444 results for: Military
Photograph
Clarence and LaVerna Oliphant in plane, Seattle, circa 1950
In addition to his jazz club images, Seattle photographer Al Smith took many photos of family, friends and other local people in their everyday lives. Here, Smith photographs Clarence A. Oliphant (1923-2000) in the cockpit of a plane, with his wife, LaVerna (1923-2016) behind him.Clarence Oliphant was born in Council Bluff, Iowa and moved to Seattle after serving in the…
ID Number:2014.49.050.021.02
Date:Circa 1950
Photograph
Town House Service Women's Club at 214 University Ave., Seattle, 1946
During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. A number of recreation and temporary stay facilities provided entertainment and services for military personnel visiting the city, such as the large USO facility in the remodeled Rialto Building, opened in 1943. The first facilities specifically for military women opened in 1945: a female…
ID Number:2014.84.1
Date:1946
Photograph
Service men and women seated at the counter of Seattle Service Women's Club, Seattle, 1946
During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. A number of recreation and temporary stay facilities provided entertainment and services for military personnel visiting the city, such as the large USO facility in the remodeled Rialto Building, opened in 1943. The first facilities specifically for military women opened in 1945: a female…
ID Number:2014.84.2
Date:1946
Photograph
Laura Burnham and another woman in WAVES uniforms, circa 1945
The WAVES--short for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service--was the women's branch of the US Naval Reserve, established in 1942 to help release officers and enlisted men for sea duty and replace them with women in shore positions during the war. This photo shows Laura Burnham (left) and "Jeanie" in their WAVES uniform dresses. The women are standing on the…
ID Number:2014.84.7
Date:Circa 1945
Menu
Harmel's menu, circa 1941
Opened during World War II, Harmel's was located at 7321 Sand Point Way, directly opposite the Sand Point Naval Air Station. The local newspaper noted the establishment of this "new-type cafe" in December 1941 as a reflection of population and traffic growth in the Sand Point district, adding that Harmel's "will have an extensive parking area to provide drive-in service."This…
ID Number:2016.36.4
Date:Circa 1941
Program
Launch of Nebraska program, 1904
In 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. Construction of the ship, named Nebraska, began with a keel laying ceremony on July 4, 1902, at the shipyard located at the foot of South Charles Street south of Pioneer Square. Over 1,000 workers helped build the ship, which…
ID Number:2018.3.3.35
Date:1904
Poster
U. S. Army recruitment poster, 1917
The Men Wanted poster pictured here was issued by the U. S. Army recruiting office in March 1917, just a month before the U. S. declared war on Germany and entered the global conflict known as World War I, which had begun in 1914.
ID Number:2018.3.3.36
Date:1917
Ephemera
Hotel Frye air raid blackout notice, circa 1943
Seattle, with its military bases and industries, was considered an important target for Japanese air raids. Homes and businesses turned out lights and covered windows to darken the city at night. In order to keep guests safe, Seattle's Hotel Frye posted notices detailing how to black out rooms and what to do in case of an air raid.
ID Number:2018.3.3.126
Date:Circa 1943
Photograph
Base Hospital Number 50 officers and enlisted men at Camp Merritt, N.J., April 20,1919
Base Hospital No. 50 was created at the University of Washington in October 1917 as part of a mobilization of base hospitals at universities and civilian hospitals because the United States Army did not have an established medical corps when the country entered World War I in 1917. The Base Hospital unit consisted of medical staff, nursing staff, and civilian…
ID Number:2018.3.10
Date:1919
Music, notated
Beware the Military
The music and lyrics for "Beware the Military" were written by Oliver George Wallace (1887-1963), at the time a theater organist. In 1932 he began working for Disney Studios where he composed many film scores, including "Dumbo," for which he and Frank Churchill won an Oscar. "Beware the Military" was co-written by Harold Taylor Weeks (1893-1967), a sheet music merchant,…
ID Number:2018.3.2.1
Date:1918