331 results for: World War II, 1941-1945 (WWII)
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Workers building tanks at Pacific Car and Foundry factory, Renton, 1943
The Pacific Car and Foundry Company got its start in Seattle in the early 1900s building railroad cars for the logging industry. The company expanded quickly and, in 1905, bought land in Renton for a new plant. Now known as PACCAR, the company has factories in five countries, making heavy-duty trucks and other vehicles, railcars, and mining equipment. During World…
ID Number:1986.5.6759.15
Date:1943
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Boeing B-17 ceremony, Seattle, 1945
A large crowd gathers at the Seattle Boeing plant to commemorate the conversion of production from B-17 to B-29 bombers. The Army Air Corps ordered the first B-17s in early 1936, and at the peak of its production in 1944, the Seattle Boeing plant would complete 16 B-17s every 24 hours. The heavily-armed Flying Fortresses were legendary for their ability…
ID Number:1986.5.7449.1
Date:1945
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Men playing cards at Inglewood Golf Club, Kenmore, October 8, 1942
Lake Washington's exclusive Inglewood Country Club was largely converted to housing during World War II, serving as a rooming house for shipyard workers and enlisted men of the U.S. Navy. Use of the club had declined due to war rationing and because many of Inglewood's members were in active service, so the club was able to create sleeping quarters for…
ID Number:1986.5.8538.2
Date:1942
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Boeing workers marching through downtown Seattle, 1943
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, Crowds, Boeing workers. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): February 26, 1943.
ID Number:1986.5.8850.1
Date:1943
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Boeing workers demonstrating in downtown Seattle, 1943
Protest signs: Our Contributions to War Chest $159,000 - All This on [62%?] Wage. Remove Inequalities and Watch Production Soar. We Won the Army & Navy "E" - Also a Star - All This on [62%?] Wage. Production Always Above Expectation - All This on [62%?] Wage. Our Record 94.8 in Purchase of Defense Bonds - All This on [62%?]…
ID Number:1986.5.8850.3
Date:1943
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Veteran's Hospital dedication ceremony, Seattle, 1948
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, Hospitals, Veterans. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): November 29, 1948.
ID Number:1986.5.9547.4
Date:1948
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Veteran's Administration hospital, Seattle, April 1951
After World War II, a hospital was needed in metropolitan Seattle to serve the many veterans returning to the area. The City of Seattle deeded 44 acres of land, originally part of Jefferson Park in Beacon Hill, to the U.S. government for the project. Constructed from 1949 to 1951, the 325-bed Seattle Division Veterans' Hospital sits high on a hill…
ID Number:1986.5.9555.1
Date:1951
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Shoppers lined up in front of E&E Meat Market on Olive Way for meat during wartime rationing, 1943
World War II brought big changes into people's lives including food, gasoline, tobacco and sugar rationing. In this photo, the E&E Meat Market at 1007 Olive Way is serving a long line of shoppers waiting to purchase their rations of meat. Signs in image: E & E Meat Market - Ralph's - Shurfine. Handwritten on image: Meat Ralph Surfine [sic]…
ID Number:1986.5.9837.1
Date:1943
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Troops boarding ship at Port of Embarkation, Seattle, 1945
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, PORT OF EMBARKATION, Troops loading.Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): August 19, 1945.
ID Number:1986.5.10558.1
Date:1945
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Troops boarding ship, Seattle, 1945
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, PORT OF EMBARKATION, Troops loading. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): August 19, 1945.
ID Number:1986.5.10558.2
Date:1945