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Image of NACWC convention delegates near train at King Street Station, Seattle, August 1948
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NACWC convention delegates near train at King Street Station, Seattle, August 1948

In this photo ten of women, in Seattle to attend the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), pose near a train at King Street Station. Delegates to the convention, held July 31 - August 7, 1948, represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We Climb" to promote self-help…
ID Number:2014.49.010.074.0168
Date:1948
Image of NACWC convention delegates around piano, Seattle, August 1948
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NACWC convention delegates around piano, Seattle, August 1948

In this photo, twelve women in evening dresses pose around a grand piano at Plymouth Congregational Church. The women are attendees at the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting…
ID Number:2014.49.010.075.0169
Date:1948
Image of NACWC convention delegates around piano, Seattle, August 1948
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NACWC convention delegates around piano, Seattle, August 1948

In this photo, ten women in evening dresses pose around a grand piano at Plymouth Congregational Church. The women are attendees at the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting…
ID Number:2014.49.010.075.0170
Date:1948
Image of NACWC convention delegates in formal attire, Seattle, August 1948
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NACWC convention delegates in formal attire, Seattle, August 1948

Here, six formally-dressed women pose together at Plymouth Congregational Church during the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We Climb" to promote self-help among women. The opening meeting…
ID Number:2014.49.010.075.0171
Date:1948
Image of NACWC convention delegates posing in Seattle, August 1948
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NACWC convention delegates posing in Seattle, August 1948

Here, nine women, some wearing cowboy hats, pose together at Plymouth Congregational Church during the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, gathered under the motto of "Lifting as We Climb" to promote self-help among women.…
ID Number:2014.49.010.075.0172
Date:1948
Image of East Madison/East Union float in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952
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East Madison/East Union float in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952

Seattle’s 1952 Seafair celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding. The many events included five parades in different parts of the city. The International Parade, on August 5, took place downtown, on Fourth Avenue and headed south into the Chinatown - International District.Starting that same year, Seattle’s Black community held a Mardi Gras festival that participated in Seafair. This photo…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.107
Date:1952
Image of Ruby Chow float in the Seafair Parade, August 5, 1952
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Ruby Chow float in the Seafair Parade, August 5, 1952

Seattle’s 1952 Seafair celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding. The many events included five parades in different parts of the city. The International Parade, on August 5, took place downtown, on Fourth Avenue and headed south into the Chinatown - International District. This photo, taken from the west side of Fourth Avenue, shows the Ruby Chow float in the…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.109
Date:1952
Image of Chinese Dragon Dancers in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952
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Chinese Dragon Dancers in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952

Seattle’s 1952 Seafair celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding. The many events included five parades in different parts of the city. The International Parade, on August 5, took place downtown, on Fourth Avenue and headed south into the Chinatown - International District.This photo shows the Loong, a 102-foot long dragon with its dancers, as they pass the Leavitt Brothers…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.110
Date:1952
Image of Eastside Hall, Seattle, circa 1951
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Eastside Hall, Seattle, circa 1951

The growing popularity of ballroom dancing and swing prompted the opening of numerous ballrooms around Seattle. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photographs in and around the jazz clubs.This former movie theater at East Madison Street and 22nd Avenue in Seattle’s Central District later claimed fame as a dance and supper club. Ray Charles, Ron Holden, Jimi Hendrix and others…
ID Number:2014.49.11.02.01
Date:1951
Image of Eastside Hall exterior, Seattle, circa 1951
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Eastside Hall exterior, Seattle, circa 1951

The growing popularity of ballroom dancing and swing prompted the opening of numerous ballrooms around Seattle. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photographs in and around the jazz clubs.Once known as the Gala movie theater at East Madison Street and 22nd Avenue in Seattle's Central District, the building shown here later claimed fame as a dance and supper club. Ray…
ID Number:2014.49.11.02.02
Date:Circa 1951
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