1189 results for: Black/African American
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Bob Frasier and John Davis posing at gym, Seattle, October 16, 1949
Bob Frasier, manager, assists John Davis, fighter and longshoreman, in the ring at a gymnasium located around 1st & Cherry. Bob is wearing a long sleeved shirt and pants with suspenders, and John is in a striped shirt and shorts, wearing protective gear and gloves.
ID Number:2014.49.010.001.0002
Date:1949
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"Old Timers" club members posing together, Seattle, circa 1949
Eighteen "Seattle Old Timers" women pose for photo in costume, on the lawn of the "Tennis Club" at 23rd & E. Olive. In the back row, the identified women are Cora Spencer (2nd from left, Roberta Spencer's mother), and Edith Ruth Brown (5th from left). Seated in front are Mrs. Cecile McIver (2nd from left), Florence Artis (3rd from left),…
ID Number:2014.49.010.001.0003
Date:Circa 1949
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Members of the Royal Esquire Club on steps of Collins Field House, Seattle, September 11, 1949
The Royal Esquire Club is a private African American men's club in Seattle, founded in 1947 by five young Black men, as there was no welcoming venue in the city where they could socialize. Still active as of 2025 and now located in the Columbia City neighborhood, the club provides a space for social interaction, education, and entertainment for its…
ID Number:2014.49.010.003.0005
Date:1949
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Jessie Grimes with two members of the Royal Esquire Club, Seattle, September 11, 1949
The Royal Esquire Club is a private African American men's club in Seattle, founded in 1947 by five young Black men since there was no other welcoming venue in the city where they could socialize. Still active as of 2025 and now located in the Columbia City neighborhood, the club provides a space for social interaction, education, and entertainment for…
ID Number:2014.49.010.003.0173
Date:1949
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Phil Burton and Walter White talking with Bill Ross, Seattle, November 20, 1949
This photo shows three gentleman, possibly in a church building. From left to right are attorney Phil Burton, Walter White, and boxer and fight trainer Bill Ross. Walter Francis White (1893-1955), Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1931-1955, visited Seattle on November 20, 1949.
ID Number:2014.49.010.004.0007
Date:1949
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Walter White posing with two others, Seattle, November 20, 1949
Walter Francis White (1893-1955), Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1931-1955, visited Seattle on November 20, 1949. White worked with President Harry Truman to desegregate the armed forces. Here, he stands with two unidentified people at an unidentified location.
ID Number:2014.49.010.004.0196
Date:1949
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Walter White posing with Bill Ross, Seattle, November 20, 1949
Walter Francis White (1893-1955), Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1931-1955, visited Seattle on November 20, 1949. White worked with President Harry Truman to desegregate the armed forces. Here, he stands with Seattle boxer and fight trainer Bill Ross at an unidentified location.
ID Number:2014.49.010.004.0197
Date:1949
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Fraternity brothers posing with house letters, Seattle, July 10, 1949
Members of a fraternity gather at Dr. James Jackson's house, near Yesler on 25th. Fifteen men pose on a patio with a sign for Alpha Phi Alpha, the first African-American, intercollegiate Greek-lettered fraternity. From left to right, standing, are Monroe Wilson, Hercules Anderson, Dr. James E. Jackson, 5 unidentified men, Leslie Carter, and 2 unidentified men. Seated second from left…
ID Number:2014.49.010.009.0013
Date:1949
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Dr. Ralph Bunche and others at Chamber of Commerce, Seattle, July 7, 1949
Dr. Ralph Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a United Nations mediator in Palestine during the 1948 conflict between the Arabs and Jews. He was the first African American to receive the prize. Dr. Bunche (1904-1971) said mediators "should be biased against suspicion, intolerance, hate, religious and racial bigotry."This photo shows Bunche and others gathered…
ID Number:2014.49.010.010.0015
Date:1949
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Dr. Ralph Bunche and others greeting Governor Langlie, Seattle, July 7, 1949
Dr. Ralph Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a United Nations mediator in Palestine during the 1948 conflict between the Arabs and Jews. He was the first African American to receive the prize. Dr. Bunche (1904-1971) said mediators "should be biased against suspicion, intolerance, hate, religious and racial bigotry."In this photo, ten gentlemen greet Washington…
ID Number:2014.49.010.010.0016
Date:1949