538 results for: Clubs and Organizations
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Masonic event, Seattle, June 1950
Twenty-three women and two men pose for their group portrait during a Masonic event. The following participants have been identified: Mrs. Gaston, Margaret McShan, Albertine Jones, Hope Ward, Mrs. Davis, Bea Chatters, and Mrs. Douglas. The rest are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.018.018.0038
Date:1950
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Gay Ladies Social Club formal dance, Seattle, circa 1948
Seventeen members of the Gay Ladies Social Club have gathered for a formal dance at an unidentified Seattle venue. Two members have been identified: Ann Gardenhire (right center, in dark dress) and Alice Tibbs (2nd to right of Gardenhire). The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.018.041.0088
Date:Circa 1948
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Pallbearers at Al Herre's funeral, Seattle, circa 1939
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith also took photos of groups and events in the city’s black community. On this occasion, he photographed the pallbearers at the funeral of Al Herre, a member of the Royal Esquires, as they carried his coffin to a LaSalle hearse. The Royal Esquire Club was founded in 1947 as…
ID Number:2014.49.091.041.03
Date:Circa 1939
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Kohga Photographic Society at the Maneki Café, Seattle, circa 1949
Seattle photographer Al Smith began taking photographs as a hobby as a teenager and continued documenting his experiences, both abroad and at home, throughout his life. Best known for his photos of Seattle's Jackson Street area jazz clubs and musicians, Smith also photographed family, friends, and local people in their everyday lives.After World War II, Al Smith was invited to…
ID Number:2014.49.Box31Folder001004
Date:1949
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Nile Temple Band in front of King Street Station, Seattle, June 3, 1919
In this image Nile Temple of Seattle musicians pose with their instruments in front of King Street Station. The band was part of a delegation from Seattle headed to Indianapolis for the 45th annual session of the Imperial Council, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, which was held from June 10-12, 1919. Handwritten on image: Nile Temple…
ID Number:2014.66.2
Date:1919
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The Prom You Never Went To souvenir photo, 1990
Sponsored by the Seattle chapter of the Tacky Tourist Clubs of America, "The Prom You Never Went To" was an annual event first held in 1983 that became an institution in the local gay and lesbian community. The annual party at "Lavender Valley High School, Home of the Fighting Poodles," gave gay people an opportunity to take the people they…
ID Number:2016.10.18.1
Date:1990
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Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group with bicycles at Snohomish train station, 1940
The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.1
Date:1940
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Two women riding bicycles near Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Summer 1949
The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.7.1
Date:1949
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Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group pulling a car in the snow, Glacier, Washington, January 1, 1950
The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.8.1
Date:1950
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Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group in front of cabin, circa 1950
The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.10.1
Date:Circa 1950