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Image of Crowd on 4th Avenue, Women's  March on Seattle, January 21, 2017
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Crowd on 4th Avenue, Women's March on Seattle, January 21, 2017

The Women's March was an international protest for women's rights, held on January 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump. The marches protested the threat to women's rights represented by Trump's policies and inflammatory rhetoric. Over 470,000 people attended the main protest in Washington DC, as many as 5 million nationwide, and an estimated 7 million people…
ID Number:2014.43.2.4.P157
Date:2017
Image of Crowd on 4th Avenue during Women's March on Seattle, January 21, 2017
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Crowd on 4th Avenue during Women's March on Seattle, January 21, 2017

The Women's March was an international protest for women's rights, held on January 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump. The marches protested the threat to women's rights represented by Trump's policies and inflammatory rhetoric. Over 470,000 people attended the main protest in Washington DC, as many as 5 million nationwide, and an estimated 7 million people…
ID Number:2014.43.2.4.P158
Date:2017
Image of Don Alexander and Charlena Mace dancing at ROOTS Family Picnic, Seattle, 1984
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Don Alexander and Charlena Mace dancing at ROOTS Family Picnic, Seattle, 1984

The tradition of the ROOTS family picnic began in the early 1970s when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited to dinner a group of close friends they hadn’t seen in many years. Those who attended agreed to establish more regular get togethers. Word went out to the “Old Timers,” as they called themselves, to come to a reunion at Seward Park.…
ID Number:2014.49.04.010.11
Date:1984
Image of Rev. O.S. Thomas Lewis in his office, Seattle, circa 1950
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Rev. O.S. Thomas Lewis in his office, Seattle, circa 1950

In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family and friends in the city's Black community. Here, Smith photographed the pastor of a church in the Central Area, standing in his book-lined office. A sign mounted on the bookshelves identifies the man as Rev. O.S. Thomas Lewis. Written on negative sleeve: Old Timers
ID Number:2014.49.005.031.0364
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Man leaning against car, Seattle, circa 1935
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Man leaning against car, Seattle, circa 1935

In addition to his images of the Central Area club scene, Seattle photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends, and other local people in their everyday lives, particularly in the city's Black community. Here, Smith photographs an unidentified man leaning against a convertible car. Behind him is a storefront with a sign reading "New and Used Furniture and…
ID Number:2014.49.005.065.0706
Date:Circa 1935
Image of Butch & Izzy Smith riding on a sled, Seattle, circa 1950
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Butch & Izzy Smith riding on a sled, Seattle, circa 1950

In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. This photo shows Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith and Al "Butch" Smith, Jr., the wife and son of the photographer, riding together on a sled down a snowy street near their home on 23rd Avenue in…
ID Number:2014.49.005.096.0958
Date:Circa 1950
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 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 Woman modeling a hairstyle, circa 1960
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Woman modeling a hairstyle, circa 1960

In addition to his images of the local jazz scene, Seattle photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends, and other local people in their everyday lives, particularly in the city's Black community. Smith often photographed fashion shows, hairstyle models, and people fashionably dressed for a night out. Here, Smith photographs a woman modeling a tightly curled hairstyle, possibly…
ID Number:2014.49.006.029.0327
Date:Circa 1960
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