136 results for: World War I, 1917-1918 (WWI)
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Bonds banners across Second Ave., Seattle, October 1, 1918
During World War I, the United States began selling war bonds called Liberty bonds or Liberty loans to support the allied cause. Subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty in the U. S. and introduced the idea of financial securities to many citizens for the first time. The Act of Congress which authorized the Liberty Bonds is…
ID Number:2000.107.233.10.11
Date:1918
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New servicemen honored in Seattle, October 27, 1917
On Saturday, October 27, 1917, Seattle honored the first contingent of African Americans from Washington State to be accepted into the U. S. Army. A luncheon for 1,000 people was held at the Y.M.C.A., followed by a parade through downtown Seattle. It is estimated that between 370,000 and 400,000 African Americans served during World War I, in combat units and…
ID Number:2000.107.233.10.12
Date:1917
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Marine Jazz Band, Seattle, 1919
In this image members of the Marine Jazz Band pose together in uniform and holding their instruments. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.233.10.13
Date:1919
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Cooking demonstration at war kitchen, Seattle, July 1918
In this image, demonstrations and advice are given to housewives and cooks on preparing food with the limited wartime rations. The "War Kitchen," as it was referred to, was located at the Central Building in downtown Seattle and supervised by Dorothy Shank, home economics instructor at the University of Washington, Mildred Thronburg, demonstrator, and Mrs. F. G. Stoner, special investigator.…
ID Number:2000.107.233.10.14
Date:1918
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Campaign posters at Duthie shipyard, Seattle, June 26, 1918
John Frederick Duthie (1876-1945) was born in England and immigrated to the U. S. about 1887 with his parents and siblings. Around 1899 he moved to Seattle with his wife and the following year he opened a small shipyard, J. F. Duthie & Company, on land leased from the Port of Seattle, located on the Duwamish River's East Waterway, just…
ID Number:2001.67.3
Date:1918
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Employees working at Duthie shipyard, Seattle, October 18, 1918
John Frederick Duthie (1876-1945) was born in England and immigrated to the U. S. about 1887 with his parents and siblings. Around 1899 he moved to Seattle with his wife, and the following year he opened a small shipyard, J. F. Duthie & Company, on land leased from the Port of Seattle, located on the Duwamish River's East Waterway, just…
ID Number:2001.67.6
Date:1918
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World War I life boats manufactured at Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, Seattle, circa 1918
Known today as PSF Industries, Inc., and PSF Mechanical, Inc., Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works Company was founded in 1900 by Edward Hite, Robert S. Raven, and Joseph W. Callahan and incorporated in 1902 as Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works, Inc. (PSSMW) by Raven, Hite, and David Bowen. PSSMW began as a sheet metal and roofing company, but over the…
ID Number:2004.27.1.13
Date:Circa 1918
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World War I life boats near dock in Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1918
This image of life boats in Elliott Bay was taken after the U. S. entered World War I in 1917. The boats were manufactured by Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works Company along with other supplies for World War I: life boats, life rafts, and fabrication for emergency U. S. Army and Navy fleets. The company's building on Railroad, Wall, and…
ID Number:2004.27.1.14
Date:Circa 1918
Poster
"I Want You For U.S. Army" poster, circa 1917
This iconic recruiting poster shows Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer and calling on them to join the US Army during World War I. It was created by artist James Montgomery Flagg, with the pose inspired by an earlier British war recruitment poster. The poster was commissioned by the Committee for Public Information, which was a US government agency intended…
ID Number:2007.3.28.1
Date:Circa 1917
Poster
"Fight or Buy Bonds" poster, 1917
This poster was created by artist Howard Chandler Christy in 1917. It encourages Americans to either enlist in the military or buy war bonds to support the US effort in World War I. The poster features an illustration of female personification of the United States holding a flag above her head while a column of soldiers marches past behind her.…
ID Number:2007.3.107
Date:1917