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Frederick & Nelson shopping bag, Seattle, ca. 1960s
Order an ImageFrederick & Nelson, founded by Donald E. Frederick (1860-1937) and Nels B. Nelson (1854-1907) in 1891, was for many years Seattle's premier department store. They began by selling used furniture during the rebuilding of Seattle after the Great Fire of 1889, and expanded to include home delivery of goods, a tea room, and ready-to-wear men's and women's fashions. In 1992, Frederick & Nelson went out of business just over a hundred years after first opening.
ID Number: 2019.ShoppingBags.05
Date: Circa 1960
Physical Description: 1 Bag, Shopping; paper, plastic; 24 in.H x 14.25 in.W (flattened with handles)
Credit: MOHAI, 2019.ShoppingBags.05
Subjects:
Retail and Department Stores