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Image of Seafair Princess with mayor and others, Seattle, July 23, 1951
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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
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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 Princess with others after crowning, Seattle, July 23, 1951
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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 Sailors and their dates at a nightclub, Seattle, 1942
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Sailors and their dates at a nightclub, Seattle, 1942

Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.Here, Smith photographed three sailors in uniform and their dates…
ID Number:2014.49.14.028.09
Image of Club Rizal owner Charlie Beale and his wife, February 1944
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Club Rizal owner Charlie Beale and his wife, February 1944

Club Rizal was a Filipino social club and dance establishment in Seattle. It operated in the mid-1930s on King St., until moving to Stockton, California in 1937. In 1943, it reopened in Seattle at the corner of 6th Ave. S. and S. King Street. New owner Charlie Beale featured popular local acts such as Al Pierre's jazz band and singer…
ID Number:2014.49.14.038.02
Date:1944
Image of View of Seattle from Capitol Hill, 1962
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View of Seattle from Capitol Hill, 1962

Looking across Lake Union, this night-time view of Seattle includes the construction of I-5 and the stacks of the 1914 Lake Union Steam Plant in the foreground, and the Naval Reserve Armory in the center. The Space Needle glows brightly on the horizon, and the the KING 5 broadcast tower on Queen Anne Hill is visible at far right.
ID Number:2014.49.15.017.02
Date:1962
Image of Couple next to the jukebox at the Black Elks Club, Seattle, January 1, 1946
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Couple next to the jukebox at the Black Elks Club, Seattle, January 1, 1946

The Black Elks Club in Seattle was the local chapter of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, a historically black fraternal organization. Celebrities such as Nat King Cole and Dinah Washington were often spotted there after hours.Here a couple poses near a jukebox at the Black Elks Club. The man, identified as "Benny," holds a…
ID Number:2014.49.16.040.03
Date:1946
Image of Seattle skyline, circa 1940
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Seattle skyline, circa 1940

This view of Seattle looks west northwest over the Chinatown - International District. King Street Station and the Smith Tower are visible in the distance.
ID Number:2014.49.018.014.0026
Date:Circa 1940
Image of Jenkins family gathering, Seattle, circa 1950
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Jenkins family gathering, Seattle, circa 1950

The following people at this Jenkins family gathering have been identified. Standing-- Bob and Fran Frasier (1st and 2nd from left), Ms. Lewis (6th from left), Willeta (Riddel) Gayton and James Gayton (3rd and 2nd from right), and Gertrude (Johnson) Peoples (right). The rest of are unidentified. Seated, left to right: Delores Bradley (with Sharon Bradley in lap), Andrew Jenkins,…
ID Number:2014.49.018.025.0056
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Claude Norris, Royal Brougham, and  Bruce Rowell, Seattle, circa 1946
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Claude Norris, Royal Brougham, and Bruce Rowell, Seattle, circa 1946

This photo shows Claude Norris (left), Royal Brougham (center), and Bruce Rowell standing together, with Brougham holding a trophy. The nature of the event is unknown, though it was presumably sports-related, as Brougham was the long-time sports editor for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and at the time, Norris and Rowell headed the Seattle franchise of the minor-league West Coast Negro Baseball…
ID Number:2014.49.018.044.0096
Date:Circa 1946
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