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The room and the crowd are the same as in the prior photograph of Lester B. Granger.

4b is cropped version of 4a.

Paper attachment on verso: JACKSON COMMUNITY CHEST VOLUNTEERS --- This group of men and women, all volunteers who will conduct the Seattle-King County Community Chest campaign for 1949 in the Jackson Street area, are shown here at their recent "Kickoff Dinner" in the King Fur Café, 709 King St. Approximately 50 persons heard L.A. Williams, campaign chairman, tell why the campaign is "The Best Thing We Do," as individuals and as a community. R. A. Pomeroy, Jackson Street area colonel, presided at the dinner. The fund-raising drive gets under way Thursday (September 30) and ends on October 18. A goal of $1,737,767 has been set to maintain 40 Red Feather health and welfare services, including King County's quota of the national USO, during 1949.

Written on verso: Enjoying a morning cook-out on the beach are Roselen Graves, Helen Anderson, Patricia Larkin, and Patricia Lewis. Includes African-American Girl Scout.

Includes African-American Girl Scout.

Written on verso: Walter A. Gordon, Chairman of the California Adult Authority and speaker at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Seattle Urban League, March 29, 1955

Newspaper clipping included on verso: Seattle Post Intelligencer, Thursday May 15, 1958, with reproduction of the photo above.

Written on verso: Member of Seattle Urban League Board of Directors.

From accompanying material: possibly related to adoption.

From accompanying material: possibly related to adoption.

Trophy is for "Outstanding Fast Ball Play".

Mayor Allan Pomeroy is standing second from left. Written on verso: Charles J. Mentrin, second from right, Lewis Watts, far right.

Written on verso: Lester B. Granger, standing, possibly at 26th Annual Meeting of the Seattle Urban League, April 15th 1957.

Written on verso: Dr. Lester B. Granger, Executive Director of National Urban League, with Reverend Stephen F. Boyne, Jr., retiring President of Seattle Urban League,.

Written on verso: Dr. Robert N. Joiner, Mrs. Charles Smith, Mr. Julur Shannon, Mrs. Myrtle Goree, and Mr. Charles Lewis.

Located in same room as following Vocational Institute photographs.

Written on verso: Charles J. Mentrin at right, President of Seattle Urban League and Business Representative of Packinghouse Workers Local 186.

Charles Smith on left.

Panels titled "A Time to Reflect, A Time to Project, A Time to Move Ahead".

Senator Ray Moore (right), Charles Carroll (center), Jessie Shields (left).

Senator Ray Moore (right), Jessie Shields (center), Charles Carroll (left).

The group includes Gary Gayton and John Gayton.

From accompanying material: Lieut. John W. Reagan USNR (right) today conferred with Rear admiral D.E. Barbey USN, Commandant Thirteenth Naval District, on the Navy recruiting program. Lieut. Reagan is in the Northwest to explain opportunities for Negroes in the Navy. Shown (left to right) are: Lieut. Comdr. F.W. Fisher USN, officer-in-charge of the Navy Recruiting Station, Seattle; Morris Brooks, Jr., industrial secretary of the Urban League in Seattle; Rear Admiral Barbey USN, and Lieut. Reagan.

From accompanying material: Lieut. John W. Reagan USNR (center) in the Northwest to explain opportunities for Negroes in the Navy, conferred with Rear Admiral Barbey USN, Commandant Thirteenth Naval District, at Seattle headquarters today. With them is Morris Brooks, Jr., industrial secretary of the Urban League.

From accompanying material: Lieut. John W. Reagan USNR (center) takes time out during a recruiting conference with Rear Admiral Barbey USN to explain one of the plays which earned Reagan fame as a Montana football star. With them is Morris Brooks, Jr., industrial secretary of the Urban League. Lt. Reagan visited Seattle at the request of the Urban League to give public addresses on opportunities for Negroes in the Navy. He conferred with Rear Admiral Barbey at Thirteenth Naval District Headquarters.

Written on verso: To left of Miss Humphries, Miss Jacqueline to right of Miss Humphries Mr. Charles Mitchell.

Charles J. Mentrin standing at far left, Russell Gideon standing at second from left, Governor of Washington Albert Rosellini signing a document while seated in center. Second from right are a man and Jesse L. Shields at far right.

Written on verso: STA News Sam Smith 37th District #1 House.

