Neighborhood houses, Seattle, circa 1955

HomeCollections and ResearchCollections SearchNeighborhood houses, Seattle, circa 1955

Not finding what you are looking for?
Ask the MOHAI Collections Staff

Back to Results

Image of Neighborhood houses, Seattle, circa 1955 — 2014.49.011-019-0090

View full size image or right-click on image to save

Photograph

Order an Image

Al Smith took many photographs in Seattle’s Central District, located between the downtown business district and out along East Madison. Housing discrimination and restrictive real estate covenants meant that this was one of the few areas where African Americans could live. Much of the neighborhood was made up of small older brick or frame houses.

Here, two Central Area residents examine a garden.

ID Number: 2014.49.011.019.0090

Date: Circa 1955

Creator(s): Smith, Albert J., Sr., Photographer

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

Credit: MOHAI, Al Smith Collection, 2014.49.011.019.0090

Subjects: Black/African American, Home and Family, Neighborhoods