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Image of Bartell Drugs waitress apron, ca. 1940s-1950s
2004.66.1
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Bartell Drugs waitress apron, ca. 1940s-1950s

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Bartell Drugs, established in 1890, is one of the oldest family-owned Seattle stores still in business. Waitresses at the lunch and soda fountains wore these aprons as part of their uniforms in the 1940s-1950s.
ID Number: 2004.66.1
Date: Circa 1940-1950
Physical Description: 1 Apron, Occupational; cotton; 16 in.H x 21 in.W
Credit: MOHAI, 2004.66.1
Subjects: Restaurants, Retail and Department Stores, Clothing and Dress, Businesses and Corporations

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