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Image of Search and rescue team on horseback, Mount Rainier National Park, July 7, 1931
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Search and rescue team on horseback, Mount Rainier National Park, July 7, 1931

An unroped two-man non-guided party consisting of brothers Kenneth and Robert Zinn left Camp Muir for the summit of Mount Rainier on July 4th weekend of 1931. During the ascent Robert Zinn became exhausted; sitting to rest, he began a slide of 3,400 feet, striking Nisqually Glacier. A search party headed by District Ranger Charles Browne searched in vain on…
ID Number:2009.16.72
Date:1931
Image of Students’ Army Training Corps group on steps of Washington State Museum, University of Washington campus, 1918
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Students’ Army Training Corps group on steps of Washington State Museum, University of Washington campus, 1918

The establishment of Students' Army Training Corps (SATC) units during World War I was authorized by the Selective Service Act of 1917, and implemented by the newly created Committee on Education and Special Training of the US War Department. The short-lived SATC program utilized the facilities, equipment, and faculty of colleges and universities to select and train officer candidates and…
ID Number:2009.32.1
Date:1918
Image of Ernestine Anderson singing at the Black and Tan, Seattle, circa 1947
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Ernestine Anderson singing at the Black and Tan, Seattle, circa 1947

Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.Singer Ernestine Anderson may still have been a high school…
ID Number:2014.49.002.023.0074
Date:Circa 1947
Image of Marquee at Showbox Theater on 1st Ave., Seattle, circa 1953
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Marquee at Showbox Theater on 1st Ave., Seattle, circa 1953

In this image, the marquee at the Showbox Theater reads "Duke Ellington, His Orchestra & Sepia Revue, Harlem Headliners, Ivie Anderson, Marie Bryant, King Dickerson, Edwards & Pearson." A banner on the lamp post reads, "Show Box Now Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra."
ID Number:2014.49.006.027.0073
Date:Circa 1960
Image of Fraternity brothers posing with house letters, Seattle, July 10, 1949
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Fraternity brothers posing with house letters, Seattle, July 10, 1949

Members of a fraternity gather at Dr. James Jackson's house, near Yesler on 25th. Fifteen men pose on a patio with a sign for Alpha Phi Alpha, the first African-American, intercollegiate Greek-lettered fraternity. From left to right, standing, are Monroe Wilson, Hercules Anderson, Dr. James E. Jackson, 5 unidentified men, Leslie Carter, and 2 unidentified men. Seated second from left…
ID Number:2014.49.010.009.0013
Date:1949
Image of Souvenir photo folder from the  Black & Tan Club, Seattle, circa 1945
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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
Image of Group at the Entre Nous, Seattle, December 29, 1947
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Group at the Entre Nous, Seattle, December 29, 1947

Eight women and five men in formal attire gather at Seattle's Entre Nous for a year-end group portrait. The following have been identified: Leo Adams (back row, 2nd from left), Judge Charles Stokes (back row, 3rd from left), and Mildred (Anderson) McHenry (middle row, 2nd from left). The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.018.026.0061
Date:1947
Image of Passengers boarding the Leschi ferry, Seattle, circa 1920
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Passengers boarding the Leschi ferry, Seattle, circa 1920

This image shows people boarding the Leschi, a steam ferry that operated on Lake Washington between Kirkland and Seattle from 1913 to 1950, and afterward on Puget Sound until 1967. Steamboat operations on Lake Washington eventually became almost the sole province of one firm, Anderson Steamboat Company, founded by John L. Anderson (1868–1941), an immigrant from Sweden. Anderson’s company had…
ID Number:2016.59.31
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Lake Washington ferry dock at Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1920
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Lake Washington ferry dock at Leschi Park, Seattle, circa 1920

This image of the Leschi was taken at the main terminal at Leschi Park for Anderson Steamboat Company, founded by John L. Anderson (1868–1941), an immigrant from Sweden. Anderson’s company had over 50 stops on the lake. The Leschi was a steam ferry that operated on Lake Washington between Kirkland and Seattle from 1913 to 1950, and afterward on Puget…
ID Number:2016.59.32
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Ferry Issaquah launching, Kirkland, 1914
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Ferry Issaquah launching, Kirkland, 1914

In 1914, the Anderson Steamboat Company launched the ferry "Issaquah." The vessel was one of the first in the Pacific Northwest designed to carry automobiles as well as horse drawn vehicles. Until 1918, the "Issaquah" sailed between Leschi, Mercer Island, and Newport, where it linked up with the new highway to North Bend. The "Issaquah" could also be rented for…
ID Number:2016.59.54
Date:1914
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