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Image of Model at Easter fashion show, Seattle,  circa 1953
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Model at Easter fashion show, Seattle, circa 1953

Here, a model wearing a floral print dress with a hat, white gloves, and handbag poses near an arched trellis at an Easter fashion show. A woman at right provides commentary. She has been tentatively identified as Ola May Park or Parker.
ID Number:2014.49.014.045.0103
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Model at Easter fashion show, Seattle,  circa 1953
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Model at Easter fashion show, Seattle, circa 1953

Here, a model wearing a button-front dress, hat and gloves, and carrying an umbrella, enters the stage through an arched trellis at an Easter fashion show.
ID Number:2014.49.014.046.0105
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Women in party dresses at fashion show, Seattle,  circa 1953
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Women in party dresses at fashion show, Seattle, circa 1953

Here, six women, probably models, pose in party dresses at a fashion show in Seattle.
ID Number:2014.49.014.046.0107
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Man modeling leopard print jacket at fashion show, Seattle, circa 1953
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Man modeling leopard print jacket at fashion show, Seattle, circa 1953

An unidentified man modeling a leopard print jacket walks down the stairs in an Easter fashion show, probably at Washington Hall, while a woman plays piano onstage.
ID Number:2014.49.014.051.0127
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Newlywed couple at the Black & Tan nightclub, 1945
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Newlywed couple at the Black & Tan nightclub, 1945

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.Here, Al Smith photographs a newlywed couple sitting at a…
ID Number:2014.49.16.021.03
Date:1945
Image of Woman wearing a fur coat at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, 1946
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Woman wearing a fur coat at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, 1946

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 blonde woman, identified as…
ID Number:2014.49.16.044.12
Date:1946
Image of Man wearing a reindeer sweater at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, March 16, 1946
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Man wearing a reindeer sweater at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, March 16, 1946

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 an unidentified man wearing a…
ID Number:2014.49.16.052.01
Date:1946
Image of Woman seated at the Black and Tan bar, Seattle, July 28, 1945
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Woman seated at the Black and Tan bar, Seattle, July 28, 1945

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 an elegantly dressed woman wearing…
ID Number:2014.49.16.110.03
Date:1945
Image of Mrs. Kreisel's grandchild in cowboy costume, Seattle, circa 1949
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Mrs. Kreisel's grandchild in cowboy costume, Seattle, circa 1949

A toddler, the grandson of Mrs. Kreisel, stands on the sidewalk below the front steps of a home, dressed in a cowboy costume. He is posed with a red pull wagon decorated as pioneer's wagon, with a doll in the driver's seat and a sign on the side reading "Day's of '49'" [sic]. On the ground near the boy is…
ID Number:2014.49.018.003.0004
Date:Circa 1949
Image of Young women on staircase, Seattle, July 30, 1950
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Young women on staircase, Seattle, July 30, 1950

Eight young women in formal attire pose on a staircase. Some were contestants for the Central Area Mardi Gras Queen. From left to right: Leanella Lombard, Theresa (Willa) Miller Frank , Gertrude (Johnson) Peoples, two unidentified, Gloria (Jenkins) Bowman, and Beverly (Washington) Kelly, and unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.018.017.0035
Date:1950
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