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Image of Tailors at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918
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Tailors at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918

During World War I a temporary Naval Training Station was set up on the University of Washington campus, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. The training camp was active from 1917-1919, during which time over 5,000 mostly college students were trained for both naval and naval aviation units. This image of U. S. Navy personnel measuring…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.1.21
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Cadets peeling potatoes at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918
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Cadets peeling potatoes at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918

During World War I a temporary Naval Training Station was set up on the University of Washington campus, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. The training camp was active from 1917-1919, during which time over 5,000 mostly college students were trained for both naval and naval aviation units. This image show Naval Training Station cadets seated…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.1.22
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Meal preparation at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918
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Meal preparation at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918

During World War I a temporary Naval Training Station was set up on the University of Washington campus, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. The training camp was active from 1917-1919, during which time over 5,000 mostly college students were trained for both naval and naval aviation units. This image of U. S. Navy personnel at…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.1.23
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Barber shop at the U.S. Naval Training Station, University of Washington, 1917-1918
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Barber shop at the U.S. Naval Training Station, University of Washington, 1917-1918

In 1917, a committee from the University of Washington offered campus facilities to the United States Navy, which decided to build a temporary Naval Training Station on campus grounds along Portage Bay on Lake Union (near the area now occupied by the UW Health Sciences Center). The station was established on August 1, 1917, largely through the efforts of Navy…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.1.24
Date:Circa 1917
Image of Female yeomen in front of building at the U.S. Naval Training Station, University of Washington, circa 1918
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Female yeomen in front of building at the U.S. Naval Training Station, University of Washington, circa 1918

Women were recruited into the Naval Reserve Force in the World War I era to meet severe clerical shortages at shore stations. Since the Naval Reserve Act of 1916 did not specify gender as a condition for service, in March 1917 Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels approved the enrollment of female yeomen in the Naval Reserves. The Yeomen (F),…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.1.27
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Man with Navy megaphone at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918
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Man with Navy megaphone at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918

During World War I a temporary Naval Training Station was set up on the University of Washington campus, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. The training camp was active from 1917-1919, during which time over 5,000 mostly college students were trained for both naval and naval aviation units. This image shows an enthusiastic Navy fan cheering…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.1.33
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Officers at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918
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Officers at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918

During World War I a temporary Naval Training Station was set up on the University of Washington campus, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. The training camp was active from 1917-1919, during which time over 5,000 mostly college students were trained for both naval and naval aviation units. This image of U. S. Navy officers posing…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.1.35
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Officer Roy Maryatt at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918
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Officer Roy Maryatt at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918

During World War I a temporary Naval Training Station was set up on the University of Washington campus, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. The training camp was active from 1917-1919, during which time over 5,000 mostly college students were trained for both naval and naval aviation units. This image shows Roy Lincoln Maryatt, Sr. (1891-1980),…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.1.42
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Commandant Freeman and Boatswain Hazard at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918
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Commandant Freeman and Boatswain Hazard at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918

During World War I a temporary Naval Training Station was set up on the University of Washington campus, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. The training camp was active from 1917-1919, during which time over 5,000 mostly college students were trained for both naval and naval aviation units. This image of U. S. Navy officers (left)…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.1.46
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Students' Army Training Corps group on steps of Washington State Museum, University of Washington campus, circa 1918
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Students' Army Training Corps group on steps of Washington State Museum, University of Washington campus, circa 1918

During World War I a temporary Naval Training Station was set up on the University of Washington campus, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. The training camp was active from 1917-1919, during which time over 5,000 mostly college students were trained for both naval and naval aviation units.This image shows a Students' Army Training Corps group…
ID Number:Lib1993.35.2.10
Date:Circa 1918
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