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Souvenir photo folder from the Black & Tan Club, Seattle, circa 1945
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished from World War II up until the early 1960s, when the Civil Rights movement broke down barriers barring African Americans from living and working in the larger community. Seattle-born photographer Albert J. "Al" Smith, Sr. (1916-2008) was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of patrons and friends, then returning the following…
ID Number:2014.49.13.05.01
Date:Circa 1945
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Dick Wilson with the Andy Kirk band at the Senator Ballroom, Seattle, February 17, 1941
Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure wherever jazz was played. On this occasion he photographed the Andy Kirk big band, also called the Clouds of Joy, when they played Seattle’s Senator Ballroom in downtown Seattle in early 1941. The band included tenor saxophone player Dick Wilson, who plays here wearing sunglasses. The Kansas City group had played at…
ID Number:2014.49.14.006.05
Date:1941
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Evelyn Williamson at the Trianon Ballroom, Seattle, December 1940
Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure wherever jazz was played around the city. On this occasion, he photographed local vocalist Evelyn Williamson as she sang with Lionel Hampton’s jazz band at the Trianon Ballroom in late 1940. Williamson, a local vocalist who sang in Jackson Street area clubs, had already recorded a number with the band. At this…
ID Number:2014.49.14.006.06
Date:Circa 1940
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Children at a party, Seattle, circa 1955
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family and friends in the city's Black community. Here, he photographs a group of smiling children dressed up for a party. The girl second from left in the front row winks for the camera.
ID Number:2014.49.15.084.01
Date:Circa 1955
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Woman balancing baby, Seattle, circa 1942
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family and friends in the city's Black community. Here, Smith photographs a woman holding up a small girl by her feet. The perfectly balanced baby seems completely unbothered to be standing so high off the ground.
ID Number:2014.49.15.101.08
Date:Circa 1942
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Hugh DeLacy campaign truck in parade, Seattle, 1946
Hugh DeLacy (1910-1986) served on the Seattle City Council from 1937 to 1940 and represented Washington’s 1st district in the US House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947. This photo shows a campaign truck for DeLacy's campaign for reelection to Congress. The women on the back of the truck wear sweaters spelling out DeLacy's name, but appear unaware that they…
ID Number:2014.49.15.110.06
Date:1946
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Multi-generational group portrait, circa 1945
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family and friends in the city's Black community. Here, Smith photographs thirteen people in a multi-generational group, including a young girl in front and at least 2 generations of adult family or friends. The group poses together in a living room, and two of the…
ID Number:2014.49.16.025.15
Date:Circa 1945
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Bartenders and patrons at the Italian Club, Seattle, circa 1950
Joe Smith (foreground) and another bartender fix drinks for guests at the Italian Club. The club was located at 1902 Second Avenue in downtown Seattle. Captiion information source: Polk's Seattle City Directory, 1951.
ID Number:2014.49.018.025.0057
Date:Circa 1950
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Group at the Italian Club, Seattle, circa 1950
Twenty-two unidentified people pose at Seattle's Italian Club for a group photo. The club was located at 1902 Second Avenue in downtown Seattle. Captiion information source: Polk's Seattle City Directory, 1951.
ID Number:2014.49.018.025.0059
Date:Circa 1950
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Claude Norris, Royal Brougham, and Bruce Rowell, Seattle, circa 1946
This photo shows Claude Norris (left), Royal Brougham (center), and Bruce Rowell standing together, with Brougham holding a trophy. The nature of the event is unknown, though it was presumably sports-related, as Brougham was the long-time sports editor for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and at the time, Norris and Rowell headed the Seattle franchise of the minor-league West Coast Negro Baseball…
ID Number:2014.49.018.044.0096
Date:Circa 1946