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Image of The Bon Marche March and Two Step, 1904
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The Bon Marche March and Two Step, 1904

Between 1900 and 1925 Seattle was a thriving music publishing center with at least half a dozen houses printing songs. As many as 10,000 copies of each would be sold, some of them peddled from door to door. Most songs were written by amateur or professional singers, although many songs were written as "singing commercials" to promote a product or…
ID Number:2016.39.1
Date:1904
Image of Metropolitan Theatre, University St., Seattle, circa 1920
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Metropolitan Theatre, University St., Seattle, circa 1920

This south-west facing view of University Street between Fifth Avenue and Fourth Avenue includes the Metropolitan Theater. Though the Metropolitan Theatre was designed originally as a stage house, it began showing movies within two years of its opening, and alternated between presenting live theatre and movies throughout its history. Between 1925 and 1928, the Olympic Hotel was built on three…
ID Number:2016.59.40
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Musical group on stage, Seattle, circa 1920
Photograph

Musical group on stage, Seattle, circa 1920

Swedish immigrants to the Seattle area formed many business, religious, and cultural organizations. Musical groups were very popular, as shown in this photo of a group of male and female singers and accompanists. It is included in an album titled "The Swede' Life and Work in the State of Washington" which was acquired by the Swedish Club of Seattle. Some…
ID Number:2016.59.59
Date:Circa 1920
Image of School orchestra group, Seattle, circa 1922
Photograph

School orchestra group, Seattle, circa 1922

Brothers James E. “Jimmy” Adams, Jr. (1909-1937) and Robert W. “Wayne” Adams (1912-1986) grew up in Seattle’s Central District. The Adams brothers started playing music as children, with Jimmy on trumpet and Wayne on saxophone. They attended Garfield High School, and both were already accomplished musicians before graduation. When Jimmy’s 1927 yearbook entry lists “music” and “Leader of the Band”…
ID Number:2016.84.2.3.1
Date:Circa 1922
Image of Jimmy, Ed, and Wayne Adams outside their home, Seattle, 1928
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Jimmy, Ed, and Wayne Adams outside their home, Seattle, 1928

Brothers James E. “Jimmy” Adams, Jr. (1909-1937) and Robert W. “Wayne” Adams (1912-1986) grew up in Seattle’s Central District. The Adams brothers started playing music as children, with Jimmy on trumpet and Wayne on saxophone. They attended Garfield High School, and both were already accomplished musicians before graduation. Jimmy’s 1927 yearbook entry lists “music” and “Leader of the Band” as…
ID Number:2016.84.2.4.1
Date:1928
Image of Jimmy and Wayne Adams with band, Seattle, January 1931
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Jimmy and Wayne Adams with band, Seattle, January 1931

Brothers James E. “Jimmy” Adams, Jr. (1909-1937) and Robert W. “Wayne” Adams (1912-1986) grew up in Seattle’s Central District. The Adams brothers started playing music as children, with Jimmy on trumpet and Wayne on saxophone. They attended Garfield High School, and both were already accomplished musicians before graduation. Jimmy’s 1927 yearbook entry lists “music” and “Leader of the Band” as…
ID Number:2016.84.2.7.1
Date:1931
Image of Jimmy Adams Band, Portland, Oregon, December 1934
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Jimmy Adams Band, Portland, Oregon, December 1934

Brothers James E. “Jimmy” Adams, Jr. (1909-1937) and Robert W. “Wayne” Adams (1912-1986) grew up in Seattle’s Central District. The Adams brothers started playing music as children, with Jimmy on trumpet and Wayne on saxophone. They attended Garfield High School, and both were already accomplished musicians before graduation. Jimmy’s 1927 yearbook entry lists “music” and “Leader of the Band” as…
ID Number:2016.84.2.7.2
Date:1934
Image of Jazz musicians in Shanghai, China, circa 1938
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Jazz musicians in Shanghai, China, circa 1938

Many American jazz musicians traveled to Shanghai during the city's golden age in the 1930s, when "the Paris of the Orient" was the newest horizon on an increasingly international jazz music scene. For Black musicians, who were often excluded from white musicians' unions in the U. S. and subjected to other forms of segregation, Shanghai provided steady, well-paid work, and…
ID Number:2016.84.2.9.1
Date:Circa 1938
Image of Band leaders in Shanghai, China, September 7, 1938
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Band leaders in Shanghai, China, September 7, 1938

Many American jazz musicians traveled to Shanghai during the city's golden age in the 1930s, when "the Paris of the Orient" was the newest horizon on an increasingly international jazz music scene. For Black musicians, who were often excluded from white musicians' unions in the U. S. and subjected to other forms of segregation, Shanghai provided steady, well-paid work, and…
ID Number:2016.84.2.9.2
Date:1938
Image of Musicians from Earl Whaley's band in China, September 7, 1938
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Musicians from Earl Whaley's band in China, September 7, 1938

Many American jazz musicians traveled to Shanghai during the city's golden age in the 1930s, when "the Paris of the Orient" was the newest horizon on an increasingly international jazz music scene. For Black musicians, who were often excluded from white musicians' unions in the U. S. and subjected to other forms of segregation, Shanghai provided steady, well-paid work, and…
ID Number:2016.84.2.9.3
Date:1938
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