1183 results for: Black/African American
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Izzy Smith, Seattle, circa 1958
Isabelle “Izzy” Donaldson was born to a family of Black coal miners in Roslyn, Washington. She met photographer Al Smith, Sr. in 1939, just before he set sail on a monthlong trip. They wrote each other letters, and in 1941, after Al returned, they married. Al Smith took this photo of Izzy around 1958, before a house party. The Smiths…
ID Number:2014.49.15.097.04
Date:Circa 1958
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Woman balancing baby, Seattle, circa 1942
In addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took many photos of family and friends in the city's Black community. Here, Smith photographs a woman holding up a small girl by her feet. The perfectly balanced baby seems completely unbothered to be standing so high off the ground.
ID Number:2014.49.15.101.08
Date:Circa 1942
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Exterior of the Black Elks Club, Seattle, circa 1945
This image shows the Black Elks club on Jackson Street between Maynard and Seventh Avenues. The Elks fraternal order was racially segregated until the late 20th century and the local Black chapter in Seattle was a popular nightclub with a racially mixed, but mostly Black, clientele. After arriving in Seattle in 1948, Ray Charles played his first regular gig as…
ID Number:2014.49.15.108.06
Date:Circa 1945
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Hugh DeLacy campaign truck in parade, Seattle, 1946
Hugh DeLacy (1910-1986) served on the Seattle City Council from 1937 to 1940 and represented Washington’s 1st district in the US House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947. This photo shows a campaign truck for DeLacy's campaign for reelection to Congress. The women on the back of the truck wear sweaters spelling out DeLacy's name, but appear unaware that they…
ID Number:2014.49.15.110.06
Date:1946
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Double exposure of Izzy Smith at Lake Cushman, WA, circa 1970
In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. This photo is a double exposure of Smith's wife Isabelle "Izzy" (Donaldson) Smith (1916-2008), taken near the family's cabin at Lake Cushman, WA.
ID Number:2014.49.15.130.01
Date:Circa 1970
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Wilcox School of Music recital, Seattle, 1951
Music teacher Louis Wilcox and his wife, Shirley, ran the Wilcox Music School in Seattle. Here, members of the school's youth orchestra stand on stage at a 1951 recital. Louis Wilcox stands at right.
ID Number:2014.49.15.136.04
Date:1951
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Izzy Smith on the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia, circa 1950
Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photographs of his family and friends in Seattle’s Black community in their daily lives, including travelling around the Pacific Northwest. In this photo, taken on a family trip to Vancouver, B.C.,, Smith photographs his wife Izzy on the Capilano Suspension.
ID Number:2014.49.15.180.11
Date:Circa 1950
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Saxophone player at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, circa 1944
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.On this occasion, Smith photographed a saxophone player at the…
ID Number:2014.49.16.002.05
Date:Circa 1944
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Billy Tolles and others at Basin Street, Seattle, circa 1945
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.On this occasion, Smith photographed saxophone player Billy Tolles, at…
ID Number:2014.49.16.002.07
Date:Circa 1945
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Woman on stairs at Basin Street nightclub, circa 1944
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints. Here, Smith photographs a woman on the stairs at…
ID Number:2014.49.16.009.10
Date:Circa 1944