Sema Calvo photograph collection

Sema Calvo photograph collection, 1919-1992

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Calvo, Sema
Title: Sema Calvo photograph collection
Dates: 1919-1992 (inclusive)
19191992
Quantity: 16 photographic prints (2 folders) ; sizes vary
Collection Number: PH1060
Summary: Group photos and family gatherings of Jewish families including the Policar and Calvo families
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
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Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes group portraits at family events and gatherings through the years. There are also images of Seattle businesses in the early 20th century.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View the digital version of the collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Custodial History

Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Sema Calvo, March, 1986; February, 1990; December, 1993.

Processing Note

Processed by Jack Falk, Don Romero; processing completed in 2013.

Related Materials

See also the Sema Calvo papers, Manuscript Collection no. 1938, in Special Collections.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	1	Group portrait including Mashon (Patatel) Eskenazi, Jacob Policar, Moshon Adatto; seated, left to right, Solomon (Sam) Calvo, Nessim Alhadeff Same photo as PH Coll 694.1 (Calvo Family Photograph Collection)	undated
1	2	Samuel Eskenaz in his fish market, Seattle The date 1905 is written on the photo, but the calendar visible reads 1919 and includes a V for Victory in WWI.	1919
1	3	Policar-Calvo family in front of Uncle Isaac Policar's house. Top row: Esther Baroh Policar, husband Jack Policar, Solomo Eskenazi, daughter Sarah Eskenaze; 2nd row: Sultana Policar DeJaen, Sultana (Tony) Policar, Sue Policar Rousso, Sema Policar Calvo, Marco Isaac Calvo; 3rd row: Alegra Eskenazi, Sol Policar; 4th row: Kadoon Halfon, Donna Baruch, Ralph Policar, Betty (Bea) Policar Alhadeff; front row: Zelma Baruch Amira, Isaac Sam Baruch, Esther Policar, David Policar (Uncle Isaac and Aunt Calo's children), Portland.	1926
1	4	Interior of Apex Sheet Metal Works Identified on photo: Left to right: Mark Calvo, Jack Policar, Sol.	December 30, 1930
1	5	Group photo including: Sam Alhadeff, Betty Alhadeff, Sema Calvo, Marco Calvo; front row, left to right: Esther Policar, Jack Policar, Pearl Cohen, Ralph Policar	circa 1932
1	6	Group photo including: Betty Alhadeff, Sam Alhadeff, Ralph Policar, Marco Calvo, Sema Calvo; front row, left to right: Esther Policar, Pearl Cohen, Jack Policar	circa 1932
1	7	Group photo including: Betty Alhadeff, Ralph Policar, Rachel Policar; seated, left to right: Sue Rousso, Esther Policar, Sema Calvo, Jack Policar gathered for Thanksgiving during WWII	circa 1940-1945
1	8	Group photo including: Rachel Policar, ?, Ralph Policar, Marco Calvo; seated, left to right: Nisso Cohen, Esther Policar, Harry Rousso, Jack Policar, gathered for Thanksgiving during WWII	circa 1940-1945
1	9	Ralph Policar in Navy uniform with parents, Esther and Jack Policar, Seattle	circa 1940-1945
1	10	Susie (Sultana) Policar and Esther Policar	1952
2	11	Esther and Jack Policar	circa 1954
2	12	Solomon Calvo, Albert Calvo, and Jack Policar sitting on couch in house on Beacon Hill	1958
2	13	Group portrait at 80th birthday of Jack Policar Kaminske Studio, Seattle (photographer) Front, L-R: Steve Policar, Jack Alhadeff, Jack Calvo, Esther Calvo Maimon, Salvatore Cohen, Jack Policar; Middle, L-R: Joanne Steinbach, Betty Alhadeff, Elain Policar, Sue Rousso, Jack Policar, Esther Policar, Sema Calvo, Sarina Cohen, Pearl Cohen holding baby Sema Cohen, Renee Rousso; Back, L-R: Richard Steinbach, Joseph Alhadeff, Sam Alhadeff, Harry Rousso, Esther Rousso, Rachel Policar, Ralph Policar, Marco Calvo, Irving Calvo, Nisso Cohen.	1959
2	14	Group portrait at Marco Calvo's 80th birthday party Front row, L-R: Susan Cohen, Aaron Marco, Jake Calvo, Serena Calvo, Victor Irving Calvo, David Irving Calvo; middle row: Pearl Calvo Cohen, Esther Calvo Maimon, Charlene Steinberg Calvo holding Brian Jack Calvo, Marco Calvo, Simon Policar Calvo, Janis Calvo, Serena Cohen, Serena Cohen; back row: Janelle Cohen, Salvatore Nisso Cohen, Nisso Salvatore Cohen, Ralph Isaac Maimon holding Joel Isaac Maimon, Jack Calvo, Irving Calvo, Marco Irving Calvo.	1977
2	15	Sue Rousso and Sema Calvo standing next to photograph of Solomon Calvo and Jack Policar (first Sephardic Jews in Seattle)	circa 1980s-1990s
2	16	Group portrait at Sema Calvo's 80th birthday family reunion Jack Sherman Portrait Design, Seattle (photographer)	1992

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