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Youth football team leaving by train for Las Vegas, Seattle, November 25, 1952
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith also took photos of events important to the city’s Black community. The Nisei Japanese Veterans Association had sponsored a neighborhood Little League football team that was open to all. In 1952, the team, called the International Fighting Irish, won the city and Northwest district championships and headed off by…
ID Number:2014.49.092.013.0001
Date:1952
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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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Schwabacher Bros. truck waiting to join parade, Seattle, July 29,1938
The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened an branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2015.30.2
Date:1938
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Schwabacher Bros. parade wagon, Seattle, July 29, 1938
The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened an branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2015.30.3
Date:1938
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Schwabacher Bros. band waiting to join parade, Seattle, July 29, 1938
The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened an branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2015.30.4
Date:1938
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Children on Schwabacher Bros. parade float, Seattle, July 29, 1938
The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened an branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2015.30.5
Date:1938
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Harmel's menu, circa 1941
Opened during World War II, Harmel's was located at 7321 Sand Point Way, directly opposite the Sand Point Naval Air Station. The local newspaper noted the establishment of this "new-type cafe" in December 1941 as a reflection of population and traffic growth in the Sand Point district, adding that Harmel's "will have an extensive parking area to provide drive-in service."This…
ID Number:2016.36.4
Date:Circa 1941
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Bowling teammates posing together at tournament, Seattle, 1954
In 1954, Seattle hosted the country's then-largest sporting event, the 51st Annual American Bowling Congress Open Tournament, at the Seattle Field Artillery Armory, a building now known as the Seattle Center Armory. The tournament opened on March 20 and consisted of 95,000 games played over 45 days on 32 alleys. Over 3,000 teams made up of 16,000 players competed for…
ID Number:2016.82.6
Date:1954
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Launch party for Kirsten-Boeing boat, Seattle, August 14, 1922
German-born University of Washington aeronautical-engineering professor Frederick Kurt "Fred" Kirsten (1885-1952) came to the Puget Sound area in 1902. He was considered a pioneer in aircraft research, and the Kirsten Wind Tunnel Laboratory at UW is named for him. Professor Kirsten held nearly 100 patents for his inventions, including the Kirsten, a "clean" pipe still sold by the Kirsten Pipe…
ID Number:2017.44.1
Date:1922
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Kirsten-Boeing boat in drydock, Seattle, August 14, 1922
German-born University of Washington aeronautical-engineering professor Frederick Kurt "Fred" Kirsten (1885-1952) came to the Puget Sound area in 1902. He was considered a pioneer in aircraft research, and the Kirsten Wind Tunnel Laboratory at UW is named for him. Professor Kirsten held nearly 100 patents for his inventions, including the Kirsten, a "clean" pipe still sold by the Kirsten Pipe…
ID Number:2017.44.2
Date:1922