Frederick & Nelson shopping bag for "Arcade Wine," Seattle, ca. 1980s

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Frederick & 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 the 1980s, the store added a special floor called the "Arcade." In 1992, Frederick & Nelson went out of business just over a hundred years after first opening.
ID Number: 2019.ShoppingBags.10
Date: Circa 1980
Physical Description: 1 Bag, Shopping; paper; 18.5 in.H x 5 in.W
Credit: MOHAI, 2019.ShoppingBags.10