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Military veterans marching in Pride parade, Seattle, 1993
Seattle celebrated its first Gay Pride Week in June 1974, with a variety of festive activities at private and public venues around the city. The largest event, a day of celebrations at Occidental Park, drew a crowd of about 200. Three years later, Mayor Wes Uhlman officially endorsed the city’s pride celebration, declaring June 25 to July 1, 1977 to…
ID Number:2014.49.032.002.03
Date:1993
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Frontrunners Gay and Lesbian Running Club marching in Pride parade, Seattle, 1993
Seattle celebrated its first Gay Pride Week in June 1974, with a variety of festive activities at private and public venues around the city. The largest event, a day of celebrations at Occidental Park, drew a crowd of about 200. Three years later, Mayor Wes Uhlman officially endorsed the city’s pride celebration, declaring June 25 to July 1, 1977 to…
ID Number:2014.49.032.002.04
Date:1993
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Guests at a house party, circa 1945
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends, and local people in the city's Black community. Here, Smith photographs a group of friends enjoying themselves at a house party.
ID Number:2014.49.051.011.01
Date:Circa 1945
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Friends at a house party, Seattle, circa 1943
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 group of friends enjoying themselves at a house party.MOHAI’s 2022 Curator’s Fellow Brittney Frantece explored the photographs in the Al Smith Collection for how they demonstrate Black worldbuilding in Seattle. Looking at this…
ID Number:2014.49.051.111.02
Date:Circa 1943
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Pallbearers at Al Herre's funeral, Seattle, circa 1939
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith also took photos of groups and events in the city’s black community. On this occasion, he photographed the pallbearers at the funeral of Al Herre, a member of the Royal Esquires, as they carried his coffin to a LaSalle hearse. The Royal Esquire Club was founded in 1947 as…
ID Number:2014.49.091.041.03
Date:Circa 1939
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Youth football team leaving by train for Las Vegas, Seattle, November 25, 1952
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith also took photos of events important to the city’s Black community. The Nisei Japanese Veterans Association had sponsored a neighborhood Little League football team that was open to all. In 1952, the team, called the International Fighting Irish, won the city and Northwest district championships and headed off by…
ID Number:2014.49.092.013.0001
Date:1952
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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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Cheryl Chow for School Board campaign mailer, 2005
Cheryl Chow (1946-2013) was a Seattle educator, politician, and advocate for children. Chow was the daughter of Ruby Chow, a restaurant owner and King County Councilwoman, and Ping Chow, an opera singer, US Army veteran, and chef. Born in Seattle, Cheryl Chow attended Franklin High School and Western Washington University. Early in her career, she taught physical education at Hamilton…
ID Number:2014.58.16.1
Date:2005
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Exterior of KIRO Radio Station at Federal Old Line Insurance Building, Seattle, circa 1957
KIRO was founded by Moritz Thomsen of the Pacific Biscuit Company and began broadcasting on April 27, 1927 as the 100-watt station KPCB 650. Over the years, the Seattle KIRO broadcast station moved several times. The first location was at Fourth and University. As of 2025, the KIRO station studios are located in the Belltown neighborhood, with a transmitting tower…
ID Number:2014.67.14
Date:Circa 1957
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Town House Service Women's Club at 214 University Ave., Seattle, 1946
During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. A number of recreation and temporary stay facilities provided entertainment and services for military personnel visiting the city, such as the large USO facility in the remodeled Rialto Building, opened in 1943. The first facilities specifically for military women opened in 1945: a female…
ID Number:2014.84.1
Date:1946