Saleswomen displaying garments at Best's Apparel, Seattle, circa 1940

HomeCollections and ResearchCollections SearchSaleswomen displaying garments at Best's Apparel, Seattle, circa 1940

Not finding what you are looking for?
Ask the MOHAI Collections Staff

Back to Results

Image of Saleswomen displaying garments at Best's Apparel, Seattle, circa 1940 — 1986.5.11966.1

View full size image or right-click on image to save

Photograph

Saleswomen displaying garments at Best's Apparel, Seattle, circa 1940

Order an Image

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 this image a group of saleswomen show off garments to customers at Best’s Apparel.

Caption information source: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20010529&slug=newnordstrom29

ID Number: 1986.5.11966.1

Date: Circa 1940

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, 1986.5.11966.1

Subjects: Clothing and Dress, Retail and Department Stores