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331 results for: World War II, 1941-1945 (WWII)

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Image of Frederick & Nelson window titled,
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Frederick & Nelson window titled, "Women at Work for Victory," 1942

During World War II, Seattle's Frederick & Nelson department store regularly supported the Allied war effort in its display windows.The window in this 1944 photo celebrated the women who built planes at Boeing and worked in other war industries. The mannequins wear the kind of clothing which women wore in the factories. On the back wall, posters push for higher…
ID Number:1983.10.14449.7
Date:1942
Image of New dock at the Port of Seattle, August 8, 1942
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New dock at the Port of Seattle, August 8, 1942

When the United States entered entered World War II, Seattle became a busy port again. Hooverville, home to many unemployed people during the Depression, was replaced by a large new pier.In this photo, taken in 1942, the new dock is under construction at the Port of Seattle. Webster & Stevens number: 44-392
ID Number:1983.10.14632.1
Date:1942
Image of Kenworth employees at lunch break, Seattle, June 15, 1944
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Kenworth employees at lunch break, Seattle, June 15, 1944

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. During World War II, the Seattle plant manufactured parts for the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and B-29 Super Fortress. The factory at Yale and Mercer streets was divided by a fence down the middle of the facility to separate the work being done for Boeing…
ID Number:1983.10.14851.10
Date:1944
Image of Worker inside Kenworth plant, Seattle, June 15, 1944
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Worker inside Kenworth plant, Seattle, June 15, 1944

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. During World War II, the company participated in many war-related production contracts. Beginning in 1943, Kenworth began making components for the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" bomber and the B-29 "Super Fortress" at its Seattle plant. Three shifts of workers carried out subassembly work on the…
ID Number:1983.10.14851.14
Date:1944
Image of Kenworth employees playing table tennis, Seattle, June 15, 1944
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Kenworth employees playing table tennis, Seattle, June 15, 1944

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. During World War II, the Seattle plant manufactured parts for Boeing planes.This 1944 photo shows Kenworth employees playing table tennis, or ping-pong, outside the Seattle factory at Yale and Mercer streets. Note that the employees are predominantly women; during World War II, many industries employed…
ID Number:1983.10.14851.15
Date:1944
Image of Kenworth workers posing with airplane part, Seattle, June 15, 1944
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Kenworth workers posing with airplane part, Seattle, June 15, 1944

The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. During World War II, the company participated in many war-related production contracts. Beginning in 1943, Kenworth began making components for the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" bomber and the B-29 "Super Fortress" at its Seattle plant. Three shifts of workers carried out subassembly work on the…
ID Number:1983.10.14851.16
Date:1944
Image of Women working on machines, Seattle, 1945
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Women working on machines, Seattle, 1945

Women were employed in many jobs for wartime manufacturing throughout the Puget Sound area. These women are working with drill presses and a floor-mounted drill in the making of small machinery parts, possibly for airplane manufacture. Many small shops such as this became sub-contractors for Boeing during the World War II years. Webster & Stevens number: 45-94
ID Number:1983.10.15254.1
Date:1945
Image of War bond sign at Home of the Green Apple Pie, Seattle, 1945
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War bond sign at Home of the Green Apple Pie, Seattle, 1945

Signs in image: August 24, 1937 - We Baked Our 1,000,000th Pie - We're On Our Way to Our Second Million. Buy War Bonds to Build Boeing Bombers - Seattle's Own Flying Fortress. Stacked These Pies Would Be 15 Times Higher Than Mt. Rainier Which is 14,409 ft. Tall. 1,436,409 Pies Would Make a Tower 475 Times as High as…
ID Number:1983.10.15338.2
Date:1945
Image of Women working in Northern Pacific office, Seattle, 1945
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Women working in Northern Pacific office, Seattle, 1945

Northern Pacific Railroad's traffic department had its offices on the second floor of the Smith Tower. These women appear to be taking reservations by phone from that office. Trains were heavily used during the war years for moving military personnel as well as ordinary citizens. Handwritten on sleeve: Strang & Prosser.Webster & Stevens number: 45-337
ID Number:1983.10.15348.1
Date:1945
Image of War bond display, Seattle, 1945
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War bond display, Seattle, 1945

Sign in image: Buy Bonds Now to Buy These Later - There's Still a Job to Do! War Loan 7. Photographs along bottom of image show war scenes. Handwritten on sleeve: 7th war bond.Photographer's Reference Number: 45-847
ID Number:1983.10.15532.11
Date:1945
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