774 results for: "al smith collection"
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Neighborhood houses, Seattle, circa 1955
Al Smith took many photographs in Seattle’s Central District, located between the downtown business district and out along East Madison. Housing discrimination and restrictive real estate covenants meant that this was one of the few areas where African Americans could live. Much of the neighborhood was made up of small older brick or frame houses. Here, two Central Area residents…
ID Number:2014.49.011.019.0090
Date:Circa 1955
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Black servicemen and their dates at a dance, Seattle, circa 1944
The US military was racially segregated throughout World War II and most home front services were also segregated. In Seattle, recreational events for Black servicemen and women, usually hosted by the U.S.O. or the Seattle Civilian War Commission, were often held separately from those for whites. In this photo, a large group of Black servicemen in uniform and their dates…
ID Number:2014.49.013.004.0033
Date:Circa 1944
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Thurgood Marshall with NAACP members at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, 1947
In 1947 Thurgood Marshall came to Seattle to address members of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The event was held on Sunday, March 16, at Mount Zion Baptist Church on 19th Avenue and East Madison Street in Seattle's Central District neighborhood. A few years earlier, Marshall founded and became the executive…
ID Number:2014.49.013.031.0267
Date:1947
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Officers escorting man to police van, Seattle, circa 1940
Although Seattle photographer Al Smith is best known for his photos of the Central Area music scene and everyday life in the Black community, he also photographed various scenes he happened upon while out with his camera. In this instance, he captured a series of photos of two police officers restraining a man and escorting him into a police van.…
ID Number:2014.49.013.032.0276
Date:Circa 1940
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Embassy Theatre at night, Seattle,1940
The Embassy Theatre on Third Avenue and Union Street in Seattle opened in 1926 with 1000 seats, men's and women's waiting rooms, spacious parlors, and a large Kimball organ. Originally a vaudeville house, the theater soon switched to films as public tastes changed in the late 1920s. The theatre was an active movie house until it closed it 1983. The…
ID Number:2014.49.013.035.0299
Date:1940
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Souvenir photo folder from the Black & Tan Club, Seattle, circa 1945
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished from World War II up until the early 1960s, when the Civil Rights movement broke down barriers barring African Americans from living and working in the larger community. Seattle-born photographer Albert J. "Al" Smith, Sr. (1916-2008) was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of patrons and friends, then returning the following…
ID Number:2014.49.13.05.01
Date:Circa 1945
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Souvenir photo folder from the Basin Street Club, Seattle, circa 1945
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished from World War II up until the early 1960s, when the Civil Rights movement broke down barriers barring African Americans from living and working in the larger community. Seattle-born photographer Albert J. "Al" Smith, Sr. (1916-2008) was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of patrons and friends, then returning the following…
ID Number:2014.49.13.05.02
Date:Circa 1945
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Two boxers posing in a gym, Seattle, circa 1949
Two young boxers pose inside the ring in a gym near First Avenue and Cherry Street in downtown Seattle. The young man at right is Freddie Brown (1931-1961), who won the middleweight championship title at the 14th annual Golden Gloves Tournament in February 1949.
ID Number:2014.49.014.003.0005
Date:Circa 1949
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Bill Ross lacing young boxer's gloves, Seattle, circa 1953
An unidentified young boxer is helped with his gloves by boxing trainer, manager, and former boxer Bill Ross at a gym near First Avenue and Cherry Street.
ID Number:2014.49.014.005.0007
Date:Circa 1953
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Basketball players jumping for ball, Seattle, December 1948
The San Francisco Saints and the Hawaii Nisei, shown here, were amateur basketball teams made up of Chinese and Japanese Americans, respectively. As a members of the Amateur Athletic Union, the teams competed against teams throughout California and the United States.This action shot was likely taken during the second annual "Oriental American Basketball Tournament," which was held at the Seattle…
ID Number:2014.49.014.006.0008
Date:1948