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Two servicemen sitting at a bar, Seattle, circa 1945
Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the Jackson Street area nightclubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints. Here, Smith photographs two US Navy servicemen enjoying drinks at a nightclub bar. A slip of paper filed with the negative identifies one of the men as Lafayette Beech. The location…
ID Number:2014.49.16.095.03
Date:Circa 1945
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Serviceman in informal uniform, Seattle, circa 1948
An unidentified serviceman, wearing an informal uniform, poses for his portrait.
ID Number:2014.49.018.036.0082
Date:Circa 1948
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Military funeral, Seattle, 1949
Onlookers watch as a military funeral procession accompanies a flag-draped coffin as it leaves an unidentified Seattle church or funeral home. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and active military members are present.
ID Number:2014.49.018.046.0102
Date:1949
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Pete Peterson playing saxophone for a group of servicemen, Seattle, circa 1944
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.On this occasion, Smith photographed a group of servicemen listening…
ID Number:2014.49.29.09.01
Date:Circa 1944
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Military veterans marching in Pride parade, Seattle, 1993
Seattle celebrated its first Gay Pride Week in June 1974, with a variety of festive activities at private and public venues around the city. The largest event, a day of celebrations at Occidental Park, drew a crowd of about 200. Three years later, Mayor Wes Uhlman officially endorsed the city’s pride celebration, declaring June 25 to July 1, 1977 to…
ID Number:2014.49.032.002.03
Date:1993
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Baseball game at picnic, circa 1944
In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. Here, he photographs a warm-weather group outing in a park, with people relaxing on blankets in the sun in the foreground. They watch a baseball game being played by friends and family of all ages,…
ID Number:2014.49.050.019.02
Date:Circa 1944
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Clarence and LaVerna Oliphant in plane, Seattle, circa 1950
In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. Here, Smith photographs Clarence A. Oliphant (1923-2000) in the cockpit of a plane, with his wife, LaVerna (1923-2016) behind him.Clarence Oliphant was born in Council Bluff, Iowa and moved to Seattle after serving in the…
ID Number:2014.49.050.021.02
Date:Circa 1950
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Town House Service Women's Club at 214 University Ave., Seattle, 1946
During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. A number of recreation and temporary stay facilities provided entertainment and services for military personnel visiting the city, such as the large USO facility in the remodeled Rialto Building, opened in 1943. The first facilities specifically for military women opened in 1945: a female…
ID Number:2014.84.1
Date:1946
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Service men and women seated at the counter of Seattle Service Women's Club, Seattle, 1946
During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. A number of recreation and temporary stay facilities provided entertainment and services for military personnel visiting the city, such as the large USO facility in the remodeled Rialto Building, opened in 1943. The first facilities specifically for military women opened in 1945: a female…
ID Number:2014.84.2
Date:1946
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Laura Burnham and another woman in WAVES uniforms, circa 1945
The WAVES--short for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service--was the women's branch of the US Naval Reserve, established in 1942 to help release officers and enlisted men for sea duty and replace them with women in shore positions during the war. This photo shows Laura Burnham (left) and "Jeanie" in their WAVES uniform dresses. The women are standing on the…
ID Number:2014.84.7
Date:Circa 1945