1189 results for: Black/African American
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Two children sitting on car in front of Hills Bros. BBQ, Seattle, circa 1953
Run by brothers Robert and Zeb Hill, Hill's Bros. BBQ opened in 1952 in a small wooden building on 21st Avenue between East Cherry and East Jefferson streets in Seattle's Central Area. Here, Al Smith photographs Robert Hill's sons, Robert (left) and Zebedee, sitting on a Crosley automobile in front of Hill's Bros. BBQ. According to the Smith family, the…
ID Number:2014.49.092.015.01
Date:Circa 1953
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Al Smith on the SS President Grant, circa 1938
Albert Joseph "Al" Smith, Sr. (1916-2008), was a photographer and prolific chronicler of life in Seattle's Central Area during the mid- to late-20th century. From a hobby begun as a preteen, Mr. Smith began his "weekend job" and photography business, On the Spot, in the 1940s, capturing life in the city’s African American community, the Central Area neighborhood, and the…
ID Number:2014.49.094.005.05
Date:Circa 1938
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Woman standing on step in Japan, circa 1938
Albert Joseph "Al" Smith, Sr. (1916-2008) was a photographer and prolific chronicler of life in Seattle's Central Area during the mid- to late-20th century. From a hobby begun as a preteen, Mr. Smith began his "weekend job" and photography business, On the Spot, in the 1940s, capturing life in the city’s African American community, the Central Area neighborhood, and the…
ID Number:2014.49.094.008.01
Date:Circa 1938
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Al Smith and a friend in Japan, circa 1936
Al Smith, Sr. (1916-2008) was a photographer and prolific chronicler of life in Seattle's Central Area during the mid- to late-20th century, capturing life in the city’s Black African American community, the Central Area neighborhood, and the local jazz scene.Al Smith left O'Dea High School in 1935 and joined the Merchant Marine Union, working as a steward on passenger ships.…
ID Number:2014.49.094.011.04
Date:Circa 1936
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Ceremony honoring early Black schoolteachers, Seattle, March 20, 1988
Marita Harris, Edith Johnson, Orie Greene, and Virginia Galloway were among the first Black teachers in Washington state schools. The women were hired between 1946 and 1948, the first years that school districts in the Seattle area began hiring Black teachers. This image shows a ceremony honoring the four for their service to the community and their pioneering legacy. The…
ID Number:2014.49.097.010.12
Date:3/20/1988
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Ceremony honoring early Black schoolteachers, Seattle, March 20, 1988
Marita Harris, Edith Johnson, Orie Greene, and Virginia Galloway were among the first Black teachers in Washington state schools. The women were hired between 1946 and 1948, the first years that school districts in the Seattle area began hiring Black teachers. This image shows a ceremony honoring the four for their service to the community and their pioneering legacy. The…
ID Number:2014.49.097.010.16
Date:3/20/1988
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Al Smith and Sara Whitley, Seattle, circa 1920
Seattle photographer Albert J. "Al" Smith (1916-2008) was the son of West Indian immigrant parents Percy and Inez Smith. The couple settled in the Central Area neighborhood around 1914 and Al was born soon thereafter. The family lived on East Madison Street with close family friend Sarah M. Whitley (1850-1935) whom Al thought of as his grandmother. Here, Sarah Whitley…
ID Number:2014.49.Box31Folder001002
Date:Circa 1920
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Kohga Photographic Society at the Maneki Café, Seattle, circa 1949
Seattle photographer Al Smith began taking photographs as a hobby as a teenager and continued documenting his experiences, both abroad and at home, throughout his life. Best known for his photos of Seattle's Jackson Street area jazz clubs and musicians, Smith also photographed family, friends, and local people in their everyday lives.After World War II, Al Smith was invited to…
ID Number:2014.49.Box31Folder001004
Date:1949
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School orchestra group, Seattle, circa 1922
Brothers James E. “Jimmy” Adams, Jr. (1909-1937) and Robert W. “Wayne” Adams (1912-1986) grew up in Seattle’s Central District. The Adams brothers started playing music as children, with Jimmy on trumpet and Wayne on saxophone. They attended Garfield High School, and both were already accomplished musicians before graduation. When Jimmy’s 1927 yearbook entry lists “music” and “Leader of the Band”…
ID Number:2016.84.2.3.1
Date:Circa 1922
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James E. "Jimmy" Adams, Jr. studio portrait, Portland, Oregon, circa 1920
Brothers James E. “Jimmy” Adams, Jr. (1909-1937) and Robert W. “Wayne” Adams (1912-1986) grew up in Seattle’s Central District. The Adams brothers started playing music as children, with Jimmy on trumpet and Wayne on saxophone. They attended Garfield High School, and both were already accomplished musicians before graduation. Jimmy’s 1927 yearbook entry lists “music” and “Leader of the Band” as…
ID Number:2016.84.2.3.2
Date:Circa 1920