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Clothing and Accessories
Clothing Accessories
Women's Clothing
Headwear ➔ Hat
Identifier:
176775Description:
This blue hat is made of wool and has a blue petersham ribbon woven through the base of the crown. The ribbon forms a bow at the front of the hat and there is an interior petersham sweatband. The inside of the crown has an importer stamp that reads "Henry Pollack, Inc.". There is a retailer label on the sweatband from Paul Steketee and Sons of Grand Rapids.Date:
circa 1940 – 1950Materials:
Wool, PetershamDimensions:
5"" h 7.5"" w 7"" dCurrent Location Status:
ConservationCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Mr. Edward M. MillerRelated Entities:
Mr. Edward M. Miller (donor) Paul Steketee & Sons (sold by)Alternate names: Steketee and Sons, Steketee's, Steketee's and Sons
Steketee's was a department store in Grand Rapids that opened in 1862. It was started by Paul Steketee and John H. Doornich. In 1872 a fire destroyed the business and Doornich sold his part of the business to Steketee. He recruited his family to help rebuild and run the store. They opened an 8 story store on Monroe Avenue in 1915. Over time Steketee opened more stores throughout Michigan. It became one of West Michigan's oldest retailers, closing its final store in 2003.
