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2014.49.052-042
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Men marching in a Mardi Gras parade, Seattle, circa 1956
Order an ImageIn addition to his Seattle jazz club images, photographer Al Smith took photos of events in the city’s black community. On this occasion, he photographed a parade group in the annual Mardi Gras, the African American summer festival that took place as part of Seattle’s International Festival, later Seafair. Here, the school groups the Bon Temps and the Le Premiers march along the center of a Central District street.
Identified left to right, starting at second from left: Ronnie Height; Carver Gayton; Henry Sims; Royal Dotson, Henry Rollins, Paul Mitchell, Dickie Mitchell, David Holden, Archie Herring; far right: Joe Hill.
Identified left to right, starting at second from left: Ronnie Height; Carver Gayton; Henry Sims; Royal Dotson, Henry Rollins, Paul Mitchell, Dickie Mitchell, David Holden, Archie Herring; far right: Joe Hill.
ID Number: 2014.49.052.042
Date: Circa 1955
Creator(s):
Smith, Albert J., Sr., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 10 x 8 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Al Smith Collection, 2014.49.052.042
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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