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Partygoers playing cards, Seattle, circa 1950
In this photo, ten women and two men are seated in a circle on a living room floor, playing cards or watching the game. All of the woman are wearing identical party hats. Among those pictured are, from left to right, (possibly) Glenn Buxton (seated on floor near center of frame), Cecilia "Babe" Homes (front center, showing card hand to…
ID Number:2014.49.010.020.0041
Date:Circa 1950
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Group seated at table at awards dinner, Seattle, circa 1955
Nine people in formal attire are seated around a table with a tall flower arrangement. The woman at the center of the frame is holding a trophy engraved with "Gay Ladies Social Club." Identified are Sparrow Jackson (man to left of centerpiece) and Irene (Saunders) Jackson (to right of centerpiece). The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.010.027.0059
Date:Circa 1955
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Dancers posing at Faurot's Ballroom, Seattle, circa 1950
A large group in formal attire pose for a photo in center of Faurot's Ballroom at Thirteenth Avenue and East Pike Street. Among those in the front row are Helen Krisse and Mr. Bishop. The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.010.028.0063
Date:Circa 1950
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Three women posing together, Seattle, circa 1950
Three formally dressed, unidentified woman pose for a photo in front of flowered wallpaper. The woman in the center is holding a trophy, and the two women on either side of her are holding bouquets.
ID Number:2014.49.010.030.0066
Date:Circa 1950
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Men sitting at YMCA banquet tables, Seattle, circa 1953
A large group of men sit at dining tables arranged in a horseshoe shape for a banquet at the YMCA, located at 23rd Avenue and East Olive Street. From center of frame, across table, right to left are Mr. Dover, Dr. James E. Jackson, and Henry Johnson, Sr. At the back table, at center is Dr. Felix B. Cooper. Joseph…
ID Number:2014.49.010.061.0123
Date:Circa 1953
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San Francisco Saints basketball team posing for team photo, Seattle, December 1948
The San Francisco Saints was a Chinese-American amateur basketball team founded by Father Donald F. Forrester, pastor and director of St. Mary's Chinese Catholic Center/Holy Family Parish in San Francisco's Chinatown. As a member of the Amateur Athletic Union, the team competed against teams throughout California and the United States.This team photo was likely taken during the second annual "Oriental…
ID Number:2014.49.014.006.0149
Date:1948
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View of Seattle from Capitol Hill, 1962
Looking across Lake Union, this night-time view of Seattle includes the construction of I-5 and the stacks of the 1914 Lake Union Steam Plant in the foreground, and the Naval Reserve Armory in the center. The Space Needle glows brightly on the horizon, and the the KING 5 broadcast tower on Queen Anne Hill is visible at far right.
ID Number:2014.49.15.017.02
Date:1962
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Grand opening of the First Hill Food Center, Seattle, circa 1950
Unidentified staff members at the First Hill Food Center, 908 8th Avenue, celebrate the store's grand opening with a group portrait in the produce section. The store was owned by brothers Takauki (Taky) and Eiji Kimura. Taky Kimura was Bruce's Lee's good friend during the martial artist's Seattle years, and for decades Kimura gave free weekly classes on Lee's philosophy…
ID Number:2014.49.018.023.0050
Date:Circa 1950
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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
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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