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Dance at the Eagles Club auditorium, Seattle, circa 1947
Couples dance at a crowded event at Seattle's Eagles Club auditorium, 1416 7th Avenue. Written on negative page: Eagles Auditorium / Andy Kirk / Les Huoht [?]
ID Number:2014.49.002.033.0142
Date:Circa 1947
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Andy Kirk Orchestra performing at the Eagles Club auditorium, Seattle, circa 1947
In this photo, a saxophone player performs with the Andy Kirk Orchestra at Seattle's Eagles Club auditorium, located at 1416 7th Avenue. Audience members crowd close to listen. Written on negative page: Eagles Auditorium / Andy Kirk / Les Huoht [?]
ID Number:2014.49.002.033.0145
Date:Circa 1947
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Slide guitar player at Club Rizal, Seattle, 1944
A musician plays slide guitar with an unidentified orchestra at Seattle's Club Rizal. Written on negative page: JazzWritten on individual negative sleeve: Rizal 9-16-44
ID Number:2014.49.002.034.0149
Date:1944
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Woman singing in front of a band at Club Rizal, Seattle, March 1, 1944
A female vocalist sings at the microphone in front of a band at Seattle's Club Rizal. The singer has tentatively been identified as Deedee Hackett. The man to her right is Milt Green. Written on negative page: JazzWritten on individual negative sleeve: Rizal 3-1-44
ID Number:2014.49.002.034.0150
Date:1944
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Al Pierre's jazz band performing, Seattle, circa 1944
Here, Al Pierre's jazz band plays at an unidentified Seattle venue sometime during World War II. Two of the players wear U.S. Navy uniforms. From left to right: Leon Vaughn on trumpet, William Joseph on saxophone, Al Hickey on saxophone, Bob Marshall on bass, and Al Pierre on piano. The other players are unidentified. Written on negative page: Jazz
ID Number:2014.49.002.034.0155
Date:Circa 1944
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Saxophone player and female vocalist, Seattle, circa 1947
Here, a saxophone player plays in an unidentified Seattle club while a female vocalist waits to perform. Written on negative page: Jazz
ID Number:2014.49.002.034.0156
Date:Circa 1947
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Savoy Boys at the Savoy Ballroom, Seattle, circa 1944
Seattle's Jackson Street area 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.Here, Smith photographs a band, variously identified as The…
ID Number:2014.49.002.035.0157
Date:Circa 1944
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Men of Jive or Savoy Boys jazz band, Seattle, circa 1944
A band, variously identified as The Savoy Boys and The Men of Jive, performs on stage at Seattle's Savoy Ballroom, East Madison and 22nd Avenue. A World War II poster hangs on the wall above them. From left to right : Billy Tolles, Gerald Brashear, Sonny Booker, George Francis, Delbert Brown, Don Alexander, and Floyd Franklin. Written on negative page:…
ID Number:2014.49.002.035.0159
Date:Circa 1944
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Men of Jive or Savoy Boys jazz band, Seattle, circa 1944
A band, variously identified as The Savoy Boys and The Men of Jive, perform on stage at Seattle's Savoy Ballroom, East Madison and 22nd Avenue. The trumpeter to the right is Al Mitchell. Below him, from left to right, are Billy Tolles, Gerald Brashear, George Francis, and Floyd Franklin. Written on negative page: Jazz local
ID Number:2014.49.002.035.0160
Date:Circa 1947
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Jazz trio on stage at Basin Street club, Seattle, April 7, 1945
On April 7, 1945, an unidentified group played at the Basin Street club on S. Jackson Street & Maynard Avenue S. in Seattle. The "kitty" behind the fence has a hole for audience donations. From left to right: unidentified piano player, Al Mitchell, and Bob Marshall. Written on negative page: Jazz localWritten on individual negative sleeve: 4-7-45
ID Number:2014.49.002.035.0161
Date:1945