136 results for: World War I, 1917-1918 (WWI)
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Parade of draft men, September 20, 1917
In September 1917, King County and Seattle gave a rousing farewell to a second large group of draftees leaving for World War I. Over 700 men marched to King Street Station, where they boarded a special train for Fort Lewis. In this 1917 photo, draftees from Seattle and King County march down Fourth Avenue to King Street Station with suitcases…
ID Number:1983.10.10510.2
Date:1917
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War bonds poster at Seattle National Bank, 1917
During World War I, banks sold government bonds to raise money for the war effort. In this 1917 photo, a man reads the war bond poster outside the Seattle National Bank, at the corner of Second Avenue and Columbia Street. Webster & Stevens number: 58531
ID Number:1983.10.10514
Date:1917
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Marine Corps recruiting motorcycles with sidecars, Seattle, 1918
During World War I, all branches of the armed forces recruited new enlistees in Seattle. In this 1918 photo, four members of the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Service pose with their motorcycles in downtown Seattle. Two of the men sit in sidecars decorated with the slogan "First to Fight. Join the U.S. Marines," and "Enlist for War Only."
ID Number:1983.10.10535.2
Date:1918
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Building a ship at the National Shipbuilding Company, circa 1918
Seattle had a boom in wood and steel shipbuilding during World War I, and employment was high. The city directory listed six shipbuilding companies in 1912, 24 in 1917, and 46 in 1918. This photo, taken around 1918, shows men working on a wooden ship's hull at the National Shipbuilding Company. Webster & Stevens number: 58830
ID Number:1983.10.10545
Date:Circa 1918
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Navyettes, Seattle, 1917
Signs in image: [Crescent?] Furnishings. Taylor Knobel [C...].Handwritten on sleeve: "Navyettes," 1917.Webster & Stevens number: 58922
ID Number:1983.10.10553
Date:1917
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Men constructing buildings for military on University of Washington campus, Seattle, 1917
The University of Washington hosted military facilities for both the Army and Navy during World War I. The campus had a branch of the Student Army Training Corps (SATC), with nearly 2000 male students registered, and the University providing room and mess while the military provided training. SATC began recruitment in September 1918, and was demobilized in November 1918, eventually…
ID Number:1983.10.10583.2
Date:1917
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Woman with large American flag, probably in Seattle, circa 1917
In this photo, a woman sits on a sloping lawn in front of a house, appearing to hand sew along the bottom of a large American flag. She works on a small section held in her lap, with the rest of the flag spread out of the grass. The flag shown here has 48 stars, the design used from 1912…
ID Number:1983.10.10598.1
Date:Circa 1917
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U.S. Naval Training Station, 1917
During World War I, the U.S. Navy had a training station on the University of Washington campus. The Navy buildings were on the shore of Lake Union, near where the university's health sciences center is now located.This 1917 photo shows sailors moving supplies at the Naval Training Station on Lake Union, near the Varsity Boat Club. The crates are filled…
ID Number:1983.10.10602
Date:1917
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Shipyard riveter, September 1917
Wooden hulled ships had been built in the Puget Sound area for many years. Local shipyards began building steel-hulled ships when the United States entered World War I in 1917.//In this photo, a Seattle shipyard worker prepares to rivet a steel plate on the deck of a large ship. Webster & Stevens number: 59807
ID Number:1983.10.10621
Date:1917
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Soldier, probably in Seattle, 1917
Handwritten on sleeve: Soldier, 1917.Webster & Stevens number: 59836
ID Number:1983.10.10622
Date:1917