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Image of Woman and two men celebrating at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, October 14, 1944
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Woman and two men celebrating at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, October 14, 1944

A woman and one of the men clap their hands as they stand near a microphone at Mount Zion Baptist Church. The man being applauded wears a Navy uniform. Behind them is a religious mural. The people and the event are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder30.004
Date:1944
Image of Hiram Gale, Civil War veteran, riding in a parade, April 3, 1948
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Hiram Gale, Civil War veteran, riding in a parade, April 3, 1948

Hiram Randall Gale (1846-1951), Washington's last living Civil War veteran and former Commander-In-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, rides in a car during Seattle's Heritage Week kickoff parade, April 3, 1948.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder31.001
Date:1948
Image of Fans at Ubangi Blackhawks football game, Seattle, circa 1937
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Fans at Ubangi Blackhawks football game, Seattle, circa 1937

The Ubangi Blackhawks, a predominantly Black semi-pro football team, played in Seattle's Community League in the 1930s. In 1937, their winning streak led them to win the league championship. Here, a crowd watches the Ubangi Blackhawks play at Seattle's Civic Stadium. Caption information source: BlackPast.org: Campbell, B. (2007, January 22) Ubangi Blackhawks. Retrieved from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/ubangi-blackhawks/
ID Number:2014.49.Box29.Folder03.Page02.04
Date:Circa 1937
Image of Kohga Photographic Society  members at giant cedar stump, Snohomish County, circa 1950
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Kohga Photographic Society members at giant cedar stump, Snohomish County, circa 1950

Seattle photographer Al Smith began taking photographs as a hobby as a teenager and continued documenting his experiences, both abroad and at home, throughout his life. Best known for his photos of Seattle's Jackson Street area jazz clubs and musicians, Smith also photographed family, friends, and local people in their everyday lives.After World War II, Al Smith was invited to…
ID Number:2014.49.005.066.0710
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Four Owls Club softball players on car, Seattle circa 1938
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Four Owls Club softball players on car, Seattle circa 1938

The Owls Club was a Black women’s softball team formed the late 1930s in Seattle. The Owls won the first women’s Washington State Softball Championship in 1938, playing at Sick’s Stadium, today the site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, renamed the Brown Bombers, won the championship again in 1939. Left-handed Owls' pitcher Lillian Brown struck out twelve batters on…
ID Number:2014.49.19.01.01
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Owls player jumping in the air, Seattle, circa 1938
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Owls player jumping in the air, Seattle, circa 1938

The Owls Club was a Black women’s softball team formed the late 1930s in Seattle. The Owls won the first women’s Washington State Softball Championship in 1938, playing at Sick’s Stadium, today the site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, renamed the Brown Bombers, won the championship again in 1939. Left-handed pitcher Lillian Brown struck out twelve batters on the…
ID Number:2014.49.19.01.02
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Evelyn Willliams standing at bat, Seattle, circa 1938
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Evelyn Willliams standing at bat, Seattle, circa 1938

The Owls Club was a Black women’s softball team formed the late 1930s in Seattle. The Owls won the first women’s Washington State Softball Championship in 1938, playing at Sick’s Stadium, today the site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, renamed the Brown Bombers, won the championship again in 1939. Left-handed pitcher Lillian Brown struck out twelve batters on the…
ID Number:2014.49.19.01.03
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Owls Club softball team posing near cars, Seattle, circa 1938
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Owls Club softball team posing near cars, Seattle, circa 1938

The Owls Club was a Black women’s softball team formed the late 1930s in Seattle. The Owls won the first women’s Washington State Softball Championship in 1938, playing at Sick’s Stadium, today the site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, renamed the Brown Bombers, won the championship again in 1939. Left-handed pitcher Lillian Brown struck out twelve batters on the…
ID Number:2014.49.19.01.04
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Owls Club players and coaches, circa 1938
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Owls Club players and coaches, circa 1938

The Owls Club was a Black women’s softball team formed the late 1930s in Seattle. The Owls won the first women’s Washington State Softball Championship in 1938, playing at Sick’s Stadium, today the site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, renamed the Brown Bombers, won the championship again in 1939. Left-handed pitcher Lillian Brown struck out twelve batters on the…
ID Number:2014.49.19.01.05
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Two Owls Club softball players at practice, circa 1938
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Two Owls Club softball players at practice, circa 1938

The Owls Club was a Black women’s softball team formed the late 1930s in Seattle. The Owls won the first women’s Washington State Softball Championship in 1938, playing at Sick’s Stadium, today the site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, renamed the Brown Bombers, won the championship again in 1939. Left-handed pitcher Lillian Brown struck out twelve batters on the…
ID Number:2014.49.19.01.06
Date:Circa 1938
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