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Club Rizal owner Charlie Beale and his wife, February 1944
Club Rizal was a Filipino social club and dance establishment in Seattle. It operated in the mid-1930s on King St., until moving to Stockton, California in 1937. In 1943, it reopened in Seattle at the corner of 6th Ave. S. and S. King Street. New owner Charlie Beale featured popular local acts such as Al Pierre's jazz band and singer…
ID Number:2014.49.14.038.02
Date:1944
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Dancers at Club Rizal, Seattle, circa 1944
Seattle's Jackson Street area 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 couple on the dance floor…
ID Number:2014.49.14.047.09
Date:Circa 1944
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Hugh DeLacy campaign truck in parade, Seattle, 1946
Hugh DeLacy (1910-1986) served on the Seattle City Council from 1937 to 1940 and represented Washington’s 1st district in the US House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947. This photo shows a campaign truck for DeLacy's campaign for reelection to Congress. The women on the back of the truck wear sweaters spelling out DeLacy's name, but appear unaware that they…
ID Number:2014.49.15.110.06
Date:1946
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Wilcox School of Music recital, Seattle, 1951
Music teacher Louis Wilcox and his wife, Shirley, ran the Wilcox Music School in Seattle. Here, members of the school's youth orchestra stand on stage at a 1951 recital. Louis Wilcox stands at right.
ID Number:2014.49.15.136.04
Date:1951
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Saxophone player at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, circa 1944
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 saxophone player at the…
ID Number:2014.49.16.002.05
Date:Circa 1944
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Billy Tolles and others at Basin Street, Seattle, circa 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 saxophone player Billy Tolles, at…
ID Number:2014.49.16.002.07
Date:Circa 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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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 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