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Image of Mess Tent, Stoves, and Cooks of Troop K with the 3rd U.S. Cavalry, Seattle, August 1899
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Mess Tent, Stoves, and Cooks of Troop K with the 3rd U.S. Cavalry, Seattle, August 1899

Pictured are the cooks of Troop K with the 3rd U.S. Cavalry at Camp Robinson in Seattle. The Cavalry was en route to the Philippines during the Philippine American war. Camp Robinson may be a nickname referring to W.W. Robinson, Jr., depicted in photos at the camp. Handwritten on photo: 471 Wilse Handwritten by photographer under photo in album: Troop…
ID Number:1980.6967.16
Date:1899
Image of Watering Horses on Green Lake, Seattle, August 1899
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Watering Horses on Green Lake, Seattle, August 1899

In this photo, the 3rd U.S. Cavalry waters their horses at Green Lake, near Camp Robinson in Seattle. The Cavalry was en route to the Philippines for the Philippine American War. Handwritten on photo: 465 Wilse Handwritten by photographer under photo in album: Watering on Green Lake
ID Number:1980.6967.21
Date:1899
Image of Soldiers of Troop K, 3rd U.S. Cavalry doing Laundry, Seattle, August 1899
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Soldiers of Troop K, 3rd U.S. Cavalry doing Laundry, Seattle, August 1899

Shown are soldiers of Troop K, 3rd U.S. Cavalry do their laundry at Camp Robinson in Seattle. The Cavalry was en route to the Philippines for the Philippine American War. Handwritten on photo: 473 Wilse
ID Number:1980.6967.24
Date:1899
Image of Civilians Gathered to Bid Farewell to the Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Cavalry on board the St. Paul, Seattle, August 1899
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Civilians Gathered to Bid Farewell to the Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Cavalry on board the St. Paul, Seattle, August 1899

The St. Paul was headed to the Philippines for the Philippine American War. In this photo, a crowd is shown watching the departure of the ship from the Seattle waterfront. Handwritten on photo: 429 Wilse Handwritten by photographer under photo in album: Bidding the boys goodbye
ID Number:1980.6967.46
Date:1899
Image of Come Thru: Official Song of the Seattle Girls' War Relief Bazaar
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Come Thru: Official Song of the Seattle Girls' War Relief Bazaar

When the United States joined World War I in 1917, the University of Washington was selected as the location for a military hospital, named Base Hospital 50. The city was responsible for building and outfitting the hospital, a cost estimated at $50,000. The Seattle Girls’ War Work Association organized a huge, six-day bazaar to raise the funds. Over 12,500 volunteers…
ID Number:1980.7097A.4
Date:1917
Image of Goon Dip and family, circa 1910
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Goon Dip and family, circa 1910

Goon Dip (circa 1862-1933), one of the most influential Chinese people in the history of Washington state, worked his way up from poverty to become a wealthy merchant and successful labor contractor who provided employment in the canneries for hundreds of Chinese immigrants. He served as China’s honorary consul to Washington State and Alaska. He also built the Milwaukee Hotel…
ID Number:1982.4.1
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Norman Archibald's POW leave permit, November 5, 1918
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Norman Archibald's POW leave permit, November 5, 1918

Both Norman Silas "Jim" Archibald (1894-1975) and his older sister Marjorie (Archibald) Draper (1891-1973) served in France during World War I. Norman was a lieutenant with the 95th Aero Squadron, U. S. Army, in September 1918 when his SPAD biplane fighter aircraft was shot down behind enemy lines. He was taken prisoner by the Germans and held in a camp…
ID Number:1982.105.1.2.1
Date:1918
Image of Studio portrait of Norman Archibald in uniform, circa 1918
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Studio portrait of Norman Archibald in uniform, circa 1918

Hazel Marjorie (Archibald) Draper (1891-1973) and Norman Silas "Jim" Archibald (1894-1975) were siblings born in Seattle to real estate developer Silas W. Archibald (b. 1864) and Elizabeth Jane (Langille) Archibald (b. 1866), who had emigrated from Nova Scotia, Canada, after their 1889 marriage. Both Hazel and Norman served in France during World War I. Norman was a lieutenant with the…
ID Number:1982.105.2.6
Date:Circa 1917
Image of Studio portrait of Norman Archibald and Hazel Draper, circa 1940
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Studio portrait of Norman Archibald and Hazel Draper, circa 1940

Hazel Marjorie (Archibald) Draper (1891-1973) and Norman Silas "Jim" Archibald (1894-1975) were siblings born in Seattle to real estate developer Silas W. Archibald (b. 1864) and Elizabeth Jane (Langille) Archibald (b. 1866), who had emigrated from Nova Scotia, Canada, after their 1889 marriage. Both Hazel and Norman served in France during World War I. Norman was a lieutenant with the…
ID Number:1982.105.2.7
Date:Circa 1940
Image of West Seattle Naval Training Camp, Seattle, circa 1918
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West Seattle Naval Training Camp, Seattle, circa 1918

In 1918 the U. S. government chartered the steamships Chippewa and Iroquois for service in World War I as school ships to be based at the Seattle Yacht Club buildings in West Seattle. The yacht club had recently been purchased by the U. S. government for $3,000. William Jacob Grambs (1862-1943), previously an engineer at the Puget Sound Traction, Light…
ID Number:1983.10.66
Date:Circa 1918
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