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Image of Portrait of Izzy Smith, Seattle, circa 1953
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Portrait of Izzy Smith, Seattle, circa 1953

Here, Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith, wife of the photographer, poses in an off-the-shoulder dress, wearing a pearl choker.
ID Number:2014.49.010.056.0115
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Portrait of Izzie Smith, Seattle, circa 1953
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Portrait of Izzie Smith, Seattle, circa 1953

Isabelle "Izzie" (Donaldson) Smith, wife of the photographer, poses in an Asian-style silk jacket.
ID Number:2014.49.010.056.0190
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Don Alexander with car at Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle, February 9, 1947
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Don Alexander with car at Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle, February 9, 1947

Donald Alexander poses here with a car in front of the conservatory at Volunteer Park. Alexander was the founder of the Central Area Youth Association (CAYA).
ID Number:2014.49.010.057.0116
Date:1947
Image of Don Alexander outside Seattle Art Museum in Volunteer Park , Seattle, February 8, 1947
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Don Alexander outside Seattle Art Museum in Volunteer Park , Seattle, February 8, 1947

Donald Alexander leans against one of the stone camels in front of the Seattle Art Museum (now the Asian Art Museum) in Volunteer Park. Don Alexander was chairman of the Seattle Branch of the NAACP in 1961, and the founder of the Central Area Youth Association (CAYA).
ID Number:2014.49.010.058.0117
Date:1947
Image of Don Alexander at Volunteer Park, Seattle, February 9, 1947
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Don Alexander at Volunteer Park, Seattle, February 9, 1947

Here, Donald Alexander stands in Volunteer Park on a sunny day. Don Alexander was chairman of the Seattle Branch of the NAACP in 1961, and was the founder of the Central Area Youth Association (CAYA).
ID Number:2014.49.010.059.0191
Date:1947
Image of Izzy and Butch Smith standing on rocks, Granite Falls, circa 1953
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Izzy and Butch Smith standing on rocks, Granite Falls, circa 1953

Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith and Al "Butch" Smith, Jr., the wife and son of the photographer, stand on the rocks, looking out over Granite Falls.
ID Number:2014.49.010.060.0118
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Letcher Yarbrough standing with Thurgood Marshall, Seattle, February 9, 1947
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Letcher Yarbrough standing with Thurgood Marshall, Seattle, February 9, 1947

Letcher L. Yarbrough (1908-1992) was a civil rights activist in Seattle, serving as president of the Seattle branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the mid-1940s, and later as state president. Yarbrough was active in many civil/human rights organizations and committees, including the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Seattle Army Terminal Standing Grievance…
ID Number:2014.49.010.060.0120
Date:1947
Image of Portrait of Isabelle
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Portrait of Isabelle "Izzy" Smith, Seattle, circa 1953

Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith, wife of the photographer, poses here in a satin gown with dark edging.
ID Number:2014.49.010.060.0192
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Thurgood Marshall standing at lectern, Seattle, March 1947
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Thurgood Marshall standing at lectern, Seattle, March 1947

Here, Thurgood Marshall stands at a lectern at Mount Zion Baptist Church on 19th Avenue and East Madison Street in Seattle's Central District neighborhood, during a 1947 visit to Seattle. A few year earlier Marshall, a lawyer, founded and became the executive director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. He would go on to become the first African…
ID Number:2014.49.010.060.0195
Date:1947
Image of Men around table at Wiseman party, Seattle, circa 1953
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Men around table at Wiseman party, Seattle, circa 1953

Twelve men pose together in a dining room, surrounding a table laden with a cake, punch bowl, and silver tea service. E. E. Spearman and Al Hall are on the far left. Henry Johnson, Sr., and John Copeland are on the far right. The others are unidentified.
ID Number:2014.49.010.061.0121
Date:Circa 1953
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