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Image of Students’ Army Training Corps group on steps of Washington State Museum, University of Washington campus, 1918
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Students’ Army Training Corps group on steps of Washington State Museum, University of Washington campus, 1918

The establishment of Students' Army Training Corps (SATC) units during World War I was authorized by the Selective Service Act of 1917, and implemented by the newly created Committee on Education and Special Training of the US War Department. The short-lived SATC program utilized the facilities, equipment, and faculty of colleges and universities to select and train officer candidates and…
ID Number:2009.32.1
Date:1918
Image of S.S. President Madison capsized at Todd dry docks, Seattle, March 24, 1933
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S.S. President Madison capsized at Todd dry docks, Seattle, March 24, 1933

On March 24, 1933, the passenger liner S.S. President Madison, built in 1920 and owned by the American Mail Line, capsized during repair work at the Todd Dry Docks in Seattle. More than 100 crew members fled the vessel as it listed against the dock, but one man drowned inside the ship. The vessel was righted and repaired, but suffered…
ID Number:2009.39.1
Date:1933
Image of Second Avenue during paving, Seattle, circa 1915<br />circa 1915
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Second Avenue during paving, Seattle, circa 1915
circa 1915

The financial district or central business district of downtown Seattle has several buildings that remain standing from the early twentieth century. Visible in this image is the Smith Tower, at 506 Second Avenue on the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Yesler Way. The 38-story building was completed in 1914, and remained Seattle's tallest building until the Space Needle overtook…
ID Number:2009.55.46.67
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Street repair at 12th Avenue and Spring Street, Seattle, July 12, 1916
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Street repair at 12th Avenue and Spring Street, Seattle, July 12, 1916

This view of the First Hill neighborhood shows a crack that developed in the concrete base beneath brick paved road at 12th Avenue and Spring Street. Repairs were overseen by the Seattle City Engineer's Department. Handwritten on negative: Photo taken 7/12/16. 12th Ave. at Sprint St. Break in Concrete BaseStamped on verso: Frank H. Nowell, 1212 Fourth Ave., Seattle, U.…
ID Number:2009.55.46.75
Date:1916
Image of Plank road on Elliott Avenue at West Mercer Place, Seattle, August 3, 1921
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Plank road on Elliott Avenue at West Mercer Place, Seattle, August 3, 1921

This south-facing image of Elliott Avenue at West Mercer Place shows cars traveling on a wood plank road near streetcar tracks.James P. Lee (1894-1963) was the City of Seattle's Engineering Department photographer from 1922-1957. Photographer's number: 4544
ID Number:2009.55.46.92
Date:1921
Image of Man smoothing wet concrete on 10th Avenue NE, Seattle, September 28, 1921
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Man smoothing wet concrete on 10th Avenue NE, Seattle, September 28, 1921

This paving project on 10th Avenue NE (Roosevelt Way) near NE 61st Street was likely overseen by the Seattle City Engineer's Department.James P. Lee (1894-1963) was the City of Seattle's Engineering Department photographer from 1922-1957. Photographer's number: 4565
ID Number:2009.55.46.106
Date:1921
Image of Elliott Avenue from Denny Way to Garfield St., Seattle, January 4, 1922
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Elliott Avenue from Denny Way to Garfield St., Seattle, January 4, 1922

This north-facing view shows the muddy road conditions along Elliott Avenue between Denny Way and Garfield Street.James P. Lee (1894-1963) was the City of Seattle's Engineering Department photographer from 1922-1957. Photographer's number: 4595
ID Number:2009.55.46.114
Date:1922
Image of Carrie Rodgers and spectators at SS Edmore launch, Seattle, May 24, 1919
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Carrie Rodgers and spectators at SS Edmore launch, Seattle, May 24, 1919

David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.20
Date:1919
Image of Captain's quarters of USS West Elcasco, Seattle, September 1918
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Captain's quarters of USS West Elcasco, Seattle, September 1918

USS West Elcasco was a steel-hulled cargo ship built in 1918 by Skinner & Eddy Corp. shipyard in Seattle—one of a series built by Skinner & Eddy for the United States Shipping Board's emergency wartime shipbuilding program. The ship saw service as an auxiliary with the U.S Navy in World War I and as an Army transport in World War…
ID Number:2009.56.42
Date:1918
Image of S.S. West Elcasco preparing to launch at Skinner & Eddy shipyard, Seattle, September 21, 1918
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S.S. West Elcasco preparing to launch at Skinner & Eddy shipyard, Seattle, September 21, 1918

The SS West Elcasco was a steel-hulled cargo ship built in 1918 by Skinner & Eddy Corp. shipyard in Seattle'one of a series built by Skinner & Eddy for the United States Shipping Board's emergency wartime shipbuilding program. The ship saw service as an auxiliary with the U.S Navy in World War I and as an Army transport in World…
ID Number:2009.56.46
Date:1918
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