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Image of Japanese Americans registering for exclusion, Seattle, 1942
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Japanese Americans registering for exclusion, Seattle, 1942

Shortly after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, calling for the exclusion of all Japanese and Japanese Americans from "designated military areas." Although the United States was at war with Germany and Italy, few Italian and German Americans were placed in incarceration camps.This March 1942 photo shows Japanese Americans registering at the Seattle chapter…
ID Number:PI28034
Date:1942
Image of Japanese American men looking at map of exclusion districts, Seattle, April 11, 1942
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Japanese American men looking at map of exclusion districts, Seattle, April 11, 1942

On February 19, 1942, shortly after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and United States entry into WWII, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, calling for the exclusion of all civilians of Japanese descent from "designated military areas." More than 9,000 Japanese and Japanese American people living in the Pacific Northwest were forced into incarceration camps in Idaho and California…
ID Number:PI28060
Date:1942
Image of Women and servicemen eating sandwiches at USO club, Seattle, February 1942
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Women and servicemen eating sandwiches at USO club, Seattle, February 1942

During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. In 1941 the Service Men's Club opened, providing free stationery, game rooms, dorms, and showers, and free or low cost snacks and meals. By 1945 Seattle had 13 additional service and recreation clubs, including the large United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) Club in the…
ID Number:PI28209
Date:1942
Image of Servicemen eating at YMCA, Seattle, April 1943
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Servicemen eating at YMCA, Seattle, April 1943

During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. In 1941 the Service Men's Club opened, providing free stationery, game rooms, dorms, and showers, and free or low cost snacks and meals. By 1945 Seattle had 13 additional service and recreation clubs, including the large United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) Club in the…
ID Number:PI28214
Date:1943
Image of Entrance to Seattle Service Men's Club, September 1943
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Entrance to Seattle Service Men's Club, September 1943

During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. In 1941 the Service Men's Club opened, providing free stationery, game rooms, dorms, and showers, and free or low cost snacks and meals. By 1945 Seattle had 14 service and recreation clubs, which also held regular dances attended by young women from the area.…
ID Number:PI28223
Date:1943
Image of Lobby of Seattle Service Men's Club, September 1943
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Lobby of Seattle Service Men's Club, September 1943

During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. In 1941 the Service Men's Club opened, providing free stationery, game rooms, dorms, and showers, and free or low cost snacks and meals. By 1945 Seattle had 14 service and recreation clubs, which also held regular dances attended by young women from the area.…
ID Number:PI28224
Date:1943
Image of Demonstrators protesting closure of Seattle Service Men's Club, December 7, 1946
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Demonstrators protesting closure of Seattle Service Men's Club, December 7, 1946

During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. In 1941 the Service Men's Club opened, providing free stationery, game rooms, dorms, and showers, and free or low cost snacks and meals. By 1945 Seattle had 14 service and recreation clubs, which also held regular dances attended by young women from the area.…
ID Number:PI28226
Date:1946
Image of Attendees decorating dance floor at USO, Seattle, December 26, 1947
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Attendees decorating dance floor at USO, Seattle, December 26, 1947

During World War II, thousands of service men and women served in or passed through Seattle. In 1941 the Service Men's Club opened, providing free stationery, game rooms, dorms, and showers, and free or low cost snacks and meals. By 1945 Seattle had 13 additional service and recreation clubs, including the large United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) Club in the…
ID Number:PI28227
Date:1947
Image of Seattle Motorcycle Club, circa 1910
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Seattle Motorcycle Club, circa 1910

The Seattle Motorcycle Club was organized in February 1909 with a membership of 20 riders. The members met in August 1909 to approve the club's constitution and by-laws, elect the club officers, and form a committee on the club's participation in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), where they were invited to participate in the AYPE Seattle Day parade and in races…
ID Number:SHS333
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Athletes at the Seattle Athletic Club, 1893<br />
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Athletes at the Seattle Athletic Club, 1893

The Seattle Athletic Club was a social club organized in 1893 around athletic pursuits. Designed by architect John Parkinson, the SAC's original four story building was on Cherry Street and Fourth Avenue in Pioneer Square. The SAC built a new five story building in 1903-1904 at First Avenue and Seneca Street. This organization is not related to the current Seattle…
ID Number:SHS1730
Date:1893
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