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| Title | Group at "Gay Nineties" party at Carkeek mansion, February 1934 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1934 |
| Caption | In February 1934, Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff and her husband threw a costume dinner at the Boren Street mansion of her parents, Seattle pioneers Morgan and Emily Carkeek. After selling the house, which was to be demolished and replaced with a Standard Oil service station, the Plestcheeffs decided to commemorate the house's demise with a party. Guendolen Plestcheeff decorated the rooms in 1890s style and played music of that period, while the women wore petticoats and frilly trains, and the men, fake handlebar moustaches and top hats. This photograph depicts four party guests in their 1890s attire. |
| Notes | Identifications written on verso: Burnett, Mrs. Reed, Dode Valentine, Eleanor Henry. 1934. |
| Subjects | Costumes |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1995.71.199 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff photographs and other material, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff photographs and other material |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2. |
