416 results for: Clothing and Dress
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Sonny and Gertrude Peoples posing in formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953
John D. "Sonny" and Gertrude (Johnson) Peoples stand together in an unidentified home. Gertrude is wearing a white, ballerina-length, printed dress with a short jacket. John is wearing a tuxedo with white jacket and black pants. Behind them is a cloth-covered table with liquor bottles. Gertrude Peoples is the founder of the country's first academic-support office for college student athletes…
ID Number:2014.49.006.021.0056
Date:Circa 1963
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Charles and Claudine Winston posing in semi-formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953
Charles and Claudine (Norris) Winston, wearing semi-formal clothing, stand together in an unidentified home. Claudine wears a strapless, ballerina length cocktail dress, while Charles wears a white dinner jacket with black tie and dark pants. White dinner jackets were generally worn between Memorial Day and Labor Day, so Charles's white jacket suggests that this was a summertime event.
ID Number:2014.49.006.021.0057
Date:Circa 1963
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Delbert Moore posing in semi-formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953
Delbert Moore, wearing a semi-formal, ballerina-length cocktail dress with narrow straps and ruffled flowers, stands in an unidentified home. A table with bottles and glasses stands nearby on the flowered carpet.
ID Number:2014.49.006.021.0058
Date:Circa 1963
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Izzie Smith posing in semi-formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953
Isabelle (Donaldson) "Izzy" Smith, the photographer's wife, stands in an unidentified living room wearing a semi-formal, ballerina-length cocktail dress. Shirley (Norris) Phelps sits behind her, at a table with bottles and glasses.
ID Number:2014.49.006.021.0060
Date:Circa 1963
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Durwood Moore posing in formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953
Durwood Moore, holding a cocktail glass, stands on a flowered rug in the living room of an unidentified home. He wears semi-formal "black-tie" attire, complete with white dinner jacket and shirt, dark tie and cummerbund, and tuxedo pants. Shirley (Norris) Phelps sits at the table behind him. Traditionally, white dinner jackets were worn between Memorial Day and Labor Day, so…
ID Number:2014.49.006.021.0061
Date:Circa 1963
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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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Model at “La Clique Club” fashion show, Seattle, circa 1960
A postal carrier during the week, Seattle photographer Al Smith (1916-2008) spent weekends taking pictures for his photography business "On The Spot." His photographs tell the stories of everyday people who shaped the dynamic character of Seattle, offering rare views into the city’s Black community, the Central Area neighborhood, and the local jazz scene. Here, Smith photographs a model at…
ID Number:2014.49.07.047.07
Date:Circa 1960
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Member of "Old Timers" club posing in costume, Seattle, circa 1949
An unidentified woman from the "Seattle Old Timers," dressed in costume, stands on the lawn of the Tennis Club at 23rd & E. Olive.
ID Number:2014.49.010.012.0022
Date:Circa 1949
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Cora Spencer posing in "Old Timers" costume, Seattle, circa 1949
Cora Spencer, in "Old Timers" costume, poses on the lawn of the Tennis Club at 23rd & E. Olive.
ID Number:2014.49.010.013.0024
Date:Circa 1949
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Cora Spencer and others posing in costume, Seattle, circa 1949
Cora Spencer, center, and two unidentified women pose in "Old Timers" costumes on the lawn of the Tennis Club at 23rd & E. Olive.
ID Number:2014.49.010.013.0179
Date:Circa 1949