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Group at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944
The 1944 Northwest district convention of the Communist party took place in Seattle in early May 1944. James W. Ford, national vice-chairman of the Communist Party, opened the convention, speaking at a rally at 1318 Eighth Avenue. Ford is pictured here, third from left, with Northwest district secretary Henry P. "Heinie" Huff, next to him at far right. The other…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22Folder28001
Date:1944
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Two man shaking hands at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944
The 1944 Northwest district convention of the Communist party took place in Seattle in early May 1944. James W. Ford, national vice-chairman of the Communist Party, opened the convention, speaking at a rally at 1318 Eighth Avenue. Here, Ford, left, shakes hands with Northwest district secretary Henry P. "Heinie" Huff.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22Folder28002
Date:1944
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James W. Ford at Communist Party convention, Seattle, May 6, 1944
The 1944 Northwest district convention of the Communist party took place in Seattle in early May 1944. James W. Ford, national vice-chairman of the Communist Party, opened the convention, speaking at a rally at 1318 Eighth Avenue. Here, Ford poses in front of flags in a hall at the convention.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22Folder28003
Date:1944
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C.L. Dellums at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, May 12, 1944
Labor activist C.L. (Cottrell Lawrence) Dellums (1900-1989) was a porter for the Pullman Company when he was fired in 1927 for his open support of unionization. In 1929, Dellums was elected vice president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and he became president in 1966.C.L. Dellums and A. Philip Randolph, labor organizer and civil rights activist, visited Seattle together…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22Folder28004
Date:1944
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Casket and flowers in a funeral parlor, Seattle, circa 1956
Wicker chairs are arranged in rows, and the room is filled with flowers in preparation for Buddy's funeral service at an unidentified location. The ribbon on the wreath to the left says "Stockton Friends."
ID Number:2014.49.Box22Folder29002
Date:Circa 1956
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Celebration event for man in Navy uniform, Seattle, October 14, 1944
The principal participants in this congratulatory event gather in front of the pews at Mount Zion Baptist Church. The people and the event are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22Folder30001
Date:1944
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Church members congratulating man in Navy uniform, Seattle, October 14, 1944
Men and women at Mount Zion Baptist Church congratulate a man wearing a Navy uniform. The people and the event are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22Folder30002
Date:1944
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Woman and three men celebrating at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, October 14, 1944
A man in a suit congratulates a man in a Navy uniform while a woman and another man stand nearby. The event is taking place on the carpeted stage at Mount Zion Baptist Church. The people and the event are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22Folder30003
Date:1944
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Woman and two men celebrating at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, October 14, 1944
A woman and one of the men clap their hands as they stand near a microphone at Mount Zion Baptist Church. The man being applauded wears a Navy uniform. Behind them is a religious mural. The people and the event are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22Folder30004
Date:1944
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Hiram Gale, Civil War veteran, riding in a parade, April 3, 1948
Hiram Randall Gale (1846-1951), Washington's last living Civil War veteran and former Commander-In-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, rides in a car during Seattle's Heritage Week kickoff parade, April 3, 1948.
ID Number:2014.49.Box22Folder31001
Date:1948