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Image of View from behind the brass section at the Trianon, Seattle, circa 1947
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View from behind the brass section at the Trianon, Seattle, circa 1947

Here, at Seattle's Trianon Ballroom, a black trumpet player plays with an unidentified band while the white audience looks on. For many years, the Trianon Ballroom, 218 Wall Street, was a segregated club. While black bands might play, black patrons were restricted to one night a week at most. Written on negative sleeve: Jazz / Eagles / Jimmy Lunceford
ID Number:2014.49.002.025.0085
Date:Circa 1947
Image of Trumpet player Erskine Hawkins performing at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, October 14, 1944
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Trumpet player Erskine Hawkins performing at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, October 14, 1944

Trumpet player Erskine Hawkins was best known for composing ""Tuxedo Junction"". Here, Hawkins plays the trumpet at Seattle's Civic Auditorium on October 14, 1944. Fan Helen Truhill, at the edge of the stage, smiles toward the camera. Written on negative sleeve: 10-14-44 Erskine Hawkins Civic Audit.
ID Number:2014.49.002.026.0089
Date:1944
Image of Jazz pianist and audience, October 14, 1944
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Jazz pianist and audience, October 14, 1944

A jazz pianist smiles toward the camera as the audience moves around below the stage. Written on negative sleeve: 10-14-44 Erskine Hawkins Civic Audit.
ID Number:2014.49.002.026.0091
Date:1944
Image of Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet with his band, Seattle, July 17, 1944
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Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet with his band, Seattle, July 17, 1944

Trumpet player Louis Armstrong and his band played Seattle's Civic Auditorium on July 17 and 18, 1944. Many of his fans at the edge of the stage are in military dress. Written on negative page: 7-17-44 Louis Armstrong [band?] / Opening night Madison USO 9-16-44Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, July 14, 1944, p. 10.
ID Number:2014.49.002.027.0094
Date:1944
Image of Louis Armstrong performing at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, July 17, 1944
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Louis Armstrong performing at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, July 17, 1944

Trumpet player Louis Armstrong and his band played Seattle's Civic Auditorium on July 17 and 18, 1944. Here, two sailors sit in the front row, listening to Armstrong play the trumpet. Written on negative page: 7-17-44 Louis Armstrong [band?] / Opening night Madison USO 9-16-44Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, July 14, 1944, p. 10.
ID Number:2014.49.002.027.0096
Date:1944
Image of Military jazz band performing, Seattle, September 16, 1944
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Military jazz band performing, Seattle, September 16, 1944

In this 1944 photo, jazz musicians perform at a club while the audience gathers at the edge of the small stage. All are men in miltary uniform. Written on negative page: Opening night Madison USO 9-16-44
ID Number:2014.49.002.027.0097
Date:1944
Image of Louis Armstrong onstage at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, July 17, 1944
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Louis Armstrong onstage at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, July 17, 1944

Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure wherever jazz was played around the city. Here, he photographed Louis Armstrong and his band, who played at Seattle's Civic Auditorium on July 17 and 18, 1944. This photo shows Armstrong standing at the microphone, trumpet in hand, at the July 17 performance. Bandstands are just visible behind him, printed with the…
ID Number:2014.49.002.027.0214
Date:1944
Image of International Sweethearts of Rhythm female jazz band, Seattle, September 1944
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International Sweethearts of Rhythm female jazz band, Seattle, September 1944

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, the country's only integrated all-women band, came to Seattle in September 1944. They played twice at the Civic Auditorium and also performed at the Black and Tan. Here, the group's saxophone players, in matching outfits, play behind their flowered bandstand. Written on negative page: 9-24-44 Sweethearts of Rythm [sic] at Black & TanCaption information Source:…
ID Number:2014.49.002.028.0100
Date:1944
Image of International Sweethearts of Rhythm female jazz band, Seattle, September 1944
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International Sweethearts of Rhythm female jazz band, Seattle, September 1944

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, the country's only integrated all-women band, came to Seattle in September 1944. They played twice at the Civic Auditorium and also performed at the Black and Tan. Here, the band's saxophonists play at the Black and Tan. Written on negative page: 9-24-44 Sweethearts of Rythm [sic] at Black & Tan
ID Number:2014.49.002.028.0101
Date:1944
Image of International Sweethearts of Rhythm female jazz band, Seattle, September 1944
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International Sweethearts of Rhythm female jazz band, Seattle, September 1944

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, the country's only integrated all-women band, came to Seattle in September 1944. They played twice at the Civic Auditorium and also performed at the Black and Tan. Here, at the Black and Tan, their trumpet player solos as members of the appreciative audience listen and dance. Written on negative page: 9-24-44 Sweethearts of Rythm [sic]…
ID Number:2014.49.002.028.0102
Date:1944
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