769 results for: Smith, Albert J., Sr.
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Two Owls Club softball players at practice, 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:2014.49.19.01.06
Date:Circa 1938
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Two Owls softball players in car, 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:2014.49.19.01.07
Date:Circa 1938
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Owls Club women's softball team, 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:2014.49.19.01.08
Date:Circa 1938
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Owls Club women's softball team, 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:2014.49.19.01.09
Date:Circa 1938
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Owls Club women's softball team players, 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:2014.49.19.01.10
Date:Circa 1938
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Ubangi Blackhawks football player, Seattle, circa 1937
The Ubangi Blackhawks, a predominantly Black semi-pro football team, played in Seattle's Community League in the 1930s. In 1937, their winning streak led them to win the league championship. This photo shows an unidentified Ubangi Blackhawks player posing in his uniform at the Civic Stadium. Caption information source: BlackPast.org: Campbell, B. (2007, January 22) Ubangi Blackhawks. Retrieved from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/ubangi-blackhawks/
ID Number:2014.49.19.07c.01
Date:Circa 1937
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Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and another woman at Garfield High School, May 7, 1950
A postal carrier during the week, Albert Joseph "Al" Smith, Sr. (1916-2008) spent weekends taking pictures for his photography business "On The Spot." His photographs tell the stories of everyday people who shaped the dynamic character of Seattle, offering rare views into the city’s African American community, the Central Area neighborhood, and the local jazz scene.Here, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison…
ID Number:2014.49.023.008.0003
Date:1950
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Patsy Davis's first birthday party, 1947
A postal carrier during the week, Albert Joseph "Al" Smith, Sr. (1916-2008) spent weekends taking pictures for his photography business "On The Spot." His photographs tell the stories of everyday people who shaped the dynamic character of Seattle, offering rare views into the city’s African American community, the Central Area neighborhood, and the local jazz scene. Here, Smith captures the…
ID Number:2014.49.023.025.0018
Date:1947
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Implosion of the Kingdome, Seattle, March 26, 2000
Groundbreaking for Seattle’s domed multipurpose stadium, the Kingdome, took place in 1972, and the facility opened in 1976 south of Pioneer Square. It was home to the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle SuperSonics, and it also hosted rock concerts and other events. The Kingdome was imploded in the spring of 2000 after new purpose-built stadiums were approved for Seattle’s baseball…
ID Number:2014.49.23.09.01
Date:2000
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Little boy dressed in a knicker suit, Seattle, circa 1945
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family and friends in their everyday lives in the city’s black community. On this occasion he photographed an unidentified small boy wearing a fedora hat and a wool suit with knickers.
ID Number:2014.49.23.14.07
Date:Circa 1945