From accompanying material on 93: Edwin T. Pratt (seated), Vice-Chairman of the Division of Episcopal Community Relations of the Diocese of Olympia and Executive Director of the Seattle Urban league, explains local housing problems to the Rev. Malcolm Boyd, Chaplain to Wayne State University in Detroit and guest speaker at the 33rd Annual Seattle Urban League dunner on April 24. With them is another leading layman, Jerome Farris (left) President of the Seattle Junior Chamber of Commerce. 4/25/63 /t/k.

From accompanying material: Image used in Julian Bond flyer for an event. Flyer read: Julian Bond Seattle Center Arena, September 26 at 8:00 pm, $2.00 Sponsored by King County Democratic Central Committee Mike Ryherd, Chairman.

From accompanying material: Channel 9 KCTS-TV release: Second graders will take television tours IN AND OUT OF THE CITY when Channel 9's new in-school program premiers Tues., Jan. 25 at 11:00 am. The series of eighteen programs will be telecast every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 11:00 with repeats on both days at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm. Instructor for the series is Mrs. Bernice Flennaugh. She explains that the Social Studies programs will cover "air, land and water transportation in the greater metropolitan and suburban Puget Sound area. Economics, geography, history, and political science will be among the social studies subjects which will be interwoven throughout the series." The introductory lessen will cover various types of transportation found in a large metropolitan area, how transportation has changed through the years, and how transportation is likely to change in the future. Future programs will examine roads, trucks, buses, cars, trains, air-planes, ships and boats, and tomorrow's transportation. Before coming to Channel 9, Mrs. Bernice Flennaugh taught on the third grade level in the Lake Washington School district for two years. She attended high school in Bremerton, and graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Elementary Education and Psychology. 1/11/65.

Written on verso: Floyd McCree, Mayor of Flint, Michigan, - speaker at Seattle Urban League's 1968 Annual Meeting.

Some of these sketches were used in a pamphlet for Edwin T. Pratt's memorial: Edwin T. Pratt: Two Views of his Legacy

Written on verso: Possible promotional photo for Seattle Urban League's On-The-Job Training Program.

Written on verso: Possible promotional photo for Seattle Urban League's On-The-Job Training Program.

Written on verso: Possible promotional photo for Seattle Urban League's On-The-Job Training Program.

Most prominent signs read "Methodists for Open Housing" and "NAACP Freedom Now"

Most prominent signs read "Laurelhurst Citizens for Fair Housing" and "We Believe It's Right"

Woman second from left is Shirley Blonden, third from left is Mary Solomon, center is Charles Masire. Edwin Pratt is seated second from right, and far right is Carol Richman.

From accompanying material: Envelope labeled Pictures on Institute. Robert V. Hargrove, President, The Royal Esquires, 1712 Jackson Street, Apt. 4, Seattle, Wash. Ollie Mae Bell, La Femme Charmonte, 194-26th Avenue, Ea 3-6678, Business Manager. An arrow pointing from Institute to [possibly the Vocational institute MH] has been penciled in.

Written on verso: Urban League of Kansas City.

Written on verso: possibly from Central Area Motivation Program's "Face to Face" television series circa 1965.

On verso of 169: A.I.D. students from Vietnam during Sept. 7-13 1968 stay- at KCTS "Thursday Forum" set, with Lawrence Sanford of Seattle Urban League.

Matches 13A through 14, and 14A through 15 on contact sheet S1482A.

Matches 5A through 6, 6A through 7, and 17A through 18, and 18A through 19 on contact sheet S1482C.

Contact sheets are S1482A, S1482B, and S1482C.

Written on verso: Michael B. Thierry.

Matches 29A through 30A on contact sheet S1482E.

Contact sheets S1482D is 27A through 7, and contact sheet S1482E is 27A through 12.

Contact sheets are S1306I, S1306J, S1306K, S1306L.

Contact sheets are S1482F and S1482H.

From accompanying material: Jim Plastino March 18, 1964 To: Ed Pratt - These pictures were left over and I thought you might like to have them. Signed by Jim Plastino. Written on bottom: some photos later than 1964.

McKinley Burt (standing left) of Harvey Aluminum addressing students at the Dalles Junior High School. Right is instructor Frank Ward.

Photo used on inside back cover of Education for a Democratic Society pamphlet.

Photo used on inside front cover of Education for a Democratic Society pamphlet.

