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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
Music, notated
Ho, the Navy! Hail, the Navy!
In July 1933, a fleet of Navy ships paid its annual visit to Seattle. The city celebrated with Fleet Frolic Week, a celebration of dances, parades, games, and a carnival. In 1932, the city held a Fleet Week song-writing contest for Seattle composers. Rosetta Perry Gibbon (1904-1988), wife of a Seattle Times editorial writer, was the winner, but time was…
ID Number:2018.3.2.9
Date:1933
Correspondence
Letter from Francis Clowers about donating to the War & Community Chest campaign, Seattle, October 25, 1945
Seattle & King County’s 1945 War & Community Chest campaign kicked off on October 11th. In an equivalent to today’s United Way, volunteers and businesses solicited funds from area residents to support military service clubs, overseas war victims, and a number of local agencies. Fundraising was slow, and the campaign was extended into early November. In late October, as part…
ID Number:2018.64.23
Date:1945
Cartographic material
Local Aeronautical Chart, Seattle, October 21, 1954
Until 1958, when the Federal Aviation Administration was founded, the United States Coast & Geodetic Survey published aeronautical charts for flight navigation. These were published in various scales to show different information and were updated every six months. The most detailed are the local charts for airports, like this one showing the area around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. In addition to…
ID Number:2019.3.29
Date:1954
Cartographic material
Latona Addition to the City of Seattle, October 28, 1889
George Morris "Morris" Haller (1852-1889) was born in Pennsylvania to U.S. Army Colonel Granville Owen Haller (1819-1897), and his wife, Henrietta Maria (Cox) Haller (1824-1910). The family moved frequently around the country during Granville's military service, and upon his retirement in 1882, they moved to Seattle permanently. Morris studied law in Seattle and became a successful attorney and real estate…
ID Number:2019.3.48
Date:1889