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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
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Woman at Basin Street nightclub, circa 1943
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 woman sitting in a booth…
ID Number:2014.49.16.050.09
Date:Circa 1943
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Couple sitting in booth at Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, September 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 seated in…
ID Number:2014.49.16.051.07
Date:1945
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Man wearing a reindeer sweater at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, March 16, 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.On this occasion, Smith photographed an unidentified man wearing a…
ID Number:2014.49.16.052.01
Date:1946