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  • Collection: Carl Maxey Center Digital Archives: Preserving Spokane's Black History

Unidentified man working on car

Unidentified man facing away using a circle bladed power tool on the side of a car most likely at Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage.

Riverbank flooded

Unknown Riverbank [potentially Spokane River] flooded up to home and cars. Some tops of trees visible in the water.

Riverbank flooded

Unknown Riverbank [potentially Spokane River] flooded up to housing developments with construction machine dumping unknown substance in the water. Some tops of trees visible in the water.

Monroe Street Bridge and City Hall

Monroe Street Bridge from the southwest side with City Hall in the background.

Pauline and Sylvester Lake in formal attire

Pauline and Sylvester Lake hand-in-hand in formal attire at an event.

Peaceful Valley neighborhood flooded

Corner of Ash and Water Street in the Peaceful Valley neighborhood flooded. People standing on street and sidewalk looking towards the Spokane River.

Pauline Lake

Pauline Lake standing in a parking lot.

Prince Hall Freemasons

Group of 21 unidentified Prince Hall Freemasons posing with memorabilia around a podium.

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church 90th anniversary cake

White frosted sheet cake with green trim and floral embellishments. Text reads in green frosting: "Bethel A. M. E. Church 90th Anniversary."

Group at an event

Group of eleven people posing together in a room in formal attire.

Front row from left to right: Alta Dalbert, Pauline Lake, center Josephine Barrow?, Mrs. Coltrane?, Helen Gaskin.

Second row from left to right: Eleanor Chase, farthest right…

Elmo Dalbert sitting at an event table

Elmo Dalbert seated with an unidentified woman at an event table in formal wear.

James and Eleanor Chase sitting in chairs

James Chase and Eleanor Chase sitting in the corner of a room.

Group photograph including Pauline Lake, Sylvester Lake, Eleanor Chase, and James Chase

Group of Five posing together in formal wear. From left to right: Pauline Lake, unidentified man, Sylvester Lake, Eleanor Chase, James Chase.

Man in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender building lobby

Unidentified man in brown jacket in the lobby of Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender.

Man in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender building

Unidentified man in denim jacket in the lobby of Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender.

Man in front of ambulance in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender building

Unidentified man in brown jacket and glasses with Spokane Ambulance in the background.

Two mechanics in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage

Two unidentified men standing in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage with car in the background. Man on the left is wearing mechanic coveralls.

James Chase and Elmo Dalbert with a girl outside

James Chase and Elmo Dalbert standing together at an outdoor event with Elmo Dalbert draping his left arm over an unidentified girl playing with a toy.

Man in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage

Unidentified man in mechanic coveralls standing by the bumper of a car in the Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage.

Mechanic working on a car at Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage

Unidentified man in mechanic coveralls working on the right side of a car with a hammer at Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage.

Mechanic in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage

Unidentified man in checkered skirt holding mechanic coveralls in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage.

Dennis "Denny" Dalbert at a desk in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender office

Dennis "Denny" Dalbert sitting at a desk in the Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender office.

Alta Dalbert at a desk in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender office

Alta Dalbert sitting and reading at a desk in the Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender office.

Mechanic working at Chase and Dalbert Fender and Body garage

Unidentified man in mechanic coveralls working by a table covered in paint at Chase and Dalbert Fender and Body garage.

Man working on car outside Chase and Dalbert Fender and Body garage

Unidentified man in mechanic coveralls standing by a car prepped for painting outside Chase and Dalbert Fender and Body garage.

Man in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage

Unidentified man posing in the Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage with a truck in the background.

Two men in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage

Two unidentified men having a conversation in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage with car in the background. Man facing away is wearing mechanic coveralls.

Man on the right is same person as in 005_286.

Elmo and Alta Dalbert at a Black Centennial event celebration at the Davenport

Unidentified woman, Elmo Dalbert, and Alta Dalbert posing in front of the Black Centennial event sign in the Historic Davenport Marie Antoinette Ballroom. Text reads: "Black Centennial 1981."

Peggy Freeman, Elmo Dalbert, and Mona Jones at a Black Centennial event at the Davenport

From left to right Peggy Freeman, Elmo Dalbert, and Mona Jones standing together in the Historic Davenport Marie Antoinette Ballroom during the Black Centennial Celebration.

Man working on car at Chase and Dalbert Fender and Body garage

Unidentified man crouching by the left side of a car and holding a flat sheet against the driver-side door at Chase and Dalbert Fender and Body garage.

James Chase and Elmo Dalbert with a girl outside

James Chase and Elmo Dalbert standing together at an outdoor event with Elmo Dalbert draping his left arm over an unidentified girl playing with a toy.

Prince Hall Freemasons, including Sylvester Lake, standing together

Three unidentified Prince Hall Free Masons and Sylvester Lake standing together in conversation in a room.

Carl Maxey and Lou Maxey walking outside with Willabell Tucker

Carl Maxey and Lou Maxey arm-in-arm approaching unidentified person in the foreground. Willabell Tucker following same path in the background.

Alta Dalbert and child sitting on a couch

Alta Dalbert and unidentified child sitting together on a couch. Alta Dalbert is holding several photographs and smiling at the child while the child smiles at the camera.

Alta Dalbert, Elmo Dalbert, and Eleanor Chase standing in formal wear

From left to right: Alta Dalbert, Elmo Dalbert, and Eleanor Chase standing together in formal wear at an event.

Alta Dalbert, Eleanor Chase and James Chase sitting in formal wear

From left to right: Alta Dalbert, Eleanor Chase and James Chase sitting together on a bed in formal attire.

Prince Hall Freemasons, including James Chase, holding awards

Nine Prince Hall Freemasons standing together holding awards. James Chase standing in back row, second from the left.

Clarence Freeman and Elmo Dalbert standing together

Clarence Freeman and Elmo Dalbert standing together in a room.

Eleanor Chase and James Chase sitting at an event table

Eleanor Chase and James Chase sitting together and eating at a table during an event.

Josephine Barrow, Eleanor Chase, and Pauline Lake sitting together

From left to right: Josephine Barrow, Eleanor Chase, and Pauline Lake sitting together in a room.