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Image of Sorting room in the Broadway Station, U.S. Post Office, Seattle, circa 1950
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Sorting room in the Broadway Station, U.S. Post Office, Seattle, circa 1950

In the mid-1950s, Al Smith began working as a mail carrier at the Post Office and stayed for 25 years. He was proud of his work there and appreciated the post office job for its security, fair wages, and relative lack of discrimination. The job afforded him both a middle-class lifestyle and an opportunity to pursue his avocation of photography.…
ID Number:2014.49.018.024.0053
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Jenkins family gathering, Seattle, circa 1950
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Jenkins family gathering, Seattle, circa 1950

The following people at this Jenkins family gathering have been identified. Standing-- Bob and Fran Frasier (1st and 2nd from left), Ms. Lewis (6th from left), Willeta (Riddel) Gayton and James Gayton (3rd and 2nd from right), and Gertrude (Johnson) Peoples (right). The rest of are unidentified. Seated, left to right: Delores Bradley (with Sharon Bradley in lap), Andrew Jenkins,…
ID Number:2014.49.018.025.0056
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Bartenders and patrons at the Italian Club, Seattle, circa 1950
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Bartenders and patrons at the Italian Club, Seattle, circa 1950

Joe Smith (foreground) and another bartender fix drinks for guests at the Italian Club. The club was located at 1902 Second Avenue in downtown Seattle. Captiion information source: Polk's Seattle City Directory, 1951.
ID Number:2014.49.018.025.0057
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Group at the Italian Club, Seattle, circa 1950
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Group at the Italian Club, Seattle, circa 1950

Twenty-two unidentified people pose at Seattle's Italian Club for a group photo. The club was located at 1902 Second Avenue in downtown Seattle. Captiion information source: Polk's Seattle City Directory, 1951.
ID Number:2014.49.018.025.0059
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Group at the Entre Nous, Seattle, December 29, 1947
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Group at the Entre Nous, Seattle, December 29, 1947

Eight women and five men in formal attire gather at Seattle's Entre Nous for a year-end group portrait. The following have been identified: Leo Adams (back row, 2nd from left), Judge Charles Stokes (back row, 3rd from left), and Mildred (Anderson) McHenry (middle row, 2nd from left). The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.018.026.0061
Date:1947
Image of Couple at Entre Nous, Seattle, December 29, 1947
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Couple at Entre Nous, Seattle, December 29, 1947

Robert Albert and Ms. Bowen smile at one another at a year-end party at Seattle's Entre Nous. Albert worked at the U.S. Navy shipyard.
ID Number:2014.49.018.026.0062
Date:1947
Image of Max Weisbooth, Seattle, February 22, 1948
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Max Weisbooth, Seattle, February 22, 1948

Boxing promoter and manager Max Weisbooth sits at a desk.
ID Number:2014.49.018.031.0072
Date:1948
Image of Bill Ross and
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Bill Ross and "Gorick the Tailor," Seattle, February 22, 1948

Seattle boxer and fight trainer Bill Ross, left, and a fighter identified as "Gorick the Tailor" stand at the corner of a boxing ring.
ID Number:2014.49.018.032.0073
Date:1948
Image of Bill Ross and
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Bill Ross and "Gorick the Tailor," Seattle, February 22, 1948

Seattle boxer and fight trainer Bill Ross, right, and a fighter identified as "Gorick the Tailor" stand at the corner of a boxing ring.Ross ran a boxing gym. The back of Gorick's robe reads "Golden Gloves. Seattle PI. 1948."
ID Number:2014.49.018.032.0074
Date:1948
Image of Boxer
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Boxer "Gorick the Tailor" with dog, Seattle, February 22, 1948

A fighter, identified as "Gorick the Tailor," squats in the corner of a boxing ring with a small dog.
ID Number:2014.49.018.032.0075
Date:1948
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