777 results for: Smith, Al, Sr.
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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
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Group of Beni Hassan shrine members outside Gideon's Drugstore, Seattle, circa 1950
In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends, and other local people in their everyday lives. Here, he photographed a group of men outside Gideon’s Drugstore in the Central Area, at the intersection of 22nd Avenue, Denny Way, and Madison Street. The drugstore was opened by Russell Gideon (1904-1985), a leader…
ID Number:2014.49.15.028.01
Date:Circa 1950
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Stunt cowboy jumping off of platform at rodeo, 1962
The Maguire and Voiss World Champion Rodeo came to Seattle 1962, performing at the Catholic Memorial Stadium at 14th Avenue and Jefferson Street in the Central Area. Cowboys, stunt men, and Hollywood entertainers gave daily performances at the 8500-seat stadium from May 17 through September 14. Here, a stuntman dressed as a cowboy dives off a high platform into a…
ID Number:2014.49.15.047.02
Date:1962
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Pat Tolliver at Cosmetologists Club event, Seattle, circa 1962
The Seattle Cosmetologists Club was professional and social club for beauticians founded in 1949. This photo shows Pat Tolliver at one of the formal events held by the club.
ID Number:2014.49.15.056.01
Date:Circa 1962
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Members of the East Cherry Branch of the YWCA, Seattle, circa 1960
First formed as the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA in 1919, the East Cherry Branch was a prominent Black women’s organization that provided social, spiritual, and recreational services to young women in need. The YWCA building was one of the few meeting places for African Americans that hosted many community and organizational functions.This photo shows a group of eight well-dressed women and…
ID Number:2014.49.15.059.01
Date:Circa 1955
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Children at a party, Seattle, circa 1955
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family and friends in the city's Black community. Here, he photographs a group of smiling children dressed up for a party. The girl second from left in the front row winks for the camera.
ID Number:2014.49.15.084.01
Date:Circa 1955
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Dr. Donald Phelps and son Michael at Mount Rainier, circa 1955
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family and friends in their everyday lives. Here, Smith photographs his brother-in-law Dr. Donald Phelps, with son Michael Phelps on his shoulders, during a family picnic to Mount Rainier National Park, around 1955. Dr. Phelps was a prominent educator who later became the chancellor of…
ID Number:2014.49.15.092.03
Date:Circa 1955
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Izzy Smith, Seattle, circa 1958
Isabelle “Izzy” Donaldson was born to a family of Black coal miners in Roslyn, Washington. She met photographer Al Smith, Sr. in 1939, just before he set sail on a monthlong trip. They wrote each other letters, and in 1941, after Al returned, they married. Al Smith took this photo of Izzy around 1958, before a house party. The Smiths…
ID Number:2014.49.15.097.04
Date:Circa 1958
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Woman balancing baby, Seattle, circa 1942
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family and friends in the city's Black community. Here, Smith photographs a woman holding up a small girl by her feet. The perfectly balanced baby seems completely unbothered to be standing so high off the ground.
ID Number:2014.49.15.101.08
Date:Circa 1942
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Five women posing in front of a house, circa 1950
In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. Here, five unidentified women pose together in front of a house. Carrying handbags, they appear to be about to head out for the evening.
ID Number:2014.49.15.102.01
Date:Circa 1950