unidentified motorcycle rider wearing a turtleneck sweater with an emblem on the front, and a protective helmet with goggles. Handwritten on sleeve: 3 Motorcycle Riders.
ID Number:1983.10.7806.2
Date:Circa 1913
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Inuit or Alaska Native women in furs, Seattle, 1911
This image shows three Indigenous women, probably Inuit or Alaska Native, wearing traditional furs. Handwritten on sleeve: Eskimo - 1911.Webster & Stevens number: 8199
ID Number:1983.10.7961
Date:1911