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Image of Louis Armstrong onstage at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, July 17, 1944
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Louis Armstrong onstage at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, July 17, 1944

Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure wherever jazz was played around the city. Here, he photographed Louis Armstrong and his band, who played at Seattle's Civic Auditorium on July 17 and 18, 1944. This photo shows Armstrong standing at the microphone, trumpet in hand, at the July 17 performance. Bandstands are just visible behind him, printed with the…
ID Number:2014.49.002.027.0214
Date:1944
Image of Evelyn Williamson and Lionel Hampton onstage at the Trianon, December 1940
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Evelyn Williamson and Lionel Hampton onstage at the Trianon, December 1940

Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure wherever jazz was played around the city. On this occasion, he photographed Evelyn Williamson as she sang with Lionel Hampton and his band at the Trianon Ballroom in December 1940. Williamson, a local vocalist who sang in Jackson Street area clubs, had already recorded a number with the band. At this time,…
ID Number:2014.49.002.037.0229
Date:1940
Image of Izzy Smith with Butch Smith and a friend at Granite Falls, circa 1950
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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
Image of Izzy Smith looking through window, circa 1948
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Izzy Smith looking through window, 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 looking out of the window of a cabin during a family vacation.
ID Number:2014.49.004.023.0105
Date:Circa 1948
Image of Izzy and Butch Smith at a sandbox, Seattle, circa 1948
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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
Image of Sam Smith at ROOTS family  picnic, 1991
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Sam Smith at ROOTS family picnic, 1991

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:2014.49.04.028.17
Date:1991
Image of Men outside of the Public Employment Office, Seattle, circa 1936
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Men outside of the Public Employment Office, Seattle, circa 1936

The Seattle Public Employment Office opened in 1894, serving many men who had come west during the panic of 1893 to seek a living. It was the first office of its kind in the nation. During the Great Depression, unemployed men in Seattle were able to find employment on WPA-funded projects like paving streets, and improving city parks, Boeing field,…
ID Number:2014.49.005.004.0045
Date:Circa 1936
Image of Men outside of the Public Employment Office, Seattle, circa 1936
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Men outside of the Public Employment Office, Seattle, circa 1936

The Seattle Public Employment Office opened in 1894, serving many men who had come west during the panic of 1893 to seek a living. It was the first office of its kind in the nation. During the Great Depression, unemployed men in Seattle were able to find employment on WPA-funded projects like paving streets, and improving city parks, Boeing field,…
ID Number:2014.49.005.005.0055
Date:Circa 1936
Image of Boy Scout group, Seattle, circa 1948
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Boy Scout group, Seattle, circa 1948

In addition to his images Seattle jazz clubs, Seattle photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends, and other local people in their everyday lives, particularly in the city's Black community. Here, Smith takes a picture of a local group of Boy Scouts and their troop leaders.
ID Number:2014.49.005.023.0269
Date:Circa 1948
Image of Six people posing behind a bar, Seattle, circa 1944
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Six people posing behind a bar, Seattle, circa 1944

In addition to documenting Seattle jazz clubs in the 1940s-50s, Al Smith also photographed family, friends and other local scenes in the city's Black community. On this occasion Smith photographed three men and three women behind the bar at an unidentified venue. Signs on the walls advertise beer and food, and indicate that the photo was taken during wartime: two…
ID Number:2014.49.005.027.0311
Date:Circa 1944
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