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Women demonstrating welding suit at Associated Shipyards, Seattle, 1943
During World War II, many women worked in Seattle's shipyards while the men fought overseas. Here, at Associated Shipbuilders, a part of the Seattle-based Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company on Harbor Island, two well-dressed women show off their fashions. The woman on the left is wearing a new style of protective welding gear. She has tipped her mask up…
ID Number:1986.5.11800.1
Date:1943
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Saleswoman assisting customer at Best's Apparel millinery salon, Seattle, circa 1930
Premiere Seattle women's fashion store Best Apparel was located on the corner of Fifth and Pine Streets in downtown Seattle from the 1920s until the 1960s. Owned by Dorothy Cabot Best (1888-1958) and her husband Ivan L. Best (1887-1979), the store was sold to Nordstrom in 1964, as Nordstrom began growing from a shoe store into a fashion-oriented specialty store.In…
ID Number:1986.5.11963.1
Date:Circa 1940
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Saleswomen displaying garments at Best's Apparel, Seattle, circa 1940
Premiere Seattle women's fashion store Best Apparel was located on the corner of Fifth and Pine Streets in downtown Seattle from the 1920s until the 1960s. Owned by Dorothy Cabot Best (1888-1958) and her husband Ivan L. Best (1887-1979), the store was sold to Nordstrom in 1964, as Nordstrom began growing from a shoe store into a fashion-oriented specialty store.In…
ID Number:1986.5.11966.1
Date:Circa 1940
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Saleswoman displaying garments at Best's Apparel, Seattle, circa 1940
Premiere Seattle women's fashion store Best Apparel was located on the corner of Fifth and Pine Streets in downtown Seattle from the 1920s until the 1960s. Owned by Dorothy Cabot Best (1888-1958) and her husband Ivan L. Best (1887-1979), the store was sold to Nordstrom in 1964, as Nordstrom began growing from a shoe store into a fashion-oriented specialty store.In…
ID Number:1986.5.11966.2
Date:Circa 1940
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Exterior of Best's Apparel, Seattle, December 3, 1954
Premiere Seattle women's fashion store Best's Apparel was located on the corner of Fifth and Pine Streets in downtown Seattle from the 1920s until the 1960s. Owned by Dorothy Cabot Best (1888-1958) and her husband Ivan L. Best (1887-1979), the store was sold to Nordstrom in 1964, as Nordstrom began growing from a shoe store into a fashion-oriented specialty store.This…
ID Number:1986.5.11967.1
Date:1954
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Exterior of John Doyle Bishop store, Seattle, December 1954
Fashion designer and retailer John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980), known as "Seattle's most colorful Irishman," opened his first store in 1950 when he purchased Helen Igoe's exclusive women's apparel shop at 1331 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle. In 1954 Bishop moved the shop to 1334 Fifth Avenue, where he sold his and other designs to a wealthy clientèle. His impeccable style…
ID Number:1986.5.11972.1
Date:1954
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Interior of John Doyle Bishop store, Seattle, December 1954
Fashion designer and retailer John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980), known as "Seattle's most colorful Irishman," opened his first store in 1950 when he purchased Helen Igoe's exclusive women's apparel shop at 1331 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle. In 1954 Bishop moved the shop to 1334 Fifth Avenue, where he sold his and other designs to a wealthy clientèle. His impeccable style…
ID Number:1986.5.11972.2
Date:1954
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Interior of John Doyle Bishop store, Seattle, December 1954
Fashion designer and retailer John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980), known as "Seattle's most colorful Irishman," opened his first store in 1950 when he purchased Helen Igoe's exclusive women's apparel shop at 1331 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle. In 1954 Bishop moved the shop to 1334 Fifth Avenue, where he sold his and other designs to a wealthy clientèle. His impeccable style…
ID Number:1986.5.11972.3
Date:1954
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Three women standing in front of the Hughes Penthouse Theatre on the University of Washington campus, Seattle, May 1940
The Penthouse Theatre on the University of Washington campus opened on May 16, 1940 with a production of "Spring Dance." Built with Works Progress Administration funds, the 172-seat theater, designed by Glenn Hughes, head of the University of Washington's School of Drama, and John Conway, chief designer for the drama department, was the first theater-in-the-round constructed in the United States.…
ID Number:1986.5.12660.1
Date:1940
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Servicemen and Japanese war brides, Seattle, 1951
During World War II, thousands of G.I.s married local women from countries where they were stationed. When their tour ended, they brought these "war brides" home to a new life in America. The War Bride Act of 1950 allowed spouses and children of military personnel to enter the U.S. This photo shows a large group of American servicemen posing on…
ID Number:1986.5.15492.1
Date:1951