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Jessie Grimes with two members of the Royal Esquire Club, Seattle, September 11, 1949
The Royal Esquire Club is a private African American men's club in Seattle, founded in 1947 by five young Black men since there was no other welcoming venue in the city where they could socialize. Still active as of 2025 and now located in the Columbia City neighborhood, the club provides a space for social interaction, education, and entertainment for…
ID Number:2014.49.010.003.0173
Date:1949
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Artists creating mosaic mural, Seattle, 1958
Three unidentified men and a woman assemble the City Light tile mosaic mural, which features the sun and the words, "That Man May Use it Freely." The mural, which went on extended loan to MOHAI when the downtown City Light building was sold, went back to City Light when MOHAI moved to its present location.
ID Number:2014.49.010.025.0054
Date:1958
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Artists creating mosaic mural, Seattle, 1958
Two unidentified men and a woman assemble the City Light tile mosaic mural, which features the sun and the words, "That Man May Use it Freely." The mural, which went on extended loan to MOHAI when the downtown City Light building was sold, went back to City Light when MOHAI moved to its present location.
ID Number:2014.49.010.026.0055
Date:1958
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Artists creating mosaic mural, Seattle, 1958
Here, two unidentified men prepare a segment of the City Light mosaic mural. The mural, which went on extended loan to MOHAI when the downtown City Light building was sold, went back to City Light when MOHAI moved to its present location.
ID Number:2014.49.010.026.0056
Date:1958
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Festival queen waving from car during parade, Seattle, circa 1950
Jessie Grimes, the International Festival Queen, waves to the crowd on Jackson Street from a Cadillac sponsored by Royal Esquires Club, a private club which still exists in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. In the early 1950s, Seattle’s Filipino, Black, Chinese and Japanese communities selected a royal court to represent them for the festival. The African American community festival would later…
ID Number:2014.49.010.054.0111
Date:Circa 1950
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Group posing at Esquire dance, Seattle, April 9, 1950
The Royal Esquire Club is a private club which still exists in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. Here, at a Royal Esquire dance, eight people in suits and dresses pose for a photo. The first man on the left is Frank Fair, and the first man on the right is Bruce Rowell. To his right is Dorothy. The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.010.054.0112
Date:1950
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East Madison/East Union float in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952
Seattle’s 1952 Seafair celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding. The many events included five parades in different parts of the city. The International Parade, on August 5, took place downtown, on Fourth Avenue and headed south into the Chinatown - International District.Starting that same year, Seattle’s Black community held a Mardi Gras festival that participated in Seafair. This photo…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.107
Date:1952
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Ruby Chow float in the Seafair Parade, August 5, 1952
Seattle’s 1952 Seafair celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding. The many events included five parades in different parts of the city. The International Parade, on August 5, took place downtown, on Fourth Avenue and headed south into the Chinatown - International District. This photo, taken from the west side of Fourth Avenue, shows the Ruby Chow float in the…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.109
Date:1952
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Chinese Dragon Dancers in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952
Seattle’s 1952 Seafair celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding. The many events included five parades in different parts of the city. The International Parade, on August 5, took place downtown, on Fourth Avenue and headed south into the Chinatown - International District.This photo shows the Loong, a 102-foot long dragon with its dancers, as they pass the Leavitt Brothers…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.110
Date:1952
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Joe Smith with his gun collection, circa 1948
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family and friends in the city's Black community. On this occasion he photographed his close friend Joe Smith showing off his collection of hunting firearms.
ID Number:2014.49.011.024.0040
Date:Circa 1948