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Image of Family around a Christmas tree, Seattle, circa 1950
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Family around a Christmas tree, Seattle, circa 1950

An unidentified man, woman, boy, and girl are seated around a Christmas tree. The woman wears a corsage. The man is in suspenders and a tie, and is smoking a cigarette. The boy is holding a dog and the girl is holding a doll cradle containing two dolls.
ID Number:2014.49.010.029.0064
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Kittens staring at wall, Seattle, circa 1950
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Kittens staring at wall, Seattle, circa 1950

Five kittens sit on a cloth-covered table, facing the wall.
ID Number:2014.49.010.040.0199
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Kittens sitting on table, Seattle, circa 1950
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Kittens sitting on table, Seattle, circa 1950

Five kittens sit on a cloth-covered table.
ID Number:2014.49.010.040.0200
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Al, Izzy, and Butch Smith at home, Seattle, circa 1948
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Al, Izzy, and Butch Smith at home, Seattle, circa 1948

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 Black community, the Central Area neighborhood, and the local…
ID Number:2014.49.11.12.31
Date:Circa 1948
Image of Group around a table at the Basin Street nightclub, circa 1945
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Group around a table at the Basin Street nightclub, circa 1945

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.On this occasion, Smith photographed two couples seated at a…
ID Number:2014.49.14.028.01
Date:Circa 1945
Image of Woman wearing a fur coat at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, 1946
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Woman wearing a fur coat at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, 1946

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.On this occasion, Smith photographed a blonde woman, identified as…
ID Number:2014.49.16.044.12
Date:1946
Image of Boxer
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Boxer "Gorick the Tailor" with dog, Seattle, February 22, 1948

A fighter, identified as "Gorick the Tailor," squats in the corner of a boxing ring with a small dog.
ID Number:2014.49.018.032.0075
Date:1948
Image of Portrait of a man with a horse at a ranch, circa 1950
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Portrait of a man with a horse at a ranch, circa 1950

In addition to his jazz club images, photographer Albert J. "Al" Smith (1916-2008) took many photos of family, friends and other people in their everyday lives.Here, Al Smith photographs a man working at on a ranch, holding the reins of a horse. The photo was probably taken during a Smith family outing.
ID Number:2014.49.091.012.09
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Schwabacher Bros. parade wagon, Seattle, July 29, 1938
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Schwabacher Bros. parade wagon, Seattle, July 29, 1938

The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened an branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2015.30.3
Date:1938
Image of Milkman and wagon at Manitou Park, Tacoma, 1908
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Milkman and wagon at Manitou Park, Tacoma, 1908

In this photo, a young man poses holding a milk can and cup near a horse-drawn milk cart just off a dirt path in a grassy area in Manitou Park in Tacoma. Painted on cart: Jersey Milk
ID Number:2018.48.7
Date:1908
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