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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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