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Image of Toddler sitting in a chair, Seattle, circa 1953
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Toddler sitting in a chair, Seattle, circa 1953

A toddler girl, wearing an embroidered dress and white shoes, is seated in an arm chair covered with a bedspread.
ID Number:2014.49.006.002.0111
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Women holding children, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Women holding children, Seattle, circa 1953

Two unidentified Smith family friends are seated on a sofa, holding infants.
ID Number:2014.49.006.002.0112
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Izzie Smith standing in her front yard, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Izzie Smith standing in her front yard, Seattle, circa 1953

Isabelle (Donaldson) "Izzy" Smith, the photographer's wife, stands in a well-groomed front yard. She wears a fur stole over her dress, along with white gloves, and a hat.
ID Number:2014.49.006.007.0018
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Carol Peoples looking over her father's shoulder, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Carol Peoples looking over her father's shoulder, Seattle, circa 1953

Infant Carol Peoples (now Carol Peoples-Procter) looks over the shoulder of her father, John D. "Sonny" Peoples.
ID Number:2014.49.006.008.0023
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Portrait of Japanese American family, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Portrait of Japanese American family, Seattle, circa 1953

An unidentified Japanese American family poses together in Seattle. The man in the photo had worked as a temporary postal worker.
ID Number:2014.49.006.011.0032
Date:Circa 1960
Image of Portrait of Kaylon Mar wearing a cowboy outfit, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Portrait of Kaylon Mar wearing a cowboy outfit, Seattle, circa 1953

Kaylon Mar wears a fringed cowboy-style shirt with plaid panels, a style influenced by early children's television shows and popular in the early 1950s.
ID Number:2014.49.006.015.0041
Date:Circa 1960
Image of Portrait of Kaylon Mar wearing a cowboy outfit, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Portrait of Kaylon Mar wearing a cowboy outfit, Seattle, circa 1953

Kaylon Mar wears a fringed cowboy-style shirt with plaid panels, a style influenced by early children's television shows and popular in the early 1950s.
ID Number:2014.49.006.015.0042
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Millie and Kaylon Mar sitting on doorstep, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

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
Photograph

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 Portrait of Cheryl Inez Smith, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

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
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