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Image of Contestants for Mardi Gras Queen, Seattle, July 30, 1950
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Contestants for Mardi Gras Queen, Seattle, July 30, 1950

These five young woman were finalists for the 1950 Central Area Mardi Gras Queen. From left to right: Beverly (Washington) Kelly, Vivian (Meade) Caver, Queen Theresa (Willa) Miller Frank, Leanella Lombard, and Gertrude (Johnson) Peoples.
ID Number:2014.49.018.017.0034
Date:1950
Image of Event during the Central Area Mardi Gras pageant, Seattle, July 30, 1950
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Event during the Central Area Mardi Gras pageant, Seattle, July 30, 1950

Here, fourteen young women stand onstage with a male announcer. This was apparently part of the Queen Central Area Mardi Gras pageant. From left to right are: unidentified, Beverly (Washington) Kelly, Gloria (Jenkins) Bowman, Gertrude (Johnson) Peoples, Robert Braxton, and Vivian (Meade) Caver, Leanella Lombard, Ruth Johnetta Weber Latcholia, Royleen Washington, three unidentified, Theresa (Willa) Miller Frank, and two unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.018.017.0037
Date:1950
Image of Guests at Fran & Bob Patty's wedding shower, Seattle, February 20, 1950
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Guests at Fran & Bob Patty's wedding shower, Seattle, February 20, 1950

Fifteen of the guests attending Fran and Bob Patty's February 1950 wedding shower sat for a group portrait. In the back row, from left to right are: unidentified, Freddy Bowmar, Roy Holmes, unidentified, Leonard Gayton, and Bob Frasier. In the front row, from left to right are Isabelle "Izzie" (Donaldson) Smith, Cecilia "Babe" Holmes, Mary , Francis Frasier, and Emma…
ID Number:2014.49.018.019.0041
Date:1950
Image of Jenkins family gathering, Seattle, circa 1950
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Jenkins family gathering, Seattle, circa 1950

The following people at this Jenkins family gathering have been identified. Standing-- Bob and Fran Frasier (1st and 2nd from left), Ms. Lewis (6th from left), Willeta (Riddel) Gayton and James Gayton (3rd and 2nd from right), and Gertrude (Johnson) Peoples (right). The rest of are unidentified. Seated, left to right: Delores Bradley (with Sharon Bradley in lap), Andrew Jenkins,…
ID Number:2014.49.018.025.0056
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Couple at Entre Nous, Seattle, December 29, 1947
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Couple at Entre Nous, Seattle, December 29, 1947

Robert Albert and Ms. Bowen smile at one another at a year-end party at Seattle's Entre Nous. Albert worked at the U.S. Navy shipyard.
ID Number:2014.49.018.026.0062
Date:1947
Image of Patsy Davis's first birthday party, 1947
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Patsy Davis's first birthday party, 1947

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, Smith captures the…
ID Number:2014.49.023.025.0018
Date:1947
Image of Military veterans marching in Pride parade, Seattle, 1993
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Military veterans marching in Pride parade, Seattle, 1993

Seattle celebrated its first Gay Pride Week in June 1974, with a variety of festive activities at private and public venues around the city. The largest event, a day of celebrations at Occidental Park, drew a crowd of about 200. Three years later, Mayor Wes Uhlman officially endorsed the city’s pride celebration, declaring June 25 to July 1, 1977 to…
ID Number:2014.49.032.002.03
Date:1993
Image of Frontrunners Gay and Lesbian Running Club marching in Pride parade, Seattle, 1993
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Frontrunners Gay and Lesbian Running Club marching in Pride parade, Seattle, 1993

Seattle celebrated its first Gay Pride Week in June 1974, with a variety of festive activities at private and public venues around the city. The largest event, a day of celebrations at Occidental Park, drew a crowd of about 200. Three years later, Mayor Wes Uhlman officially endorsed the city’s pride celebration, declaring June 25 to July 1, 1977 to…
ID Number:2014.49.032.002.04
Date:1993
Image of Izzy Smith at ROOTS Family Picnic, Seattle, 1990
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Izzy Smith at ROOTS Family Picnic, Seattle, 1990

The tradition of the ROOTS family picnic began in the early 1970s, when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited to dinner a group of close friends they hadn't seen in many years. Those who attended agreed to establish more regular get togethers. Word went out to the “Old Timers,” as they called themselves, to come to a reunion at Seward Park.…
ID Number:2014.49.047.091.02
Date:Circa 1985
Image of Woman at ROOTS Family Picnic, Seattle, 2001
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Woman at ROOTS Family Picnic, Seattle, 2001

The tradition of the ROOTS family picnic began in the early 1970s, when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited to dinner a group of close friends they hadn't seen in many years. Those who attended agreed to establish more regular get togethers. Word went out to the “Old Timers,” as they called themselves, to come to a reunion at Seward Park.…
ID Number:2014.49.047.093.02
Date:Circa 1985
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