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Group of ten people gathered around a table

Group of ten people gathered around a table. Back row from left to right: Clarence Freeman, Sylvester Lake, Kirk Barrow.
Middle row from left to right: Pauline Lake, Alta Dalbert, Frances Scott, Vernon Scott. Front row from left to right: Frances…

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.

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.

Clarence Freeman and Elmo Dalbert standing together

Clarence Freeman and Elmo Dalbert standing together in a room.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Prince Hall Freemasons, including Sylvester Lake, standing together

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

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 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.

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.

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."

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.

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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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

James and Eleanor Chase sitting in chairs

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

Elmo Dalbert sitting at an event table

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

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…

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."

Prince Hall Freemasons

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

Tetsuzo Terao Near His Home on Cowley Street

Many Japanese Americans living in Spokane who could afford a house in the first half of the 20th century, purchased homes on the lower South Hill east of Division Street. These neighborhoods were amongst those where families of color were not barred…

New Chinese Republic Parade Float

According to the 1910 census, the Chinese American population in Spokane County was 263. Many in this community lived near Trent Avenue (now Spokane Falls Boulevard) between Browne Street and Howard Street. The population held enough recognition that…

Meejosee Wong, Yut Sun Hoy, and Sandy Wong in Wing Wo Chinese Medicine Company

Yut Sun Hoy ran the Wing Wo Chinese Medicine Company after the death of his uncle Hoy Sam in 1926. In 1953, Yut Sun moved the store to 917 West Sprague Avenue, which is currently the block containing the Bing Crosby Theater and the Knitting Factory.…

Japanese Methodist Mission Kindergarten Portrait

The Japanese Methodist Mission in Spokane was founded in 1902 above the home of Reverend Genshichi Tsuruta. Initially, the mission served young men migrating to Spokane for work or school, but by 1910, when the church ran services out of a building…

Grant Street Methodist Church

A large group of people gathered for a group portrait in front of the Grant Street Methodist Church on Fifth Avenue and Grant Street. According to the church's' history published in 1967, the photograph was taken for a 35th anniversary celebration on…

Witness Attestation for Sue Ah Yen

The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act was passed to curb immigrant laborers from China from entering the United States. Part of this law denied reentry to Chinese laborers leaving the United States. As a result, Chinese merchants, like Sue Ah Yen needed to…