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Seamstresses sewing skiwear at Roffe, Inc., Seattle, circa 1960
Order an ImageSeattle ski wear company Roffe, Inc., was founded by Sam Roffe (1909-1994) in 1953. Until 1996 it operated as one of the largest stretch ski-pants-manufacturing factories in the United States, even outfitting the 1960 U.S. Olympic Alpine Ski Team.
In this image seamstresses work on garments at the Roffe manufacturing site at 419 First Avenue South in downtown Seattle.
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, Roffe-Rene, Inc., 419 - 1st S.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): September 19, 1961.
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, November 22, 1994, page B10
In this image seamstresses work on garments at the Roffe manufacturing site at 419 First Avenue South in downtown Seattle.
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, Roffe-Rene, Inc., 419 - 1st S.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): September 19, 1961.
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, November 22, 1994, page B10
ID Number: 1986.5.11420.2
Date: circa 1960
Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 1986.5.11420.2
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