331 results for: World War II, 1941-1945 (WWII)
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North face of US Naval Reserve Armory, Lake Union, August 22, 1942
Built on the former site of a Duwamish village, the Naval Reserve Armory was announced in 1937 but trouble with funding delayed completion of the project for several years. The Armory was designed by B. Marcus Priteca, a well-known theater architect, and William R. Grant. The Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal agencies, constructed the building. Groundbreaking occurred…
ID Number:1983.10.17273.1
Date:1942
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Northeastern corner of US Naval Reserve Armory, Lake Union, August 22, 1942
Built on the former site of a Duwamish village, the Naval Reserve Armory was announced in 1937 but trouble with funding delayed completion of the project for several years. The Armory was designed by well-known theater architect B. Marcus Priteca and William R. Grant. The Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal agencies, constructed the building. Groundbreaking occurred in…
ID Number:1983.10.17273.2
Date:1942
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South side of US Naval Reserve Armory, Lake Union, August 22, 1942
Built on the former site of a Duwamish village, the Naval Reserve Armory was announced in 1937 but trouble with funding delayed completion of the project for several years. The Armory was designed by well-known theater architect B. Marcus Priteca and William R. Grant. The Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal agencies, constructed the building. Groundbreaking occurred in…
ID Number:1983.10.17273.3
Date:1942
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South side of US Naval Reserve Armory, Lake Union, August 22, 1942
Built on the former site of a Duwamish village, the Naval Reserve Armory was announced in 1937 but trouble with funding delayed completion of the project for several years. The Armory was designed by well-known theater architect B. Marcus Priteca and William R. Grant. The Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal agencies, constructed the building. Groundbreaking occurred in…
ID Number:1983.10.17273.4
Date:1942
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Oral history interview with Morris Alhadeff and Jerry Ross, June 9, 1985
Interview with Morris Alhadeff and Jerry Ross conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on June 9, 1985. In the conversation, they discuss Victory Square, a war bonds, and morale building effort organized by numerous volunteers during World War II. They also talk about various entertainments, including radio, theater, and burlesque.Morris Jerome "Morrie" Alhadeff…
ID Number:1985.134.1
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Maurice Carlson, January 8, 1985
Interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy with Maurice Carlson for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on January 8, 1985. Carlson was born in Seattle on February 16, 1915. He spent his career as a clerk and later secretary in the Seattle police department.During World War II, Maurice Carlson worked as a night shift clerk for the Seattle police…
ID Number:1985.134.3
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Mildred and Parker Cook, December 6, 1984
Interview with Mildred and Parker Cook conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on December 6, 1984. In the interview, they discuss Garfield High School's response to the attack at Pearl Harbor, the incarceration of Japanese American students from Garfield after the attack, shifts in the African American community during the war, and curriculum…
ID Number:1985.134.4
Date:1984
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Oral history interview with Ewen Dingwall, January 23, 1985
Interview with Ewen C. Dingwall, the executive secretary to Mayor William Devin during World War II, conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on January 23, 1985. Topics discussed include Japanese American incarceration, civil defense volunteering, and wartime efforts to expand the Seattle Planning Commission's mission to include long-term planning. He also discusses his…
ID Number:1985.134.5
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Doris Eason, March 23, 1985
Interview with Doris Eason conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on March 23, 1985. In the interview, Eason discusses developments in housing and race relations during World War II, her pursuit of racial integration through her work at the Seattle Housing Authority, and what she saw of war work recruits' experiences, Black servicemen's…
ID Number:1985.134.6
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Howard Hurst and Michael Pavone, March 24, 1985
Interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy with Howard Hurst and Michael Pavone for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on March 24, 1985. The interviewees talk about Boeing technology and work culture during the World War II era. Both men discuss how they got their jobs at Boeing, developments in plane technology, and shifting work practices. They use production…
ID Number:1985.134.7
Date:1985