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Image of Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday Concert poster, December 1988
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Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday Concert poster, December 1988

Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) is an LGBTQ community chorus based in Seattle, Washington. The group was founded in 1979, and is one of the world's largest men choruses. Along with Seattle Women's Chorus, it is the largest community choral organization in North America.This poster advertises the SMC 1988 Holiday Concert, held in Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus.…
ID Number:2011.44.1
Date:1988
Image of San Juan Fishing and Packing employees, circa 1935
Photograph

San Juan Fishing and Packing employees, circa 1935

The San Juan Fish Company opened for business in 1898 along Railroad Avenue (now Alaskan Way) on the Seattle waterfront. Later renamed the San Juan Fishing & Packing Company, it was one of Seattle's largest and most successful canneries with production facilities in several Alaska cities. The business was acquired by New England Fish Company in 1965 and is listed…
ID Number:2011.76.1
Date:Circa 1935
Image of San Juan Fishing and Packing employees, circa 1935
Photograph

San Juan Fishing and Packing employees, circa 1935

The San Juan Fish Company opened for business in 1898 along Railroad Avenue (now Alaskan Way) on the Seattle waterfront. Later renamed the San Juan Fishing & Packing Company, it was one of Seattle's largest and most successful canneries with production facilities in several Alaskan cities. The business was acquired by New England Fish Company in 1965 and is listed…
ID Number:2011.76.2
Date:Circa 1935
Image of Model Donna Rydberg and hat designer John Eaton, Seattle, 1962
Photograph

Model Donna Rydberg and hat designer John Eaton, Seattle, 1962

In this photograph, fashion model Donna Rydberg and milliner John Eaton pose in front of the United States Science Pavilion, modeling a hat designed by Eaton. The "Century 21 blue" hat was designed for the Seattle World's Fair and called "Solar Phantasy." The arches of the hat represent science, the flowers represent the landscaping of the fairgrounds, feathers for the…
ID Number:2012.38.31
Date:1962
Image of Donna Rydberg modeling a John Eaton hat, Seattle, 1962
Photograph

Donna Rydberg modeling a John Eaton hat, Seattle, 1962

In this photo, model Donna Rydberg poses in front of the arches of the United States Science Pavilion, modeling a hat designed by Seattle milliner John Eaton " The "Century 21 blue" hat was designed for the Seattle World's Fair and called "Solar Phantasy." The arches of the hat represent science, the flowers represent the landscaping of the fairgrounds, feathers…
ID Number:2012.38.32
Date:1962
Image of Seattle Star, February 5, 1919
Serial

Seattle Star, February 5, 1919

The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2012.48.1
Date:1919
Image of Souvenir photo folder from the Basin Street Club, Seattle, circa 1945
Ephemera

Souvenir photo folder from the Basin Street Club, Seattle, circa 1945

Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished from World War II up until the early 1960s, when the Civil Rights movement broke down barriers barring African Americans from living and working in the larger community. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of patrons and friends, then returning the following week to sell the…
ID Number:2014.49.13.5.02
Date:Circa 1945
Image of Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet with his band, Seattle, July 17, 1944
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Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet with his band, Seattle, July 17, 1944

Trumpet player Louis Armstrong and his band played Seattle's Civic Auditorium on July 17 and 18, 1944. Many of his fans at the edge of the stage are in military dress. Written on negative page: 7-17-44 Louis Armstrong [band?] / Opening night Madison USO 9-16-44Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, July 14, 1944, p. 10.
ID Number:2014.49.002.027.0094
Date:1944
Image of Louis Armstrong performing at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, July 17, 1944
Photograph

Louis Armstrong performing at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, July 17, 1944

Trumpet player Louis Armstrong and his band played Seattle's Civic Auditorium on July 17 and 18, 1944. Here, two sailors sit in the front row, listening to Armstrong play the trumpet. Written on negative page: 7-17-44 Louis Armstrong [band?] / Opening night Madison USO 9-16-44Caption information source: Seattle Daily Times, July 14, 1944, p. 10.
ID Number:2014.49.002.027.0096
Date:1944
Image of Louis Armstrong onstage at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, July 17, 1944
Photograph

Louis Armstrong onstage at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, July 17, 1944

Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure wherever jazz was played around the city. Here, he photographed Louis Armstrong and his band, who played at Seattle's Civic Auditorium on July 17 and 18, 1944. This photo shows Armstrong standing at the microphone, trumpet in hand, at the July 17 performance. Bandstands are just visible behind him, printed with the…
ID Number:2014.49.002.027.0214
Date:1944
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