Browse Items (274 total)

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

James Chase entering a car

James Chase entering a car on a city street.

James Chase laying on bed

James Chase laying on bed.

James Chase preparing to take a photograph with William Tucker crouching next to him and Frances Freeman and others at a picnic table

Two photographs printed together. The bottom photograph includes James Chase preparing to take a photograph, and William Tucker crouching next to him. The top photograph includes Frances Freeman on box with others bending over lake picnic table…

James Chase sitting on a chair in formal wear

James Chase sitting on a chair in a corner in formal wear adjacent to a bed out of frame.

James Chase standing outside

James Chase Standing outside in a winter coat with a building in the background. Text reads: "Schaffer Laundry-Cleaners."

James Chase, Clarence Freeman, Alta Dalbert, and Frances Freeman relaxing on a picnic blanket.

Two photographs printed together. The top photograph is taken from above and includes a group of four relaxing under a tree on blankets. The bottom photograph includes a group relaxing in the shade on a blanket. Front from left to right: James Chase,…

James Chase, Eleanor Barrow, and others on the beach

Two photographs printed together. The photograph on the left includes a group standing on the beach. From left to right: Unidentified man and woman, James Chase, Eleanor Barrow (Chase), unidentified woman. The photograph on the right includes an…

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.

Large group posing for photo in an arching entryway

Group of 37 posing in an arching entryway between two rooms of a house.

Front row from left to right: 5th from left Frances Scott, 8th from left Frances Freeman, 10th from left Pauline Lake, 13th Francelle Hagin.
Second row from left to right:…

Man in barbershop

Unidentified man posing in a barbershop.

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 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 garage

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

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.

Man on penny-farthing

Unidentified man on penny-farthing cycling down paved street.

Man sitting in the Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage in uniform coveralls

Unidentified man sitting in the Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage in uniform coveralls on a break.

Man standing in train underpass

Unidentified man standing in train underpass facing the street.

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.

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 working on Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender building construction site

Unidentified man facing away and working on the Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender building construction site.

Marching band near Sprague Avenue

Unidentified marching band on unidentified street near Sprague Avenue.

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.

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.

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 working on car at Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage

Unidentified man in mechanic coveralls crouching to work under a suspended car at Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage.

Mechanics in Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage

Four men in uniform coveralls posing in front of a car in the Chase and Dalbert Body and Fender garage.

Members of the Phyllis Wheatley Girls Club at their Mother's Day tea party

Members of the Phyllis Wheatley Girls Club at their Mother's Day tea party.

Top row from left to right: Alta Finley, Margery Boyd, Madeline Smith, Mrs. Charles V. Evans, Zrelda Gordon, Isabel Richerson. Front row from left to right: Bernice…

Men's singing group that includes Earl Coates and Kay Workoff

A singing group consisting of at least five Black men. They are wearing white coats and aprons over suits with ties.
Joseph Franklin's history of Black Spokane suggests that the group may be a quintet that performed at the Spokane Club consisting of…

Mona Lake

Mona Lake, daughter of Pauline Lake portrait photograph in paper folding frame. Text reads: " For the Dalbert Family "1957"" in left top corner of left panel." Love, Mona" in right bottom corner of photograph.

Monroe Street Bridge and City Hall

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

Non-commissioned officers club opening at Spokane Army Air Field

Black soldiers mingle around the bar of the Non-commissioned officers club at the opening of the Spokane Army Air Field.

Pauline and Sylvester Lake in formal attire

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

Pauline Lake

Pauline Lake standing in a parking lot.

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.

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.

Portrait of Clarence Butch Freeman

Portrait of Clarence Butch Freeman, son of Clarence and Frances Freeman, in a paper folding frame. Text reads "The Dalberts" in top left corner of left panel. "Butch Freeman 59" in bottom right corner of left panel.

Portrait of Sybill C. Stafford

Portrait of Sybill C. Stafford, descendant of the Stafford family, who were part of the pioneer African American community.

Portrait of Sylvia Lake

Portrait of Sylvia Lake, daughter of Pauline Lake, in a paper folding frame. Text reads "The Dalberts" in top left corner of left panel. "Love, Sylvia Lake 56" in bottom right corner of left panel.

Portraits of Elmo Dalbert

Two portraits printed together or Elmo Dalbert.