434 results for: James
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Frank James sitting on ship deck, circa 1895
Frank Vivian James (1867-1921), a California native, worked in the San Francisco Bay area as a marine engineer. He met his future wife, Rebecca Gaines (1869-1953), in Seattle, where she had attended the Territorial University of Washington (now University of Washington), graduating in 1888. After their 1891 marriage Frank and Rebecca settled in Alameda, California, where together they had three…
ID Number:2013.95.6
Date:Circa 1895
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Merchant’s Café and Trinity night club, Seattle, 2006
Claiming to be Seattle’s oldest continuously operating restaurant, the Merchant's Café, 109 Yesler Street, stands at the corner of Yesler and James Streets. Opening as the Merchant's Exchange Saloon in 1900, soon after Seattle’s 1889 Great Fire, its owners changed the name to Café during Prohibition. Over the years it has served as a restaurant, brothel, tavern and jazz club.…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.ARCH516
Date:2006
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Members of a bowling team with trophies, Seattle, circa 1956
The five-man bowling team that photographer Al Smith played on won a Mardi Gras trophy. Three of the men in the photo can be identified by matching the names on the trophy with the names on the bowling shirts: James Minter (third from left), Clift Jones (third from right) and Al Pettit (far right). With Al Smith behind the camera,…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder27.002
Date:Circa 1956
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Group at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944
The 1944 Northwest district convention of the Communist party took place in Seattle in early May 1944. James W. Ford, national vice-chairman of the Communist Party, opened the convention, speaking at a rally at 1318 Eighth Avenue. Ford is pictured here, third from left, with Northwest district secretary Henry P. "Heinie" Huff, next to him at far right. The other…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder28.001
Date:1944
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Two man shaking hands at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944
The 1944 Northwest district convention of the Communist party took place in Seattle in early May 1944. James W. Ford, national vice-chairman of the Communist Party, opened the convention, speaking at a rally at 1318 Eighth Avenue. Here, Ford, left, shakes hands with Northwest district secretary Henry P. "Heinie" Huff.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder28.002
Date:1944
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James W. Ford at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944
The 1944 Northwest district convention of the Communist party took place in Seattle in early May 1944. James W. Ford, national vice-chairman of the Communist Party, opened the convention, speaking at a rally at 1318 Eighth Avenue. Here, Ford poses in front of flags in a hall at the convention.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder28.003
Date:1944
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Harry James and his orchestra in concert, Civic Auditorium, Seattle, September 20, 1947
At the Harry James performance at the Civic Auditorium, at 321 Mercer St., an unidentified saxophonist plays in front of the microphone. The photo also includes a seated, formally-dressed woman and a bass player. Handwritten on negative sleeve: Harry James 9-20-47
ID Number:2014.49.002.002.0005
Date:1947
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Harry James and his orchestra, Seattle, September 20, 1947
Harry James and his jazz band played at Seattle's Civic Auditorium on September 20, 1947. Here, James plays his trumpet along with clarinet and saxophone players. Handwritten on negative sleeve: Harry James 9-20-47
ID Number:2014.49.002.002.0006
Date:1947
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Harry James and his orchestra, Seattle, September 20, 1947
Jazz trumpeter Harry James (center) and his jazz orchestra played at Seattle's Civic Auditorium on September 20, 1947. Handwritten on negative sleeve: Harry James 9-20-47
ID Number:2014.49.002.002.0008
Date:1947
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Paul Robeson, Earl Robinson, and Florence James, Seattle, 1947
Here, Paul Robeson stands backstage with four people. The first on the left, with a guitar, is Earl Robinson. In the middle is Paul Robeson, and next to him is Florence James. The others are unidentifeid. The event was held at a hall located between 2nd and 3rd, two blocks off Madison St. Handwritten on negative sleeve: Paul Robinson [sic]
ID Number:2014.49.002.005.0019
Date:1947