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Image of Group of Beni Hassan shrine members outside Gideon's Drugstore, Seattle, circa 1950
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Group of Beni Hassan shrine members outside Gideon's Drugstore, Seattle, circa 1950

In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends, and other local people in their everyday lives. Here, he photographed a group of men outside Gideon’s Drugstore in the Central Area, at the intersection of 22nd Avenue, Denny Way, and Madison Street. The drugstore was opened by Russell Gideon (1904-1985), a leader…
ID Number:2014.49.15.028.01
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Children at a party, Seattle, circa 1955
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Children at a party, Seattle, circa 1955

In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family and friends in the city's Black community. Here, he photographs a group of smiling children dressed up for a party. The girl second from left in the front row winks for the camera.
ID Number:2014.49.15.084.01
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Izzy Smith, Seattle, circa 1958
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Izzy Smith, Seattle, circa 1958

Isabelle “Izzy” Donaldson was born to a family of Black coal miners in Roslyn, Washington. She met photographer Al Smith, Sr. in 1939, just before he set sail on a monthlong trip. They wrote each other letters, and in 1941, after Al returned, they married. Al Smith took this photo of Izzy around 1958, before a house party. The Smiths…
ID Number:2014.49.15.097.04
Date:Circa 1958
Image of Woman balancing baby, Seattle, circa 1942
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Woman balancing baby, Seattle, circa 1942

In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family and friends in the city's Black community. Here, Smith photographs a woman holding up a small girl by her feet. The perfectly balanced baby seems completely unbothered to be standing so high off the ground.
ID Number:2014.49.15.101.08
Date:Circa 1942
Image of Five women posing in front of a house, circa 1950
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Five women posing in front of a house, circa 1950

In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. Here, five unidentified women pose together in front of a house. Carrying handbags, they appear to be about to head out for the evening.
ID Number:2014.49.15.102.01
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Butch Smith and three friends, Seattle, circa 1948
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Butch Smith and three friends, Seattle, circa 1948

In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends, and other local people in their everyday lives. Here, he captures his young son Butch, at top, and three friends as they lounge outdoors on the grass.
ID Number:2014.49.15.115.07
Date:Circa 1948
Image of Double exposure of Izzy Smith at Lake Cushman, WA, circa 1970
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Double exposure of Izzy Smith at Lake Cushman, WA, circa 1970

In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. This photo is a double exposure of Smith's wife Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith (1916-2008), taken near the family's cabin at Lake Cushman, WA.
ID Number:2014.49.15.130.01
Date:Circa 1970
Image of Four people in a living room, Seattle, circa 1945
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Four people in a living room, Seattle, circa 1945

In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. Here, Smith photographs two men and two women, probably couples, sitting on a living room couch.
ID Number:2014.49.16.014.05
Date:Circa 1945
Image of Woman with a young baby, Seattle, 1945
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Woman with a young baby, Seattle, 1945

In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took portraits of individuals in the city’s black community. On this occasion, he photographed an unidentified young woman with an infant on her lap. The woman wears a flowered dress.
ID Number:2014.49.16.021.12
Date:1945
Image of Multi-generational group portrait, circa 1945
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Multi-generational group portrait, circa 1945

In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family and friends in the city's Black community. Here, Smith photographs thirteen people in a multi-generational group, including a young girl in front and at least 2 generations of adult family or friends. The group poses together in a living room, and two of the…
ID Number:2014.49.16.025.15
Date:Circa 1945
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