Photo used on outside cover of Education for a Democratic Society pamphlet.

Photographs of people working, some with original notation for inclusion in print newspaper.

Edwin Pratt is standing at far right.

Written on verso: Kim, 6 mo - 418. Taken for "Emphasis on Adoptions Week" by Citizens Committee for Negro Adoptions

Written on verso: Steven, 5 mo, Negro Adoptions.

Written on verso: David, 12 months. From accompanying material: Taken for "Emphasis on Adoptions Week" by Citizens Committee for Negro Adoptions.

Eileen, four years old. From accompanying material: Taken for "Emphasis on Adoptions Week" by Citizens Committee for Negro Adoptions.

Written on verso: Photo possibly used for A Child in Your Future? pamphlet.

Printed on verso: Sunday First Lark March 15 1964. On verso: 34th Annual Meeting. Newspaper clipping is also attached on verso: Louis Lomax, author and lecturer, will discuss "The Negro Revolt," at the annual dinner meeting of the Seattle Urban League at 6:30 p.m.,

Contact sheets are S1306A, S1306C, S1306D, S1482L, S1482M, S1482N, S1482O.

Written on verso of both items: Grass Roots Forum April 16, 1968.

Edwin Pratt is seated to the right of the speaker. Matches 20A-21A from contact sheet S1611C.

Edwin T. Pratt, Seattle Urban League Director in center, and Dave Wood, Seattle Urban League President of the Board on far right.

Matches 2-2A from contact sheet S1611H.

Contact sheet goes from 27A to 7, and contains television show, 29th Annual meeting exhibition hall sign, and banquet hall. Written on verso: Annual Meeting 1968.

Contact sheet goes from 12 to 36A, and contains banquet hall. Written on verso: Annual Meeting 1968.

Contact sheet goes from 2 to 31A, and contains banquet hall and 38th Annual Meeting exhibition sign. Written on verso: Annual Meeting 1968.

Contact sheet goes from 1 to 36A, and contains banquet hall. Written on verso: Annual Meeting 1968.

Contact sheet goes from 27A to 27, and contains banquet hall. Written on verso: Annual Meeting 1968.

Contact sheet goes from 32A to 36A, and contains banquet hall, 29th Annual Meeting exhibition sign, and televison set. Written on verso: Annual Meeting 1968.

From accompanying material: Mr. Mullin, Attached is an extra set of proofs that could be sent to the chairman of the Urban League if you so desire. He requested them of me and also Marge Amundson during the tour. Thanks- Darlene Crawford.

Frame 22 on contact sheet 338.

Written on verso: Membership Champayne [sic probably "campaign"].

Written on verso: Negro Adoption Project.

News clipping states: Minority members of the Court Order Advisory Committee, which is working to improve minority hiring in the building trades, held a news conference August 29, 1973 to outline courses of action to improve the existing apprenticeship programs and move the construction unions to implement the proposed hiring plans. The minority members of the Court Order Advisory Committee have been moving ahead with their positive program to provide for more minority group members hired in the building trades.

Photo is signed: Good luck Jerry, Wes Uhlman, 1973.

Scanned from negatives.

Photos are mounted on two album pages.

Jim and Johnny are former board members.

This is #9 on contact sheet 515.

Verso has essay about the efforts of the Seattle Urban League to desegregate schools.

Written on verso: 1970 Annual dinner.

Written on photos: The first two candidates to file.

Written on photo: Candidate training workshop. Mrs. Maxine Mimms, workshop leader, candidate. Left to right: George Frost, at-large; Nathanial Sanders, Leschi; Roger Wright, Leschi; Willie Pugh, Stevens; John Breland, Harrison; Harry Sanders, at-large; Frank Krasnowsky, Harrison.

Written on photo: Have you signed the "blue card"?

Written on photo: This man needs help!

Written on photo: Gladys Givens: The 1st person to register.

Written on verso: Natural Man.

This film was possibly part of the Urban League's On-The-Job Training Program.

The film first aired on KIRO-TV on May 24, 1970. It was part of the "Non-Dinner Annual Meeting," which was intended to be an affordable, educational alternative to the expensive annual dinner meetings. The Edwin T. Pratt Award is "a scholarship that provides opportunities for artists of color to advance their careers through education and exposure."

Vernon E. Jordan was the National Urban League President from 1971 to 1981.