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Oral history interview with Sr. Mary William McGlone, May 5, 1999
In 1908, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd opened a home in Wallingford for orphaned girls and troubled girls. For over 65 years, the Home of the Good Shepherd provided young women with shelter, counseling, and job training. The home closed in 1973. The buildings are now called Good Shepherd Center and are used by…
ID Number:2002.39.10
Date:1999
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Oral history interview with Vivian Sherburne, February 26-March 23, 1999
In 1908, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd opened a home in Wallingford for orphaned girls and troubled girls. For over 65 years, the Home of the Good Shepherd provided young women with shelter, counseling, and job training. The home closed in 1973. The buildings are now called Good Shepherd Center and are used by…
ID Number:2002.39.14
Date:1999
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Players leaving the WSWSA women's soccer jamboree at Marymoor Park, Redmond, March 8, 1980
Women's soccer in Washington State grew and flourished from the 1970s through the 1990s, with the development of multiple high school and college programs, and women's leagues. The Washington State Women's Soccer Association (WSWSA) was formed in 1974 with nine teams, and had already expanded to around 20 teams by the start of the 1975 season. The WSWSA soccer season…
ID Number:2002.68.3129.39
Date:1980
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Players shaking hands after a game at the WSWSA women's soccer jamboree at Marymoor Park, Redmond, March 8, 1980
Women's soccer in Washington State grew and flourished from the 1970s through the 1990s, with the development of multiple high school and college programs, and women's leagues. The Washington State Women's Soccer Association (WSWSA) was formed in 1974 with nine teams, and had already expanded to around 20 teams by the start of the 1975 season. The WSWSA soccer season…
ID Number:2002.68.3129.40
Date:1980
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Signal Corps instructor teaching Civil Air Patrol members, Seattle, July 1944
The Seattle Field Artillery Armory was designed in 1939 by architect and engineer Arrigo M. Young (1884-1954) to house the 146th Field Artillery and its half-ton tanks. During World War II, the armory was remodeled to provide 500 beds for servicemen visiting Seattle. In addition, the Women's Ambulance Corps and civilian medical units trained there during the war, and the…
ID Number:2003.57.2
Date:1944
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Transportation Corps WACs fixing an Army Jeep, Seattle, July 1944
In 1942, the U.S. Department of War recognized the need for a single manager of Army transportation and created a new branch, the Transportation Corps. The Transportation Corps’ primary function is movement control, and during WWII, the Transportation Corps moved over 30 million Soldiers in the United States and 7 million overseas, along with 126 million tons of cargo.In this…
ID Number:2003.57.6
Date:1944
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Soldiers waving from gangplank at Port of Embarkation, Seattle, circa 1944
In 1942, the Seattle Port of Embarkation began operations at Pier A (later Pier 36) in Smith Cove, at the northern end of Elliott Bay. Over the next 14 years, the Port of Embarkation will become one of the United States Army's busiest terminals for moving troops and supplies overseas during both World War II and the Korean War. This…
ID Number:2003.57.26
Date:Circa 1944
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Employees in street at Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, East Marginal Way, Seattle, circa 1943
Known today as PSF Industries, Inc., and PSF Mechanical, Inc., Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works Company was founded in 1900 by Edward Hite, Robert S. Raven, and Joseph W. Callahan and incorporated in 1902 as Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, Inc. (PSSMW) by Raven, Hite, and David Bowen. PSSMW began as a sheet metal and roofing company, but over the…
ID Number:2004.27.1.37
Date:Circa 1943
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Employees working at Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, Airport Way and Hardy Street, Seattle, circa 1943
Known today as PSF Industries, Inc., and PSF Mechanical, Inc., Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works Company was founded in 1900 by Edward Hite, Robert S. Raven, and Joseph W. Callahan and incorporated in 1902 as Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, Inc. (PSSMW) by Raven, Hite, and David Bowen. PSSMW began as a sheet metal and roofing company, but over the…
ID Number:2004.27.1.47
Date:Circa 1943
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Women working at Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, Airport Way and Hardy Street, Seattle, circa 1943
Known today as PSF Industries, Inc., and PSF Mechanical, Inc., Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works Company was founded in 1900 by Edward Hite, Robert S. Raven, and Joseph W. Callahan and incorporated in 1902 as Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, Inc. (PSSMW) by Raven, Hite, and David Bowen. PSSMW began as a sheet metal and roofing company, but over the…
ID Number:2004.27.1.51
Date:Circa 1943