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Image of Couple at Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, 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
Image of Couple sitting in booth at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, December 1, 1945
Photograph

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
Image of Group at a table at the Basin Streen nightclub, Seattle, December 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
Image of Couple next to the jukebox at the Black Elks Club, Seattle, January 1, 1946
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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
Image of Bar at the Rocking Chair nightclub, Seattle, March 23, 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
Image of Woman wearing a fur coat at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, 1946
Photograph

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
Image of Woman at Basin Street nightclub, circa 1943
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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
Image of Woman sitting at table at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, September 1945
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Woman sitting at table at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, September 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 woman seated alone…
ID Number:2014.49.16.051.01
Date:1945
Image of Couple sitting in booth at Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, September 1945
Photograph

Couple sitting in booth at Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, September 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 seated in…
ID Number:2014.49.16.051.07
Date:1945
Image of Man wearing a reindeer sweater at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, March 16, 1946
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Man wearing a reindeer sweater at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, March 16, 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 an unidentified man wearing a…
ID Number:2014.49.16.052.01
Date:1946
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