1183 results for: Black/African American
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Group around table at the Black & Tan, Seattle, circa 1947
An unidentified group in fancy dress poses for a photo at the Black and Tan Club, a leading jazz nightclub located in Seattle's Central District neighborhood, which operated from 1922 until 1966. Four couples are seated at the table, and two women and a man stand behind it.
ID Number:2014.49.010.051.0102
Date:Circa 1947
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Group around table at the Black & Tan, Seattle, circa 1947
Five unidentified women sit at a table at the Black and Tan Club, a leading jazz nightclub located in Seattle's Central District neighborhood, which operated from 1922 until 1966. Three gentleman pose in the background.
ID Number:2014.49.010.051.0103
Date:Circa 1947
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Charlie Taylor, Sr. and his son sitting on couch, Seattle, circa 1953
Here, Charlie Taylor and his son, "Little" Charlie Taylor, both in suits, sit on a couch in a living room. As a teenager, Charlie Taylor, Jr. played saxophone in the Charlie Taylor Band, and later in the Bumps Blackwell Junior Band.
ID Number:2014.49.010.052.0105
Date:Circa 1953
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Portrait of Fred Bowmer, Seattle, March 24, 1950
In addition to his images of the local jazz scene, Seattle photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends, and other local people in their everyday lives. Here, he uses dramatic lighting to take a portrait of Fred Bowmer.
ID Number:2014.49.010.052.0106
Date:1950
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Black community Queen and princesses riding in Seafair International Parade, Seattle, circa 1953
In the early 1950s, Seattle’s annual Seafair celebration included an International Festival. Seattle's Filipino, Black, Chinese and Japanese communities each selected a royal court to represent them for the festival, and floats would carry the Queen and her princesses in the International Parade.Here, the Queen and four princesses representing Seattle Black community sit in a parade car during an International…
ID Number:2014.49.010.053.0110
Date:Circa 1953
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Festival queen waving from car during parade, Seattle, circa 1950
Jessie Grimes, the International Festival Queen, waves to the crowd on Jackson Street from a Cadillac sponsored by Royal Esquires Club, a private club which still exists in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. In the early 1950s, Seattle’s Filipino, Black, Chinese and Japanese communities selected a royal court to represent them for the festival. The African American community festival would later…
ID Number:2014.49.010.054.0111
Date:Circa 1950
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Group posing at Esquire dance, Seattle, April 9, 1950
The Royal Esquire Club is a private club which still exists in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. Here, at a Royal Esquire dance, eight people in suits and dresses pose for a photo. The first man on the left is Frank Fair, and the first man on the right is Bruce Rowell. To his right is Dorothy. The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.010.054.0112
Date:1950
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Marilyn Booker sitting with friends, Seattle, circa 1953
Three women in fancy hats sit on a couch behind a chain. A man sits behind and to the right. Marilyn Booker is on the far right. The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.010.054.0113
Date:Circa 1953
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Men waving on Elks parade float, Seattle, April 9, 1950
This photo shows a parade float for the "Black Elks" Lodge 109 in Seattle. The flatbed truck has a sign reading "Elks I.B.P.O.E of W. Puget Sound Lodge #109 and Auxiliary." One man drives the truck and two others stand on the back with a taxidermy elk, waving to the crowd.
ID Number:2014.49.010.055.0114
Date:1950
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Woman and boy standing on Elks parade float, Seattle, April 9, 1950
Here, woman and a young boy hold an American flag while standing on the "Black Elks" Lodge 109 parade float.
ID Number:2014.49.010.055.0189
Date:1950