19 results for: Smith, Albert J., Jr.
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Dr. Ralph Bunche and family on train platform, Seattle, July 7, 1949
Dr. Ralph Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a United Nations mediator in Palestine during the 1948 conflict between the Arabs and Jews. He was the first African American to receive the prize. Dr. Bunche (1904-1971) said mediators "should be biased against suspicion, intolerance, hate, religious and racial bigotry."In this photo, Dr. Ralph Bunche and…
ID Number:2014.49.010.011.0017
Date:1949
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Smith family at home, Seattle, circa 1949
This picture of the Smith family was taken in their home, as they sit on the floor in front of the fireplace. From left are Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith, Al Smith, Sr., and Al "Butch" Smith, Jr.
ID Number:2014.49.010.012.0021
Date:Circa 1949
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Butch Smith and Sonny Norris sitting in rowboat, Seattle, July 4th, 1947
In this image Al "Butch' Smith, Jr., left, and Claude "Sonny" Norris, Jr., sit together in a row boat. The photographer's notes say the photo was taken near Deception Pass, however his son, Al "Butch" Smith, Jr., identified it as likely the Lake Washington Arboretum.
ID Number:2014.49.010.048.0183
Date:1947
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Charlie Taylor, Sr. and his son sitting on couch, Seattle, circa 1953
Here, Charlie Taylor and his son, "Little" Charlie Taylor, both in suits, sit on a couch in a living room. As a teenager, Charlie Taylor, Jr. played saxophone in the Charlie Taylor Band, and later in the Bumps Blackwell Junior Band.
ID Number:2014.49.010.052.0105
Date:Circa 1953
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Izzy and Butch Smith standing on rocks, Granite Falls, circa 1953
Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith and Al "Butch" Smith, Jr., the wife and son of the photographer, stand on the rocks, looking out over Granite Falls.
ID Number:2014.49.010.060.0118
Date:Circa 1953
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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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Butch Smith and his classmates at their high School graduation, Seattle, circa 1953
Al "Butch" Smith, Jr., the photographer's son and seventh individual from the left, stands during his graduation ceremony at O'Dea High School, also his father's alma mater.
ID Number:2014.49.014.042.0096
Date:Circa 1953
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Jenkins family gathering, Seattle, circa 1950
The following people at this Jenkins family gathering have been identified. Standing-- Bob and Fran Frasier (1st and 2nd from left), Ms. Lewis (6th from left), Willeta (Riddel) Gayton and James Gayton (3rd and 2nd from right), and Gertrude (Johnson) Peoples (right). The rest of are unidentified. Seated, left to right: Delores Bradley (with Sharon Bradley in lap), Andrew Jenkins,…
ID Number:2014.49.018.025.0056
Date:Circa 1950
Audio recording
Oral history interview with Jacqueline "Jackie" Lawson, August 15, 2015 and March 15, 2017
This interview with Jacqueline "Jackie" E.A. Lawson (1928-2021) was conducted by Al "Butch" Smith Jr. for the Al Smith: Seattle on the Spot Oral History Project and jointly created with the Black Heritage Society of Washington State. Lawson was the past President of the Black Heritage Society of Washington State at the time of her interview, and she talks about…
ID Number:2018.104.3
Date:2015