45 results for: World War II, 1941-1945 (WWII)
Put n' Take quiz game cards from KOL radio station in Seattle, ca. 1939
These cards were for playing the Put n' Take radio trivia game that was broadcast on Friday nights on the Seattle radio station KOL, ca. 1939. The game was sponsored by Fahey-Brockman, a men's clothier shop at 3rd and Pike in downtown Seattle.
ID Number:2016.102.1
Date:Circa 1939
Speed-X Morse Code Key used by Paul Jacobs while enlisted with the US Army Signal Corps on Adak Island, ca. 1942
Seattle resident Paul Jacobs was stationed on Adak Island (Aleutian Islands in the Bering Sea) in Alaska during WWII and was a Radio Operator 776 using the Speed-X Key Morse Code device to send messages for the Army. He was part of the US Army Signal Corps and earned both an Asiatic Pacific Service Medal and Good Conduct Medal.
ID Number:2017.39.1
Date:Circa 1942
Pack containing treated plastic cover for protection against chemical gas attack, 1945
This type of protective cover was issued to soldiers protect them from chemical gas attacks. After unfolding, the bag-like cover with a window insert, would serve to cover the individual, as well as his or her weapon and equipment. The protective cover was issued often issued with gas masks and was intended to be used only once. Individuals may have…
ID Number:2018.87.2
Date:1945
Daiber-Jensen parka, down pants, and boots, ca. 1940s
Ome Daiber (1907-1989) was known as the “Father of Mountain Rescue.” His interest in mountain equipment led him to found Ome Daiber Inc. in 1936. Some of his most well-known inventions were the two-legged “Penguin” sleeping bag, the “Birdcage” crampon, and “SnoSeal” waterproofing compound. He also manufactured Eddie Bauer’s first down jackets, before Bauer had his own factory. When World…
ID Number:2021.54.1
Date:Circa 1940
Sewing machine used at Boeing during WWII
This sewing machine was used in Boeing Plant 2 during the Second World War. The donor’s grandmother Alice Baum Hudson used it during the war and then for decades afterwards until Boeing closed down their sewing shops. This was Hudson’s favorite machine, so when Boeing sold the machines at auction she purchased this one to use at home. Sewers at…
ID Number:2022.16.1
Date:Circa 1940