878 results for: Performing Arts
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Woman dancing, Seattle, circa 1955
An unidentified dancer strikes a pose on a stage or in a studio.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder17.008
Date:Circa 1955
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Two young women students with a Post Office Department staff member, Seattle, circa 1956
Two unidentified female Catholic high school students, wearing uniforms, stand in a library with a uniformed man from the Post Office Department. The unidentified man and one of the students hold a book together.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder27.001
Date:Circa 1956
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Cab Calloway singing on stage with his orchestra, circa 1947
Cab Calloway sings into the microphone with his orchestra behind him. Handwritten on negative sleeve: Cab. Call.
ID Number:2014.49.002.001.0002
Date:Circa 1947
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Harry James and his orchestra in concert, Civic Auditorium, Seattle, September 20, 1947
At the Harry James performance at the Civic Auditorium, at 321 Mercer St., an unidentified saxophonist plays in front of the microphone. The photo also includes a seated, formally-dressed woman and a bass player. Handwritten on negative sleeve: Harry James 9-20-47
ID Number:2014.49.002.002.0005
Date:1947
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Harry James and his orchestra, Seattle, September 20, 1947
Harry James and his jazz band played at Seattle's Civic Auditorium on September 20, 1947. Here, James plays his trumpet along with clarinet and saxophone players. Handwritten on negative sleeve: Harry James 9-20-47
ID Number:2014.49.002.002.0006
Date:1947
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Harry James and his orchestra, Seattle, September 20, 1947
Jazz trumpeter Harry James (center) and his jazz orchestra played at Seattle's Civic Auditorium on September 20, 1947. Handwritten on negative sleeve: Harry James 9-20-47
ID Number:2014.49.002.002.0008
Date:1947
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Member of the Katherine Dunham dance group, Seattle, February 1, 1948
Katherine Dunham was a dancer and choreographer, and her dance company toured widely. On February 1, 1948, they performed in Seattle. Here, a member of the group poses on a backstage staircase. Handwritten on negative sleeve: Kat. Dun. 2/1/48
ID Number:2014.49.002.003.0011
Date:1948
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Katherine Dunham dancers in a double exposure, February 1, 1948
Katherine Dunham was a dancer and choreographer, and her dance company toured widely. On February 1, 1948, they performed in Seattle, and several members of the dance group posed for photographer Al Smith. Here, a double exposed sheet of film shows images of two people, a man and a woman, superimposed on one another. A photographer's note indicates the photo…
ID Number:2014.49.002.003.0197
Date:1948
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Member of the Katherine Dunham dance group, Seattle, February 1, 1948
Katherine Dunham was a dancer and choreographer, and her dance company toured widely. On February 1, 1948, they performed in Seattle. Here, a member of the group poses onstage. Handwritten on negative sleeve: Kat. Dun. 2/1/48
ID Number:2014.49.002.004.0015
Date:1948
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Earl Robinson and Paul Robeson, 1947
Composer Earl Robinson (left) and singer Paul Robeson (center) stand onstage with an unidentified man. Robinson was greatly influenced by Robeson, who performed some of his music. Handwritten on negative sleeve: Paul Rob
ID Number:2014.49.002.005.0016
Date:1947