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Image of Members of En Avante Social Club posing together, Seattle, circa 1949
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Members of En Avante Social Club posing together, Seattle, circa 1949

Twelve members of the En Avante Social Club pose in a room. From left to right they are Loyce (Johnson) Massey, Alice (Dhue) Tibbs, Juanita (Alexander) Davis, Amy (Gaston) Hammond, Dorris (Hickman) Height, Bessie Allen (married to Danny), Vera (Smith) Gayle, Edna Roten, unidentified woman, Muriel (Fletcher) Minni, Marquerite Jameson, and Bea Chatters.
ID Number:2014.49.010.014.0125
Date:Circa 1949
Image of Four members of
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Four members of "Old Timers" club, Seattle, circa 1949

Four women, members of the "Old Timers" club, pose together on the lawn of the Tennis Club at 23rd & E. Olive.
ID Number:2014.49.010.014.0181
Date:Circa 1949
Image of Group seated at table at awards dinner, Seattle, circa 1955
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Group seated at table at awards dinner, Seattle, circa 1955

Nine people in formal attire are seated around a table with a tall flower arrangement. The woman at the center of the frame is holding a trophy engraved with "Gay Ladies Social Club." Identified are Sparrow Jackson (man to left of centerpiece) and Irene (Saunders) Jackson (to right of centerpiece). The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.010.027.0059
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Group of Cub Scouts with Santa Claus, Seattle, circa 1953
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Group of Cub Scouts with Santa Claus, Seattle, circa 1953

A group of boys wearing Cub Scouts uniforms pose with Santa in front of a large Christmas tree. Booklets of Christmas Carols lie on the table in the foreground.
ID Number:2014.49.010.035.0075
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Men posing at Odd Fellows Hall, Seattle, 1951
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Men posing at Odd Fellows Hall, Seattle, 1951

Nine members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows pose at Odd Fellows Hall, located at the Seattle Post Office Union building on 10th Avenue and Pine Street. Behind the men are the symbols of the order, the three link emblem and the letters F L T, which stand for Friendship, Love, and Truth. Mike Klepao (front, second from right)…
ID Number:2014.49.010.035.0176
Date:1951
Image of Italian Club president sitting at desk, Seattle, circa 1953
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Italian Club president sitting at desk, Seattle, circa 1953

Here, the president of the Italian Club (now Italian Club of Seattle, Inc.) sits at a desk, filling his pipe. Above the desk is a shelf full of miniature alcohol bottles.
ID Number:2014.49.010.042.0084
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Italian club president and wife seated on stool, Seattle, circa 1950
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Italian club president and wife seated on stool, Seattle, circa 1950

The Italian Club (now Italian Club of Seattle, Inc.) President and his wife pose seated on a stool in front of elaborately decorated drapery.
ID Number:2014.49.010.043.0087
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Italian club president and wife seated on stool, Seattle, circa 1950
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Italian club president and wife seated on stool, Seattle, circa 1950

The Italian Club (now Italian Club of Seattle, Inc.) President and his wife pose seated on a stool in front of elaborately decorated drapery.
ID Number:2014.49.010.044.0088
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Italian Club President and wife in front of mirror, Seattle, circa 1950
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Italian Club President and wife in front of mirror, Seattle, circa 1950

Here, the president of the Italian Club (now Italian Club of Seattle, Inc.) and his wife pose standing in front of a fireplace with a mirror above the mantle. They are looking into the mirror with their faces captured in the reflection.
ID Number:2014.49.010.044.0201
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Group posing at Esquire dance, Seattle, April 9, 1950
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Group posing at Esquire dance, Seattle, April 9, 1950

The Royal Esquire Club is a private club which still exists in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. Here, at a Royal Esquire dance, eight people in suits and dresses pose for a photo. The first man on the left is Frank Fair, and the first man on the right is Bruce Rowell. To his right is Dorothy. The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.010.054.0112
Date:1950
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