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Two men shaking hands, circa 1944

Two unidentified men stand in a room and share a handshake; one of them wears a navy uniform. Three posters behind them read: "Man the Victory Fleet, We Vote, the Congress of Industrial Organizations" and "You Bet I'm Going Back to Sea, U.S. Merchant Marine" and "The Rights We Fight For". Cases of Blatz Pilsener Beer are stacked on the…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder25.004
Date:Circa 1944
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Two men in group shaking hands at union office, circa 1944

Two unidentified men shake hands at the office of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Association of the Pacific, a CIO labor union which represented galley staff on steamships. A group of people, probably union members and staff, look on. The photographer Al Smith was a member of this union.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder25.005
Date:Circa 1944
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Two women and two men in a union office, circa 1944

A seated man claps his hands while two unidentified women and a man appear to be singing and dancing in front of posters urging union members to vote in an upcoming election. The photographer Al Smith was a member of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Association of the Pacific, a CIO labor union which represented galley staff on steamships, so…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder25.006
Date:Circa 1944
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Two members of the YMCA Men's Club, Seattle, circa 1952

Two unidentified members of a YMCA Men's Club shake hands in front of the club logo.. A certificate for the Colman HI-Y high school group hangs on the wall over the right end of the fireplace.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder26.001
Date:Circa 1952
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Three members of the YMCA Men's Club, Seattle, circa 1952

Three unidentified members of a YMCA Men's Club pose for a photograph. Two wear double-breasted suits. A certificate for the Colman HI-Y high school group hangs on the wall over the right end of the fireplace, and a mounted deer head hangs above.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder26.002
Date:Circa 1952
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Group of 17 YMCA Men's Club members, Seattle, circa 1952

Here, 17 unidentified members of a YMCA Men's Club pose for a group photograph with the club logo.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder26.003
Date:Circa 1952
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Group of ten YMCA Men's Club members, Seattle, circa 1952

Here, a group of 10 members of a YMCA Men's Club stand in front of a fireplace and the club logo. The six men on the right hold candles, suggesting that this is a ceremonial event that involves the four men on the left. A certificate for the Colman HI-Y high school group hangs on the wall over the right…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder26.004
Date:Circa 1952
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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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Members of a bowling team with trophies, Seattle, circa 1956

The five-man bowling team that photographer Al Smith played on won a Mardi Gras trophy. Three of the men in the photo can be identified by matching the names on the trophy with the names on the bowling shirts: James Minter (third from left), Clift Jones (third from right) and Al Pettit (far right). With Al Smith behind the camera,…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder27.002
Date:Circa 1956
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Group at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944

The 1944 Northwest district convention of the Communist party took place in Seattle in early May 1944. James W. Ford, national vice-chairman of the Communist Party, opened the convention, speaking at a rally at 1318 Eighth Avenue. Ford is pictured here, third from left, with Northwest district secretary Henry P. "Heinie" Huff, next to him at far right. The other…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder28.001
Date:1944
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