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Image of Izzie Smith posing in semi-formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953
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Izzie Smith posing in semi-formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953

Isabelle (Donaldson) "Izzy" Smith, the photographer's wife, stands in an unidentified living room wearing a semi-formal, ballerina-length cocktail dress. Shirley (Norris) Phelps sits behind her, at a table with bottles and glasses.
ID Number:2014.49.006.021.0060
Date:Circa 1963
Image of Durwood Moore posing in formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953
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Durwood Moore posing in formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953

Durwood Moore, holding a cocktail glass, stands on a flowered rug in the living room of an unidentified home. He wears semi-formal "black-tie" attire, complete with white dinner jacket and shirt, dark tie and cummerbund, and tuxedo pants. Shirley (Norris) Phelps sits at the table behind him. Traditionally, white dinner jackets were worn between Memorial Day and Labor Day, so…
ID Number:2014.49.006.021.0061
Date:Circa 1963
Image of Izzie Smith sitting at home, Seattle, circa 1953
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Izzie Smith sitting at home, Seattle, circa 1953

Here, Isabelle (Donaldson) "Izzie" Smith, the photographer's wife, poses in a chair, with a portrait of a small boy on the wall behind.
ID Number:2014.49.006.021.0103
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Izzie Smith talking on the phone, Seattle, circa 1953
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Izzie Smith talking on the phone, Seattle, circa 1953

Isabelle (Donaldson) "Izzie" Smith, the photographer's wife, sits at home, talking on the telephone.
ID Number:2014.49.006.021.0104
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Portrait of Betty Connelly, Seattle, circa 1953
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Portrait of Betty Connelly, Seattle, circa 1953

Here Betty Connelly, a good friend of photographer Al Smith and his wife Izzy, poses for the camera wearing a turtleneck and a cardigan sweater.
ID Number:2014.49.006.022.0105
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Portrait of Donald Phelps, Seattle, circa 1953
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Portrait of Donald Phelps, Seattle, circa 1953

Dr. Donald Gayton Phelps, the photographer's brother-in-law, was a life-long educator. In 1980, he became president of Seattle Central College and, in 1984, became chancellor.
ID Number:2014.49.006.023.0062
Date:Circa 1963
Image of Bride and groom exiting car, Seattle, September 27, 1959
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Bride and groom exiting car, Seattle, September 27, 1959

Jimmy Pierre helps new wife Ophelia Pierre, wearing a wedding dress, exit out of a car parked in front of a garage. A woman, possibly a bridesmaid, in formal dress is standing in foreground.
ID Number:2014.49.006.024.0063
Date:Circa 1957
Image of Bride and groom eating cake, Seattle, September  27, 1959
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Bride and groom eating cake, Seattle, September 27, 1959

Ophelia Pierre feeds her new husband Jimmy Pierre a slice of their wedding cake during their wedding reception.
ID Number:2014.49.006.024.0067
Date:Circa 1957
Image of Portrait of Susie Winston, Seattle, circa 1955
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Portrait of Susie Winston, Seattle, circa 1955

Susie Winston, wearing a white dress, stands in the driveway of an unidentified home.
ID Number:2014.49.006.024.0106
Date:Circa 1955
Image of Carol Peoples playing outside, Seattle, circa 1952
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Carol Peoples playing outside, Seattle, circa 1952

Toddler Carol Peoples (now Carol Peoples-Procter), wearing a crocheted jacket and costume hat with braids, plays in front of an unidentified home.
ID Number:2014.49.006.024.0107
Date:Circa 1952
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