772 results for: Smith, Al, Sr.
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Woman with a young baby, Seattle, 1945
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took portraits of individuals in the city’s black community. On this occasion, he photographed an unidentified young woman with an infant on her lap. The woman wears a flowered dress.
ID Number:2014.49.16.021.12
Date:1945
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Couple in booth at Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, 1945
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 photographs a smiling couple in a booth at…
ID Number:2014.49.16.022.01
Date:1945
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Multi-generational group portrait, circa 1945
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 thirteen people in a multi-generational group, including a young girl in front and at least 2 generations of adult family or friends. The group poses together in a living room, and two of the…
ID Number:2014.49.16.025.15
Date:Circa 1945
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Couple at Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, 1945
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 unidentified couple on the…
ID Number:2014.49.16.029.10
Date:1945
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Couple sitting in booth at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, December 1, 1945
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 unidentified couple in a…
ID Number:2014.49.16.031.09
Date:1945
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Group at a table at the Basin Streen nightclub, Seattle, December 1945
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 a group of men and…
ID Number:2014.49.16.036.12
Date:1945
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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
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Bar at the Rocking Chair nightclub, Seattle, March 23, 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.The Rocking Chair, on 14th Avenue near Yesler Way, featured…
ID Number:2014.49.16.040.11
Date:1946
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Woman wearing a fur coat at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, 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.On this occasion, Smith photographed a blonde woman, identified as…
ID Number:2014.49.16.044.12
Date:1946
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Woman at Basin Street nightclub, circa 1943
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 photographs a woman sitting in a booth…
ID Number:2014.49.16.050.09
Date:Circa 1943