84 results for: Black/African American
Mamiya Medium Format Rangefinder camera used by photographer Al Smith, ca. 1949-1955
This Mamiya medium format rangefinder camera belonged to Al Smith, a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history.
ID Number:2014.49.6.1
Date:Circa 1949-1955
Canon Electronic Flash Speedlite 420EZ camera used by photographer Al Smith, ca. 1987
This Canon electronic flash camera belonged to Al Smith, a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history.
ID Number:2014.49.8.1
Date:Circa 1987
Camera strap, "Camera Caddy," ca. 1970s
This colorful camera strap belonged to Al Smith, a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history.
ID Number:2014.49.9
Date:Circa 1970
Original "On The Spot" rubber stamp used by photographer Al Smith to stamp photo credits on the back of his prints, ca. 1920s-1980s
This is the original, personalized stamp used to mark photographic prints by Al Smith, a prominent local Black photographer who captured 65 years of Seattle history.
ID Number:2014.49.13
Date:Circa 1920-1980
Seattle SuperSonics binder with autographs by Gary Payton and Ervin Johnson, 1996
Emily Kreidler, second grader at Wedgwood Elementary in 1996, won this binder as a prize for a reading contest. The binder was already autographed when she won it. She remembered watching the Sonics games on TV and being infatuated with Gary Payton, her favorite.
ID Number:2014.85.1
Date:1997
Pair of souvenir paper dolls of Russell Wilson from Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2, 2014, when the Seattle Seahawks beat the Denver Broncos 43-8
Russell Wilson (b. 1988) has been the starting quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks since 2012. He has led the Seahawks to two Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XLVIII over the Denver Broncos in 2014.
ID Number:2014.SeahawksSuperBowl.Dolls
Date:2014
Carved walking stick owned by artist Jacob Lawrence, ca. 1970-2000
Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) was a Black artist known for his portrayal of Black life and his "dynamic cubism" style. Lawrence moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1970, to be an art professor at the University of Washington.
ID Number:2015.76.1
Date:Circa 1970-2000
Rapper's Delight LP, The Sugar Hill Gang, 1979
In 1979, local radio host Robert L. Scott became the first disk jockey to introduce Seattle to the Sugarhill Gang when he played “Rapper’s Delight” on KYAC 1250 AM.
ID Number:2015.96.1
Date:1979
Jacket from “Boys Will B-Boys,” owned by Steve Sneed, 1987
In 1987, Seattle theater company On the Boards presented the rap musical “Boys Will B-Boys” at Washington Hall Performance Gallery. It was directed by Steve Sneed, who ran the Madrona Youth Center at the time and managed Seattle’s pioneering hip-hop group the Emerald Street Boys. The Emerald Street Boys also worked as consultants for the show. These jackets were decorated…
ID Number:2016.18.1
Date:1987
Matchbook from the China Pheasant Club in Seattle, ca. 1950
The China Pheasant Club once located on Marginal Way was owned by Wilmer Morgan, a Black person who also owned the Birdland Supper Club and the Mardi Gras Grill.
ID Number:2016.20.29
Date:Circa 1950