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Image of Mayor Gill and Police Chief Warren posing together, Seattle, 1917
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Mayor Gill and Police Chief Warren posing together, Seattle, 1917

In December 1917, Seattle Mayor Hiram C. Gill (1866-1919) appointed Joel "Joe" F. Warren (1858-1934) as chief of police. This photo shows Warren, left, with Mayor Gill in an office, probably shortly after his appointment. Webster & Stevens number: 57714Caption information source: Seattle Times, December 11, 1917, p.1
ID Number:1983.10.10491.1
Date:1917
Image of Sack race at Rotary Club picnic, Seattle, 1917
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Sack race at Rotary Club picnic, Seattle, 1917

Handwritten on sleeve: Rotary Club Picnic - Games.Webster & Stevens number: 18168
ID Number:1983.10.10498.2
Date:1917
Image of Parade of draft men, September 20, 1917
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Parade of draft men, September 20, 1917

In September 1917, King County and Seattle gave a rousing farewell to a second large group of draftees leaving for World War I. Over 700 men marched to King Street Station, where they boarded a special train for Fort Lewis. In this 1917 photo, draftees from Seattle and King County march down Fourth Avenue to King Street Station with suitcases…
ID Number:1983.10.10510.2
Date:1917
Image of War bonds poster at Seattle National Bank, 1917
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War bonds poster at Seattle National Bank, 1917

During World War I, banks sold government bonds to raise money for the war effort. In this 1917 photo, a man reads the war bond poster outside the Seattle National Bank, at the corner of Second Avenue and Columbia Street. Webster & Stevens number: 58531
ID Number:1983.10.10514
Date:1917
Image of Opening day of the baseball season, April 24, 1917
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Opening day of the baseball season, April 24, 1917

The 1917 baseball season opened April 24 at Seattle's Dugdale Park with a game between the Seattle Giants and a team from Great Falls, Montana. The teams were in the Northwestern League, which also included teams from Butte, Spokane, Tacoma, and other northwestern cities.This photo shows the 1917 opening game at Dugdale Park. The band sits on folding chairs at…
ID Number:1983.10.10517.2
Date:1917
Image of Elks Club Band, Seattle, 1917
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Elks Club Band, Seattle, 1917

Banner reads: Instituted June 10th 1888 - Seattle Lodge No. 92 - B.P.O.E.Signs in image: Queen City Transfer Co. - Storage. O.K. Harness Shop. Pacific Furniture Co. - Sale - Closing Out Used Furniture - Linoleum. Hotel Kasota. The Bell Tailors - Dye Works - The Cleaners & Tailors - Suits Sponged & Pressed 50 cents - Cleaning & Repairing…
ID Number:1983.10.10523
Date:1917
Image of Marine Corps recruiting motorcycles with sidecars, Seattle, 1918
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Marine Corps recruiting motorcycles with sidecars, Seattle, 1918

During World War I, all branches of the armed forces recruited new enlistees in Seattle. In this 1918 photo, four members of the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Service pose with their motorcycles in downtown Seattle. Two of the men sit in sidecars decorated with the slogan "First to Fight. Join the U.S. Marines," and "Enlist for War Only."
ID Number:1983.10.10535.2
Date:1918
Image of Earlington Golf and Country Club, Renton, circa 1918
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Earlington Golf and Country Club, Renton, circa 1918

According to an article in the "Renton News Record" of August 16, 1951, the Earlington Club House dated back to the 1880s and was used as a golf club until the 1920s when a new building was constructed. Thereafter it was used as a boarding house and apartments. Throughout the years, the local community held dances, card parties, and strawberry…
ID Number:1983.10.10537
Date:Circa 1918
Image of SS Kaifuku Maru, Seattle, circa 1918
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SS Kaifuku Maru, Seattle, circa 1918

Handwritten on sleeve: SS Kaifuku Maru.Webster & Stevens number: 58806
ID Number:1983.10.10541
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Building a ship at the National Shipbuilding Company, circa 1918
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Building a ship at the National Shipbuilding Company, circa 1918

Seattle had a boom in wood and steel shipbuilding during World War I, and employment was high. The city directory listed six shipbuilding companies in 1912, 24 in 1917, and 46 in 1918. This photo, taken around 1918, shows men working on a wooden ship's hull at the National Shipbuilding Company. Webster & Stevens number: 58830
ID Number:1983.10.10545
Date:Circa 1918
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