772 results for: Smith, Al, Sr.
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Diners around table at Chinese restaurant, Seattle, circa 1953
Eight unidentified people sit together at a table in a busy Chinese restaurant.
ID Number:2014.49.014.056.0134
Date:Circa 1953
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Party group posing with raised glasses, Seattle, circa 1953
Twelve unidentified men and women pose together in a living room of an unidentified home. Most of the revelers stand in front of a wallpapered wall, while some sit on the floor by a coffee table.
ID Number:2014.49.014.057.0138
Date:Circa 1953
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Buddy and Jinx Brashear posing with their son, Seattle, circa 1953
Musician Buddy Brashear played piano with Billy Tolles and his Men of Jive. Here, Buddy and Jinx Brashear pose with their young son next to a Christmas tree set up on a dining table.
ID Number:2014.49.014.058.0139
Date:Circa 1953
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Couple with television set in living room, Seattle, circa 1953
An unidentified man and woman stand in front of a television set in a living room. He is holding a cup, looking at the camera, and pointing while she adjusts the set and looks at him.
ID Number:2014.49.014.058.0140
Date:Circa 1953
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Miss Kimura opening gifts at wedding shower, Seattle, circa 1953
Bride-to-be Miss Kimura sits on the floor of a living room opening gifts, surrounded by unidentified wedding shower guests.
ID Number:2014.49.014.059.0143
Date:Circa 1953
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Postal workers at post office, Seattle, circa 1944
A smiling man holding wrapped gifts is surrounded by unidentified fellow employees in the mail sorting area of the U.S. Post Office on Broadway near E. Pine Street. These may be work colleagues of the photographer, Al Smith.
ID Number:2014.49.014.061.0145
Date:Circa 1944
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Jive Bombers performance, Seattle, circa 1943
During World War II, Black musicians were recruited from across the country to officially serve as musicians in the U.S. Navy. Trained to play in big bands at the Great Lakes Naval Base in Illinois, the men formed 25-piece bands to tour naval bases and boost morale. One of the bands was transferred to the Sand Point Naval Air Station…
ID Number:2014.49.14.001.01
Date:Circa 1943
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Dancers entertaining patrons at nightclub, Seattle, circa 1946
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.Some of the Jackson Street nightclubs featured a floor show.…
ID Number:2014.49.14.001.04
Date:Circa 1946
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Palmer Johnson at Faurot's Ballroom, Seattle, circa 1940
The growing popularity of ballroom dancing and swing prompted the opening of numerous ballrooms around Seattle. Faurot’s Ballroom, at 1214 E. Pike Street, opened in the 1930s. Here, jazz pianist Palmer Johnson plays for a large group of patrons. Photographer Al Smith placed himself on stage, above Johnson.
ID Number:2014.49.14.006.03
Date:Circa 1940
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Jitterbuggers, Seattle, circa 1944
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.On this occasion, Smith photographed an energetically dancing couple being…
ID Number:2014.49.14.006.04
Date:Circa 1944