769 results for: Smith, Albert J., Sr.
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Women riding in East Union Seafair parade, Seattle, circa 1953
Five unidentified young women of Chinese descent wear traditional attire as they sit in a parade car marked "Miss Chinatown."
ID Number:2014.49.010.053.0109
Date:Circa 1953
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Black community Queen and princesses riding in Seafair International Parade, Seattle, circa 1953
In the early 1950s, Seattle’s annual Seafair celebration included an International Festival. Seattle's Filipino, Black, Chinese and Japanese communities each selected a royal court to represent them for the festival, and floats would carry the Queen and her princesses in the International Parade.Here, the Queen and four princesses representing Seattle Black community sit in a parade car during an International…
ID Number:2014.49.010.053.0110
Date:Circa 1953
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Festival queen waving from car during parade, Seattle, circa 1950
Jessie Grimes, the International Festival Queen, waves to the crowd on Jackson Street from a Cadillac sponsored by Royal Esquires Club, a private club which still exists in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. In the early 1950s, Seattle’s Filipino, Black, Chinese and Japanese communities selected a royal court to represent them for the festival. The African American community festival would later…
ID Number:2014.49.010.054.0111
Date:Circa 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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Marilyn Booker sitting with friends, Seattle, circa 1953
Three women in fancy hats sit on a couch behind a chain. A man sits behind and to the right. Marilyn Booker is on the far right. The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.010.054.0113
Date:Circa 1953
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Armchairs in a living room, Seattle, circa 1950
Seattle photographer Al Smith often photographed family and friends in their homes--in family groups, with friends at a house party, or dressed up for special occasions. In this unusual photo, Smith chose to photograph four empty chairs facing each other in a circle in a living room, with no people present.
ID Number:2014.49.010.054.0280
Date:Circa 1950
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Men waving on Elks parade float, Seattle, April 9, 1950
This photo shows a parade float for the "Black Elks" Lodge 109 in Seattle. The flatbed truck has a sign reading "Elks I.B.P.O.E of W. Puget Sound Lodge #109 and Auxiliary." One man drives the truck and two others stand on the back with a taxidermy elk, waving to the crowd.
ID Number:2014.49.010.055.0114
Date:1950
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Woman and boy standing on Elks parade float, Seattle, April 9, 1950
Here, woman and a young boy hold an American flag while standing on the "Black Elks" Lodge 109 parade float.
ID Number:2014.49.010.055.0189
Date:1950
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Portrait of Izzy Smith, Seattle, circa 1953
Here, Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith, wife of the photographer, poses in an off-the-shoulder dress, wearing a pearl choker.
ID Number:2014.49.010.056.0115
Date:Circa 1953
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Portrait of Izzie Smith, Seattle, circa 1953
Isabelle "Izzie" (Donaldson) Smith, wife of the photographer, poses in an Asian-style silk jacket.
ID Number:2014.49.010.056.0190
Date:Circa 1953