Document Type
Image
Preview
Creation Date
1908
Description
Powell S. Barnett (1883-1971) standing, grew up in Roslyn, Washington where he mined coal and played in a local band. He moved to Seattle in 1906, working first in road and hotel construction, later as a clerk to a state senator, and eventually as an employee for what is today the King County Department of Construction and Facilities Management. As a musician Mr. Barnett broke the color bar at the then all white Musician's Union, and went on to become a potent force in the community for integration and racial harmony. A large park named for Powell Barrett is located in Seattle, Washington. This circa 1908 photograph shows Powell Barrett and another member of the Volunteers of America Band.
Recommended Citation
"Powell S. Barnett, Seattle, Washington" (1908). Roslyn African American History Photographs. 36.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/roslyn_african_american_history/36
Approximate Date
circa 1908
Spatial Coverage (for ex: Ellensburg, WA)
Washington (State) - Kittitas County - Roslyn
Source
Ellensburg Public Library
Format
image/jpg
Keywords
African-American, Roslyn, Washington, Kittitas County (Wash.) - History, Barrett, Powell S., Musicians, Race relations
Comments
Scanned photographic print March 2001, DPI- 300, JPEG, with a Microtek Scanmaker 6400 XL.