• Visit
    • Museum Accessibility
    • Community Access
    • Group Visits and Tours
    • Programs
      • History Café
      • MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series
      • First Thursday
      • Denny Lecture
      • Al Young Educator of the Year
      • Everyday Heroes
    • MOHAI Mercantile
    • Gourmondo at MOHAI
  • Exhibits
  • Events
  • Collections and Research
    • Collections Search
    • Themed Collections
    • Research Library
    • Image Ordering
    • Donate an Artifact
    • Curator’s Fellowship
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Membership at MOHAI
    • Gift Memberships
    • Corporate Support
  • Education
    • Field Trips
      • Self-Guided School Year Explorations
      • Creating Our Community
      • Cracking the History Code: Salish Stories
      • Cracking the History Code: Settling Around the Sound
      • Hands on History
      • Self-Guided Summer Field Trips
      • Homeschool Group
    • Portable Museum Program
    • Scholarships
    • Education FAQ
    • Primary Source Analysis
    • Online Curricula
    • Teen Programs
    • Idea Lab
    • Discovery Packs
    • Summer Camps
  • About
    • Annual Reports
    • The MOHAI Blog
    • Contact MOHAI
    • Opportunities
    • Leadership
    • Private Events
  • Donate
  • Tickets
  • Membership
HomeCollections and ResearchCollections Search

Collections Search

Explore stories in Northwest history through highlights from MOHAI’s collections. Search by keyword below or browse the entire online collection by entering the asterisk symbol (*). Filter your search by type of materials.

Download lower resolution images directly from an item page. MOHAI offers high-resolution digital reproductions of photographs and other materials from our collections for personal and professional use.

We have many more items in our collections and not everything you see online is on view at the museum. We have additional materials online at the University of Washington’s Digital Collections.

MOHAI Statement on Harmful Content

Search by Collection

Not finding what you are looking for?
Ask the MOHAI Collections Staff

1183 results for: Black/African American

Share:
Image of Couple at Entre Nous, Seattle, December 29, 1947
Photograph

Couple at Entre Nous, Seattle, December 29, 1947

Robert Albert and Ms. Bowen smile at one another at a year-end party at Seattle's Entre Nous. Albert worked at the U.S. Navy shipyard.
ID Number:2014.49.018.026.0062
Date:1947
Image of Bill Ross and
Photograph

Bill Ross and "Gorick the Tailor," Seattle, February 22, 1948

Seattle boxer and fight trainer Bill Ross, left, and a fighter identified as "Gorick the Tailor" stand at the corner of a boxing ring.
ID Number:2014.49.018.032.0073
Date:1948
Image of Bill Ross and
Photograph

Bill Ross and "Gorick the Tailor," Seattle, February 22, 1948

Seattle boxer and fight trainer Bill Ross, right, and a fighter identified as "Gorick the Tailor" stand at the corner of a boxing ring.Ross ran a boxing gym. The back of Gorick's robe reads "Golden Gloves. Seattle PI. 1948."
ID Number:2014.49.018.032.0074
Date:1948
Image of Serviceman in informal uniform, Seattle, circa 1948
Photograph

Serviceman in informal uniform, Seattle, circa 1948

An unidentified serviceman, wearing an informal uniform, poses for his portrait.
ID Number:2014.49.018.036.0082
Date:Circa 1948
Image of Mr. Beckles, Seattle, circa 1948
Photograph

Mr. Beckles, Seattle, circa 1948

Mr. Beckles, the second husband of Al Smith Sr.'s mother, poses for his portrait in a double-breasted suit.
ID Number:2014.49.018.039.0085
Date:Circa 1948
Image of Gay Ladies Social Club formal dance, Seattle, circa 1948
Photograph

Gay Ladies Social Club formal dance, Seattle, circa 1948

Seventeen members of the Gay Ladies Social Club have gathered for a formal dance at an unidentified Seattle venue. Two members have been identified: Ann Gardenhire (right center, in dark dress) and Alice Tibbs (2nd to right of Gardenhire). The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.018.041.0088
Date:Circa 1948
Image of Dancer performing at club, Seattle, circa 1948
Photograph

Dancer performing at club, Seattle, circa 1948

Here, a woman bellydances for a small audience at an unidentified Seattle nightclub, possibly the Basin Street on S. Jackson Street and Maynard Avenue S.
ID Number:2014.49.018.042.0091
Date:Circa 1948
Image of Group gathering in living room, Seatle, October 5, 1947
Photograph

Group gathering in living room, Seatle, October 5, 1947

On October 5, 1947, an interracial group of people gathered in a Seattle home. The following have been identified: jazz musician Floyd Standifer (standing, second from left), Izetta (Spearman) Hatcher (third from left on couch), Gene Hammond (fifth from left on couch), Marjorie (Pitter) Mayfield (on right couch arm), Constance (Pitter) Thomas (bottom, center), and Mr. Minter (seated at bottom…
ID Number:2014.49.018.042.0092
Date:1947
Image of Joe Smith sitting in Jeep, Seattle, circa 1947
Photograph

Joe Smith sitting in Jeep, Seattle, circa 1947

Here, Joe Smith, a friend of the photographer, sits in a shiny Willys jeep. Jeeps were popular surplus items after World War II.
ID Number:2014.49.018.043.0093
Date:Circa 1947
Image of Joe Smith & Bill Parkes with Jeep, Seattle, circa 1947
Photograph

Joe Smith & Bill Parkes with Jeep, Seattle, circa 1947

Here, Joe Smith (left) and Bill Parkes pose in front of a Willys Jeep after a hunting trip. Two deer are tied to the hood of the vehicle.
ID Number:2014.49.018.043.0094
Date:Circa 1947
Previous 1 … 101 102 103 104 105 … 119 Next

Land Acknowledgement

MOHAI stands on the historic and contemporary lands and shores of the Duwamish, Suquamish, Muckleshoot, and other Coast Salish Nations. We acknowledge the forced displacement of Native Communities from this land while honoring the endurance of the Duwamish people who still live here.
Address: 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle WA, 98109
Phone: 206 324 1126
  • Plan a Visit
  • Directions and Parking
  • Accessibility
  • Group Tours
  • About

Sign up to Receive our Newsletter

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Copyright 2026, Museum of History & Industry. All Rights Reserved