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Image of NACWC convention delegates in formal dress, Seattle, August 1948
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NACWC convention delegates in formal dress, Seattle, August 1948

Here, nine women in evening dresses pose on the stage at Garfield High School during the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We Climb" to promote self-help among…
ID Number:2014.49.010.071.0157
Date:1948
Image of NACWC convention delegates at King Street Station, Seattle, August 1948
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NACWC convention delegates at King Street Station, Seattle, August 1948

In this photo a group of women, in Seattle to attend the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), wait with their luggage at King Street Station. Delegates to the convention, held July 31 - August 7, 1948, represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We Climb" to promote…
ID Number:2014.49.010.072.0159
Date:1948
Image of NACWC convention delegate posing near piano, Seattle, August 1948
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NACWC convention delegate posing near piano, Seattle, August 1948

An unidentified woman wearing a print dress and a hat stands next to a grand piano at Plymouth Congregational Church during the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as…
ID Number:2014.49.010.072.0160
Date:1948
Image of NACWC convention delegates around piano, Seattle, August 1948
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NACWC convention delegates around piano, Seattle, August 1948

Here, six women in evening dresses and long gloves pose around a grand piano at Plymouth Congregational Church during the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We Climb"…
ID Number:2014.49.010.072.0161
Date:1948
Image of NACWC convention delegates at King Street Station,  Seattle, August 1948
Photograph

NACWC convention delegates at King Street Station, Seattle, August 1948

In this photo a group of women, in Seattle to attend the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), wait with their luggage at King Street Station. Delegates to the convention, held July 31 - August 7, 1948, represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We Climb" to promote…
ID Number:2014.49.010.072.0162
Date:1948
Image of Four NACWC convention delegates posing outdoors, Seattle, August 1948
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Four NACWC convention delegates posing outdoors, Seattle, August 1948

Here, four unidentified women pose together outside near a border of trees during the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We Climb" to promote self-help among women. The…
ID Number:2014.49.010.073.0164
Date:1948
Image of Couple standing outside Garfield High School during NACWC convention, Seattle, August 1948
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Couple standing outside Garfield High School during NACWC convention, Seattle, August 1948

Here, a woman and man pose together outside Garfield High School during the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We Climb" to promote self-help among women. The opening…
ID Number:2014.49.010.073.0165
Date:1948
Image of NACWC convention delegates near train at King Street Station, Seattle, August 1948
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NACWC convention delegates near train at King Street Station, Seattle, August 1948

In this photo ten of women, in Seattle to attend the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), pose near a train at King Street Station. Delegates to the convention, held July 31 - August 7, 1948, represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We Climb" to promote self-help…
ID Number:2014.49.010.073.0193
Date:1948
Image of NACWC convention event at Plymouth Congregational Church,  Seattle, August 1948
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NACWC convention event at Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, August 1948

Here, a group of women and men in formal attire mingle in a hall at the Plymouth Congregational Church. The event was part of the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto…
ID Number:2014.49.010.074.0166
Date:1948
Image of NACWC convention delegates in formal attire, Seattle, August 1948
Photograph

NACWC convention delegates in formal attire, Seattle, August 1948

Here, eight formally-dressed women pose together at Plymouth Congregational Church during the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We Climb" to promote self-help among women. The opening meeting…
ID Number:2014.49.010.074.0167
Date:1948
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