• Visit
    • Museum Accessibility
    • Community Access
    • Group Visits and Tours
    • Programs
      • History Café
      • MOHAI Mercantile Literary Series
      • First Thursday
      • Denny Lecture
      • Al Young Educator of the Year
      • Everyday Heroes
    • MOHAI Mercantile
    • Gourmondo at MOHAI
  • Exhibits
  • Events
  • Collections and Research
    • Collections Search
    • Themed Collections
    • Research Library
    • Image Ordering
    • Donate an Artifact
    • Curator’s Fellowship
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Membership at MOHAI
    • Gift Memberships
    • Corporate Support
  • Education
    • Field Trips
      • Self-Guided School Year Explorations
      • Creating Our Community
      • Cracking the History Code: Salish Stories
      • Cracking the History Code: Settling Around the Sound
      • Hands on History
      • Self-Guided Summer Field Trips
      • Homeschool Group
    • Portable Museum Program
    • Scholarships
    • Education FAQ
    • Primary Source Analysis
    • Online Curricula
    • Teen Programs
    • Idea Lab
    • Discovery Packs
    • Summer Camps
  • About
    • Annual Reports
    • The MOHAI Blog
    • Contact MOHAI
    • Opportunities
    • Leadership
    • Private Events
  • Donate
  • Tickets
  • Membership
HomeCollections and ResearchCollections Search

Collections Search

Explore stories in Northwest history through highlights from MOHAI’s collections. Search by keyword below or browse the entire online collection by entering the asterisk symbol (*). Filter your search by type of materials.

Download lower resolution images directly from an item page. MOHAI offers high-resolution digital reproductions of photographs and other materials from our collections for personal and professional use.

We have many more items in our collections and not everything you see online is on view at the museum. We have additional materials online at the University of Washington’s Digital Collections.

MOHAI Statement on Harmful Content

Search by Collection

Not finding what you are looking for?
Ask the MOHAI Collections Staff

772 results for: Smith, Al, Sr.

Share:
Image of Models backstage at fashion show, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Models backstage at fashion show, Seattle, circa 1953

Two women wearing bathrobes sit on a couch backstage at a fashion show, while two women wearing Asian-style clothing stand next to the couch, and a little girl plays on the floor in front of them. Two of the women are identified as Vivian (Meade) Caver, daughter of Christine Meade, and Peggy Johnson. The other two women are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.014.018.0031
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Couple posing at a party, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Couple posing at a party, Seattle, circa 1953

Here, Bill Conley and Betty Cox pose on the porch as an unidentified friend looks on during a party at a fourplex house located at 19th Avenue E. and E. John Street.
ID Number:2014.49.014.019.0035
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Group around table at club party, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Group around table at club party, Seattle, circa 1953

Here, a group sits at a table set for food and drink. The party may be at Faurot's Ballroom at 1214 E. Pike Street or The Trianon at 218 Wall Street. The guests are, left to right: unidentified man, Ruth (Beck) Davis of Tacoma, unidentified man, Betty Cox, Mr. Davis (Ruth Davis' husband), Dorothy Walton, and Frank Walton.
ID Number:2014.49.014.020.0038
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Group posing at a party, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Group posing at a party, Seattle, circa 1953

Isabelle (Donaldson) "Izzie" Smith, left, poses with, left to right, an unidentified man, Dorothy Hollingsworth, Dan, Betty Cox, Bill Conley, Ruth (Beck) Davis, and three unidentified others on the porch during a party at a fourplex house located at 19th Avenue E. and E. John Street.
ID Number:2014.49.014.021.0042
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Seafair Princess with mayor and others, Seattle, July 23, 1951
Photograph

Seafair Princess with mayor and others, Seattle, July 23, 1951

Lilyan Mar, Miss Chinatown 1951 and Seafair Princess, poses with, from left, Seafair's King Neptune II, William O. MacKay; band leader Tommy Dorsey, holding his trombone; and Seattle Mayor William Devin. Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, July 23, 1951, and August 4, 1951.
ID Number:2014.49.014.024.0052
Date:1951
Image of Seafair Princess being crowned by mayor, Seattle, July 23, 1951
Photograph

Seafair Princess being crowned by mayor, Seattle, July 23, 1951

Lilyan Mar, Miss Chinatown 1951, is crowned Seafair Princess by Seattle Mayor William Devin, while Seafair's King Neptune II, William O. MacKay, looks on. Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, July 23, 1951, and August 4, 1951.
ID Number:2014.49.014.024.0053
Date:1951
Image of Seafair royalty posing with their escorts, Seattle, July 23, 1951
Photograph

Seafair royalty posing with their escorts, Seattle, July 23, 1951

Lilyan Mar, Miss Chinatown 1951 and Seafair Princess, standing third from the left in the front row, poses with a large group of unidentified Seattle Seafair royalty and their escorts before entering the International Queens Ball at the Civic Auditorium. Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, July 23, 1951.
ID Number:2014.49.014.025.0055
Date:1951
Image of Seafair Princess with others after crowning, Seattle, July 23, 1951
Photograph

Seafair Princess with others after crowning, Seattle, July 23, 1951

Lilyan Mar, Miss Chinatown 1951, sits in a chair after being crowned Seafair Princess by Mayor William Devin, left, and Seafair's King Neptune II , William O. McKay. Standing behind her are the three other international festival queens, identified from left as, Rosemary Blancas, Miss Filipino; Elaine Sakai, Miss Japan; and JoAnne Squires, Mardi Gras Queen. Caption information source: Seattle…
ID Number:2014.49.014.025.0056
Date:1951
Image of Man standing on a dock with lumber, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Man standing on a dock with lumber, Seattle, circa 1953

An unidentified man stands on a dock, in front of sling loads of stacked lumber. He holds some papers and flashes a "V" for Victory sign, possibly related to a union dispute.
ID Number:2014.49.014.026.0058
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Men standing at the rail of a ship, Seattle, circa 1953
Photograph

Men standing at the rail of a ship, Seattle, circa 1953

Three unidentified crew members stand at the rail on the deck of an Alaska Steamship Company vessel. The men appear to be galley workers or stewards. One holds copy of a newspaper called The Dispatcher, with the headline "Stewards Signup Passes 75%," indicating the event is probably related to a union dispute.
ID Number:2014.49.014.026.0059
Date:Circa 1953
Previous 1 … 52 53 54 55 56 … 78 Next

Land Acknowledgement

MOHAI stands on the historic and contemporary lands and shores of the Duwamish, Suquamish, Muckleshoot, and other Coast Salish Nations. We acknowledge the forced displacement of Native Communities from this land while honoring the endurance of the Duwamish people who still live here.
Address: 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle WA, 98109
Phone: 206 324 1126
  • Plan a Visit
  • Directions and Parking
  • Accessibility
  • Group Tours
  • About

Sign up to Receive our Newsletter

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Copyright 2026, Museum of History & Industry. All Rights Reserved