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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Men sitting at YMCA banquet tables, Seattle, circa 1953
A large group of men sit at dining tables arranged in a horseshoe shape for a banquet at the YMCA, located at 23rd Avenue and East Olive Street. From center of frame, across table, right to left are Mr. Dover, Dr. James E. Jackson, and Henry Johnson, Sr. At the back table, at center is Dr. Felix B. Cooper. Joseph…
ID Number:2014.49.010.061.0123
Date:Circa 1953
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Woman posing near piano, Seattle, circa 1953
An unidentified woman stands next to a grand piano with a paisley cloth on its top. She is wearing a dark dress with sequin detailing and a hat.
ID Number:2014.49.010.063.0127
Date:Circa 1953
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NACWC Executive Secretary Ruby Kendrick seated at desk, Seattle, August 1948
Here, Ruby M. Kendrick sits at a desk taking notes. Kendrick was executive secretary and a delegate from Washington, D.C., to the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, who gathered under the motto of "Lifting…
ID Number:2014.49.010.064.0128
Date:1948
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NACWC convention attendees at Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, August 1948
Here, eleven unidentified women pose for their photo at Plymouth Congregational Church, 1217 6th Avenue, Seattle. The women are attendees at the 24th Biennial Convention of the National Association of Colored Women Clubs (NACWC), held in Seattle July 31 - August 7, 1948. Delegates to the convention represented 4,780 clubs from 43 states, who gathered under the motto of "Lifting…
ID Number:2014.49.010.064.0130
Date:1948