84 results for: Black/African American
Sir Mix-A-Lot album, "POSSE on Broadway," 1988
This album titled "Posse on Broadway" was recorded by local hip-hop artist Sir Mix-a-Lot on his 1988 debut album. The Broadway in the song refers to a street in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
ID Number:2012.72.1
Date:1988
Hall of Fame plaque presented posthumously to Jimi Hendrix from the Northwest Area Music Association, 1988
Christopher Knab and John "Buck" Ormsby founded the Northwest Area Music Association (NAMA) in 1987. Starting in 1988, NAMA held annual award ceremonies to recognize the region’s historic standout musicians with Gold Record presentations and admission to its Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame. Groundbreaking guitarist and songwriter Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970), who was born and grew up in Seattle, was an…
ID Number:2013.87.9
Date:1988
Hall of Fame plaque presented to Quincy Jones from the Northwest Area Music Association (NAMA), 1992
Quincy Jones, Jr., Grammy Award winning American producer and musician, was raised in the Seattle area and attended Garfield High School in the late 1940s. For his lifetime achievements, he was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame by NAMA.
ID Number:2013.87.10
Date:1992
Skittles bag, "Seattle Mix," celebrating the Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII Championship and Seahawks player, Marshawn Lynch, 2014
This Skittles bag was a limited edition flavor mix of Skittles created in honor of Seahawks Super Bowl Championship and player Marshawn Lynch. The bags were not sold via retail but auctioned off in 2014 or given out to fans at events around Seattle.
ID Number:2014.35.1
Date:2014
Speed Graphic camera, 4x5, used by photographer Al Smith, ca. 1947
Al Smith was a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history. He owned many cameras over the years. Around 1947, he bought this Speed Graphic from Warshal’s on First Avenue in downtown Seattle. He once said, "People took me more seriously with the Speed Graphic; I could cross police lines, get backstage, even walk right out…
ID Number:2014.49.1.1
Date:Circa 1947
Flash unit with 2 reflectors and KODAK Flash Guard, ca. 1940s
This vintage KODAK flash unit belonged to Al Smith, a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history.
ID Number:2014.49.1.3
Date:Circa 1940
KODAK Rainbow Hawk-Eye No. 2 Folding Model B camera, ca. 1930
This 1930s KODAK folding camera belonged to Al Smith, a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history.
ID Number:2014.49.2.1
Date:Circa 1930
Canon A-1 35mm SLR camera used by photographer Al Smith, ca. 1978-1985
This Canon SLR camera belonged to Al Smith, a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history.
ID Number:2014.49.3
Date:Circa 1978-1985
Canon EF single lens reflex camera used by photographer Al Smith, ca. 1973-1978
This Canon EF single lens reflex camera belonged to Al Smith, a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history.
ID Number:2014.49.4
Date:Circa 1973-1978
Mamiya Twin Lens Reflex camera used by photographer Al Smith, ca. 1958-1962
This Mamiya twin lens reflex camera belonged to Al Smith, a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history.
ID Number:2014.49.5.1
Date:Circa 1958-1962