19 results for: Smith, Albert J., Jr.
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Church leaders posing together at St. Mark's Church, Seattle, 1894
Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church was founded in 1889 to meet the needs of a growing Seattle population. The congregation's first dedicated church building was built in 1890 at 5th Avenue and Stewart Street, in downtown Seattle. By 1897 they had outgrown it and moved into a new building at Seneca and Broadway on First Hill. In 1923 land was purchased on…
ID Number:1957.1290.1
Date:1894
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Izzy Smith with Butch Smith and a friend at Granite Falls, circa 1950
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images and photographs of the city's Black community, photographer Al Smith took many photos of his family and close friends. Here, Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith and Al "Butch" Smith, Jr. (at right), the wife and son of the photographer, pose with another boy on the rocks at Granite Falls during a family outing.
ID Number:2014.49.003.039.0298
Date:Circa 1950
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Izzy and Butch Smith at a sandbox, Seattle, circa 1948
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images and photographs of the city's Black community, photographer Al Smith took many photos of his family and close friends. Here he photographs his wife, Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith, and son, Al "Butch" Smith, Jr. sitting on the edge of a sandbox at a local playground.
ID Number:2014.49.004.026.0133
Date:Circa 1948
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Group at ROOTS family picnic, Seattle, 1984
The tradition of the ROOTS family picnic began in the early 1970s, when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited to dinner a group of close friends they hadn’t seen in many years. Those who attended agreed to establish more regular get togethers. Word went out to the “Old Timers,” as they called themselves, to come to a reunion at Seward Park.…
ID Number:2014.49.04.010.02
Date:1984
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Homer Harris and Richard Yarbrough at ROOTS picnic, Seattle, 1989
The tradition of the ROOTS family picnic began in the early 1970s, when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited to dinner a group of close friends they hadn’t seen in many years. Those who attended agreed to establish more regular get togethers. Word went out to the “Old Timers,” as they called themselves, to come to a reunion at Seward Park.…
ID Number:2014.49.04.022.01
Date:1989
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Butch & Izzy Smith riding on a sled, Seattle, circa 1950
In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. This photo shows Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith and Al "Butch" Smith, Jr., the wife and son of the photographer, riding together on a sled down a snowy street near their home on 23rd Avenue in…
ID Number:2014.49.005.096.0958
Date:Circa 1950
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Sonny Norris lifeguarding at Madrona Beach, Seattle, circa 1955
Claude “Sonny” Norris, Jr., Seattle’s first black lifeguard and beach manager, is photographed on duty at Madrona Beach, which was considered by many to be Seattle’s "black beach" for picnics and swimming. Historians and the local black community disagree about the reason: some say it was segregation, others say self-segregation.
ID Number:2014.49.006.007.0095
Date:Circa 1955
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Portrait of Butch Smith, Seattle, circa 1953
Albert J. "Butch" Smith, Jr., the photographer's son, sits in a chair posing for his portrait.
ID Number:2014.49.006.019.0101
Date:Circa 1958
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Members of the Royal Esquire Club on steps of Collins Field House, Seattle, September 11, 1949
The Royal Esquire Club is a private African American men's club in Seattle, founded in 1947 by five young Black men, as there was no welcoming venue in the city where they could socialize. Still active as of 2025 and now located in the Columbia City neighborhood, the club provides a space for social interaction, education, and entertainment for its…
ID Number:2014.49.010.003.0005
Date:1949
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Dr. Ralph Bunche and others at Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, July 7, 1949
Dr. Ralph Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a United Nations mediator in Palestine during the 1948 conflict between the Arabs and Jews. He was the first African American to receive the prize. Dr. Bunche (1904-1971) said mediators "should be biased against suspicion, intolerance, hate, religious and racial bigotry."This photo shows Bunche and others gathered…
ID Number:2014.49.010.010.0015
Date:1949