136 results for: World War I, 1917-1918 (WWI)
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Come Thru: Official Song of the Seattle Girls' War Relief Bazaar
When the United States joined World War I in 1917, the University of Washington was selected as the location for a military hospital, named Base Hospital 50. The city was responsible for building and outfitting the hospital, a cost estimated at $50,000. The Seattle Girls’ War Work Association organized a huge, six-day bazaar to raise the funds. Over 12,500 volunteers…
ID Number:1980.7097A.4
Date:1917
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Norman Archibald's POW leave permit, November 5, 1918
Both Norman Silas "Jim" Archibald (1894-1975) and his older sister Marjorie (Archibald) Draper (1891-1973) served in France during World War I. Norman was a lieutenant with the 95th Aero Squadron, U. S. Army, in September 1918 when his SPAD biplane fighter aircraft was shot down behind enemy lines. He was taken prisoner by the Germans and held in a camp…
ID Number:1982.105.1.2.1
Date:1918
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Studio portrait of Norman Archibald in uniform, circa 1918
Hazel Marjorie (Archibald) Draper (1891-1973) and Norman Silas "Jim" Archibald (1894-1975) were siblings born in Seattle to real estate developer Silas W. Archibald (b. 1864) and Elizabeth Jane (Langille) Archibald (b. 1866), who had emigrated from Nova Scotia, Canada, after their 1889 marriage. Both Hazel and Norman served in France during World War I. Norman was a lieutenant with the…
ID Number:1982.105.2.6
Date:Circa 1917
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Studio portrait of Norman Archibald and Hazel Draper, circa 1940
Hazel Marjorie (Archibald) Draper (1891-1973) and Norman Silas "Jim" Archibald (1894-1975) were siblings born in Seattle to real estate developer Silas W. Archibald (b. 1864) and Elizabeth Jane (Langille) Archibald (b. 1866), who had emigrated from Nova Scotia, Canada, after their 1889 marriage. Both Hazel and Norman served in France during World War I. Norman was a lieutenant with the…
ID Number:1982.105.2.7
Date:Circa 1940
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West Seattle Naval Training Camp, Seattle, circa 1918
In 1918 the U. S. government chartered the steamships Chippewa and Iroquois for service in World War I as school ships to be based at the Seattle Yacht Club buildings in West Seattle. The yacht club had recently been purchased by the U. S. government for $3,000. William Jacob Grambs (1862-1943), previously an engineer at the Puget Sound Traction, Light…
ID Number:1983.10.66
Date:Circa 1918
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Sailors in the Naval Training Station bowling alley, circa 1918
During World War I, the University of Washington had a U.S. Navy training station on the shores of Lake Union. Before the camp closed in 1919, over 5,000 men had been trained there for both naval and naval aviation units.In this photo, sailors at the Naval Training Center bowl during their off-duty hours. At the far end of the alleys,…
ID Number:1983.10.68
Date:Circa 1918
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Sailors peeling potatoes at naval training camp, Seattle, circa 1918
During World War I, the U.S. Navy had a training station on the University of Washington campus. The Navy buildings were on the shore of Lake Union, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. This image shows sailors at the training station peeling potatoes. Handwritten on sleeve: U.S.N.T. Camp Spud PeelingWebster & Stevens number: 66157
ID Number:1983.10.69
Date:Circa 1918
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Sailors training at naval training camp, Seattle, circa 1918
During World War I, the University of Washington had a U.S. Navy training station on the shores of Lake Union. Before the camp closed in 1919, over 5,000 men had been trained there for both naval and naval aviation units.In this image, taken on the deck of a moored ship, four sailors use an unidentified training apparatus. They may be…
ID Number:1983.10.74
Date:Circa 1918
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Cavalry at Fort Lawton, May 18, 1918
In 1897, the city of Seattle donated land on Magnolia Bluff to the US government to build a new Army post as part of a defense system for Puget Sound; this was designated as Fort Lawton in 1900. During most of its active service, the fort served as an embarkation station where troops gathered before being sent to duty in…
ID Number:1983.10.1017
Date:1918
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First aid station at Campus Day, circa 1918
The University of Washington held Campus Day every spring, starting in 1904. In the early years, male students planted trees, repaired the tennis courts, graded lawns, and did other chores to improve the campus. In this photo, taken during World War I, women students in the Campus Day Hospital Corps practice giving first aid to some of the workers. Webster…
ID Number:1983.10.1030.3
Date:Circa 1918