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Image of U.S. Post Office convention officials, Seattle, 1950
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U.S. Post Office convention officials, Seattle, 1950

In 1950, the U.S. Post Office held a convention in Seattle. Here, in front of a Northwest Airlines Boeing Stratocruiser airplane, an unidentified official shakes hands with George Starr, Postmaster for Seattle (2nd from right).
ID Number:2014.49.018.045.0097
Date:1950
Image of Marching band at the U.S. Post Office convention, Seattle, 1950
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Marching band at the U.S. Post Office convention, Seattle, 1950

The marching band from Seattle Branch 79 of the National Association of Letter Carriers plays at an unidentified hotel for the 1950 U.S. Post Office convention.
ID Number:2014.49.018.045.0098
Date:1950
Image of Arrival of U.S. Post Office convention officials and guests, Seattle, 1950
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Arrival of U.S. Post Office convention officials and guests, Seattle, 1950

In 1950, the U.S. Post Office held a convention in Seattle. Here, in front of a Northwest Airlines Boeing Stratocruiser airplane, officials and guests walk past the local marching band of the National Association of Letter Carriers. George Starr, Seattle Postmaster, is to the right of the woman with the bouquet. Others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.018.045.0099
Date:1950
Image of Masonic funeral, Seattle, circa 1950
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Masonic funeral, Seattle, circa 1950

A Masonic funeral was held at Seattle's First African Methodist Church at 1544 14th Avenue. Here, at the gravesite, an unidentified woman in a fur coat adds flowers to the coffin while another woman speaks to one of the bereaved (center left).
ID Number:2014.49.018.046.0101
Date:Circa 1950
Image of Military funeral, Seattle, 1949
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Military funeral, Seattle, 1949

Onlookers watch as a military funeral procession accompanies a flag-draped coffin as it leaves an unidentified Seattle church or funeral home. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and active military members are present.
ID Number:2014.49.018.046.0102
Date:1949
Image of Four Owls Club softball players on car, Seattle circa 1938
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Four Owls Club softball players on car, Seattle circa 1938

The Owls Club was a Black women’s softball team formed the late 1930s in Seattle. The Owls won the first women’s Washington State Softball Championship in 1938, playing at Sick’s Stadium, today the site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, renamed the Brown Bombers, won the championship again in 1939. Left-handed Owls' pitcher Lillian Brown struck out twelve batters on…
ID Number:2014.49.19.01.01
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Owls player jumping in the air, Seattle, circa 1938
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Owls player jumping in the air, Seattle, circa 1938

The Owls Club was a Black women’s softball team formed the late 1930s in Seattle. The Owls won the first women’s Washington State Softball Championship in 1938, playing at Sick’s Stadium, today the site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, renamed the Brown Bombers, won the championship again in 1939. Left-handed pitcher Lillian Brown struck out twelve batters on the…
ID Number:2014.49.19.01.02
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Evelyn Willliams standing at bat, Seattle, circa 1938
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Evelyn Willliams standing at bat, Seattle, circa 1938

The Owls Club was a Black women’s softball team formed the late 1930s in Seattle. The Owls won the first women’s Washington State Softball Championship in 1938, playing at Sick’s Stadium, today the site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, renamed the Brown Bombers, won the championship again in 1939. Left-handed pitcher Lillian Brown struck out twelve batters on the…
ID Number:2014.49.19.01.03
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Owls Club softball team posing near cars, Seattle, circa 1938
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Owls Club softball team posing near cars, Seattle, circa 1938

The Owls Club was a Black women’s softball team formed the late 1930s in Seattle. The Owls won the first women’s Washington State Softball Championship in 1938, playing at Sick’s Stadium, today the site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, renamed the Brown Bombers, won the championship again in 1939. Left-handed pitcher Lillian Brown struck out twelve batters on the…
ID Number:2014.49.19.01.04
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Owls Club players and coaches, circa 1938
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Owls Club players and coaches, circa 1938

The Owls Club was a Black women’s softball team formed the late 1930s in Seattle. The Owls won the first women’s Washington State Softball Championship in 1938, playing at Sick’s Stadium, today the site of Rainier Avenue Lowe’s. The team, renamed the Brown Bombers, won the championship again in 1939. Left-handed pitcher Lillian Brown struck out twelve batters on the…
ID Number:2014.49.19.01.05
Date:Circa 1938
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