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Image of Men standing on football field at high school reunion, Seattle, circa 1953
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Men standing on football field at high school reunion, Seattle, circa 1953

Eleven men, most wearing overcoats, stand on a football field at night during an O'Dea High School reunion. The are identified from left as Al Smith Sr., Ted Louie, unidentified, Bob Bourget, Dan (last name unknown), unidentified, Joe Budnick, James Mars, Bill Shimp, and two unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.014.027.0063
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Butch Smith and his classmates at their high School graduation, Seattle, circa 1953
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Butch Smith and his classmates at their high School graduation, Seattle, circa 1953

Al "Butch" Smith, Jr., the photographer's son and seventh individual from the left, stands during his graduation ceremony at O'Dea High School, also his father's alma mater.
ID Number:2014.49.014.042.0096
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison at Garfield High School, Seattle, May 7, 1950
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Mr. and Mrs. Harrison at Garfield High School, Seattle, May 7, 1950

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and an unidentified woman (left) pose on the front steps of Garfield High School ( 23rd Av. And E Jefferson St.) on May 7, 1950.
ID Number:2014.49.018.004.0007
Date:1950
Image of Claude Norris, Royal Brougham, and  Bruce Rowell, Seattle, circa 1946
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Claude Norris, Royal Brougham, and Bruce Rowell, Seattle, circa 1946

This photo shows Claude Norris (left), Royal Brougham (center), and Bruce Rowell standing together, with Brougham holding a trophy. The nature of the event is unknown, though it was presumably sports-related, as Brougham was the long-time sports editor for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and at the time, Norris and Rowell headed the Seattle franchise of the minor-league West Coast Negro Baseball…
ID Number:2014.49.018.044.0096
Date:Circa 1946
Image of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and another woman at Garfield High School, May 7, 1950
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Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and another woman at Garfield High School, May 7, 1950

A postal carrier during the week, Albert Joseph "Al" Smith, Sr. (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 African American community, the Central Area neighborhood, and the local jazz scene.Here, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison…
ID Number:2014.49.023.008.0003
Date:1950
Image of Football player Brennan King, Seattle, 1937
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Football player Brennan King, Seattle, 1937

Brennan King played football at Garfield High School and went on to star with the Renton Rams of the Northwest League and the Uptown Athletic Club of Seattle’s semi-pro Community League. In 1935, he won the new Al Rosenburg trophy as the most popular league player. The following year, he moved on to coach the Community League’s new, predominantly black…
ID Number:2014.49.052.077.0004
Date:1937
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Al Smith on the SS President Grant, circa 1938

Albert Joseph "Al" Smith, Sr. (1916-2008), was a photographer and prolific chronicler of life in Seattle's Central Area during the mid- to late-20th century. From a hobby begun as a preteen, Mr. Smith began his "weekend job" and photography business, On the Spot, in the 1940s, capturing life in the city’s African American community, the Central Area neighborhood, and the…
ID Number:2014.49.094.005.05
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Woman standing on step in Japan, circa 1938
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Woman standing on step in Japan, circa 1938

Albert Joseph "Al" Smith, Sr. (1916-2008) was a photographer and prolific chronicler of life in Seattle's Central Area during the mid- to late-20th century. From a hobby begun as a preteen, Mr. Smith began his "weekend job" and photography business, On the Spot, in the 1940s, capturing life in the city’s African American community, the Central Area neighborhood, and the…
ID Number:2014.49.094.008.01
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Al Smith and a friend in Japan, circa 1936
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Al Smith and a friend in Japan, circa 1936

Al Smith, Sr. (1916-2008) was a photographer and prolific chronicler of life in Seattle's Central Area during the mid- to late-20th century, capturing life in the city’s Black African American community, the Central Area neighborhood, and the local jazz scene.Al Smith left O'Dea High School in 1935 and joined the Merchant Marine Union, working as a steward on passenger ships.…
ID Number:2014.49.094.011.04
Date:Circa 1936
Image of Al Smith and Sara Whitley, Seattle, circa 1920
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Al Smith and Sara Whitley, Seattle, circa 1920

Seattle photographer Albert J. "Al" Smith (1916-2008) was the son of West Indian immigrant parents Percy and Inez Smith. The couple settled in the Central Area neighborhood around 1914 and Al was born soon thereafter. The family lived on East Madison Street with close family friend Sarah M. Whitley (1850-1935) whom Al thought of as his grandmother. Here, Sarah Whitley…
ID Number:2014.49.Box31Folder001002
Date:Circa 1920
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