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Image of Millie and Kaylon Mar sitting on doorstep, Seattle, circa 1953
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Millie and Kaylon Mar sitting on doorstep, Seattle, circa 1953

Millie Mar, and her son Kaylon, dressed in his cowboy outfit, sit on their doorstep.
ID Number:2014.49.006.015.0043
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Exterior of Smith family home, Seattle, circa 1949
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Exterior of Smith family home, Seattle, circa 1949

This two-story house at 125 23rd Avenue in Seattle's Central District neighborhood was the home of photographer Al, Izzie, Butch, and Cheryl Smith.
ID Number:2014.49.006.016.0096
Date:Circa 1949
Image of John Irish standing by his grape trellis, Seattle, circa 1953
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John Irish standing by his grape trellis, Seattle, circa 1953

John Irish, with clippers in hand, stands by a trellis while pruning his grape vines.
ID Number:2014.49.006.017.0048
Date:1959
Image of Al Smith taking a self-portrait, Seattle, circa 1953
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Al Smith taking a self-portrait, Seattle, circa 1953

Albert Joseph "Al" Smith, Sr. (1916-2008), was an avid photographer and prolific chronicler of life in Seattle's Central Area during the mid- to late-20th century, amassing tens of thousands negatives. 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…
ID Number:2014.49.006.017.0099
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Al Smith taking a self-portrait, Seattle, circa 1953
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Al Smith taking a self-portrait, Seattle, circa 1953

Albert Joseph "Al" Smith, Sr. (1916-2008), was an avid photographer and prolific chronicler of life in Seattle's Central Area during the mid- to late-20th century, amassing tens of thousands negatives. 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…
ID Number:2014.49.006.017.0114
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Cheryl Inez Smith standing in front of Ivar's, Seattle, circa 1953
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Cheryl Inez Smith standing in front of Ivar's, Seattle, circa 1953

Cheryl Inez Smith is standing in front of Ivar's Fish Bar at Pier 54 on the Seattle waterfront, wearing a dark colored dress coat and hat.
ID Number:2014.49.006.018.0049
Date:1958
Image of Family on a beach on Chuckanut Drive, Bellingham, circa 1953
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Family on a beach on Chuckanut Drive, Bellingham, circa 1953

A man, a woman, and a girl are on the beach on Chuckanut Drive, also known as State Route 11, a scenic 20-mile roadway that hugs the cliffs of Chuckanut Mountain above Puget Sound in Whatcom County.
ID Number:2014.49.006.018.0050
Date:1958
Image of Portrait of Cheryl Inez Smith, Seattle, circa 1953
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Portrait of Cheryl Inez Smith, Seattle, circa 1953

Chery Inez Smith, the photographer's daughter, stands against the sky as her father takes her picture.
ID Number:2014.49.006.018.0051
Date:1958
Image of Bill Connelly, Seattle, circa 1953
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Bill Connelly, Seattle, circa 1953

Bill Connelly stands in the sunshine, wearing a polo shirt.
ID Number:2014.49.006.019.0054
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Portrait of Izzie Smith, Seattle, circa 1958
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Portrait of Izzie Smith, Seattle, circa 1958

Isabelle (Donaldson) "Izzy" Smith, the photographer's wife, poses wearing a coat and a silk scarf.
ID Number:2014.49.006.019.0100
Date:Circa 1958
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