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Image of Boeing bomber B-17 in flight with Mount Rainier in the background, 1941
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Boeing bomber B-17 in flight with Mount Rainier in the background, 1941

Under military contract, the bomber went from design to flight test in just 12 months. Making its first flight on July 28, 1935, it was Boeing's first military aircraft with a flight deck instead of an open cockpit and was armed with bombs and five .30-caliber machine guns. Boeing plants built 6,981 of more than 12,000 B-17's delivered during World…
ID Number:1986.5.159.3
Date:1941
Image of Barrage balloon, Seattle, 1942
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Barrage balloon, Seattle, 1942

During World War II, barrage balloons were used to guard against low-flying enemy air attacks. Each balloon was moored to a wagon by cables, which were strong enough to destroy any aircraft colliding with them. Barrage balloons operated from Jefferson Park and other locations in the Seattle area. Handwritten on image: US Army Barrage balloon. Handwritten on sleeve: BALLOONS, Barrage.…
ID Number:1986.5.643.1
Date:1942
Image of Soldiers with barrage balloon, Seattle, 1942
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Soldiers with barrage balloon, Seattle, 1942

During World War II, barrage balloons were used to guard against low-flying enemy air attacks. Each balloon was moored to a wagon by cables, which were strong enough to destroy any aircraft colliding with them. Barrage balloons operated from Jefferson Park and other locations in the Seattle area. Handwritten on sleeve: BALLOONS, Barrage. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle…
ID Number:1986.5.643.2
Date:1942
Image of Barrage balloon operations board, Seattle, 1943
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Barrage balloon operations board, Seattle, 1943

The U.S. Army operated barrage balloons as part of its defensive startegy to protect Seattle (and particularly the Boeing Company) from enemy attacks. The balloons were launched from Jefferson Park and other locations around the city. This photo shows Army personnel with a balloon operations board and monitoring equipment. Handwritten on sleeve: BALLOONS, Barrage. Date photograph was filed at the…
ID Number:1986.5.646.1
Date:1943
Image of Barrage balloon, Seattle, 1943
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Barrage balloon, Seattle, 1943

During World War II, barrage balloons were used to guard against low-flying enemy air attacks. Each balloon was moored to a wagon by cables, which were strong enough to destroy any aircraft colliding with them. Barrage balloons operated from Jefferson Park and other locations in the Seattle area. Handwritten on sleeve: BALLOONS, Barrage. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle…
ID Number:1986.5.646.2
Date:1943
Image of Woman and boy in a cabbage field, 1943
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Woman and boy in a cabbage field, 1943

In 1943, workers harvested some 15,500 tons of cabbage in Bellevue and Bothell and in the White River and Sammamish Valleys. This wartime record exceeded the 1942 crop by 50%. Sauerkraut factories canned most of the crop, and the rest was dried into flakes for military meals or sold fresh to homemakers. That year, fresh cabbage was not rationed. This…
ID Number:1986.5.1346.1
Date:1943
Image of Workers harvesting cabbage near Kent, October 25, 1943
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Workers harvesting cabbage near Kent, October 25, 1943

In 1943, workers harvested a record-breaking 15,500 tons of cabbage in Bellevue and Bothell and in the White River and Sammamish Valleys. Many of the wartime farmworkers were volunteers. Sauerkraut factories canned most of the crop. The rest was dried into flakes for military meals or sold fresh to homemakers.This 1943 photo shows workers harvesting cabbages at Ivan Unbedacht's farm…
ID Number:1986.5.1346.2
Date:1943
Image of Workers harvesting cabbage, Kent Valley, 1943
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Workers harvesting cabbage, Kent Valley, 1943

This photo shows a large pile of harvested cabbage with workers at Ivan Unbedacht's farm near Kent, Washington. The entire cabbage crop on Unbedacht's 105 acre farm went to a sauerkraut factory. In 1943, workers harvested a record-breaking 15,500 tons of cabbage in Bellevue and Bothell and in the White River and Sammamish Valleys. Many of the wartime farm workers…
ID Number:1986.5.1346.3
Date:1943
Image of Youth farm workers' camp near Auburn, June 28, 1943
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Youth farm workers' camp near Auburn, June 28, 1943

World War II caused a shortage of farm labor. Some workers left to serve in the military. Japanese Americans, many of whom farmed in King County, Washington, were forcibly removed to inland incarceration camps. In late June 1943, a call went out asking Seattle and area residents to pick peas, berries, and other crops or work in canning plants. Several…
ID Number:1986.5.2904.1
Date:1943
Image of Young women farm volunteers waiting for the shower, June 28, 1943
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Young women farm volunteers waiting for the shower, June 28, 1943

World War II caused a shortage of farm labor. Some workers had left to serve in the military. Japanese Americans, many of whom farmed in King County, Washington, had been forcibly removed to inland incarceration camps. In late June 1943, a call went out asking Seattle and area residents to pick peas, berries, and other crops or work in canning…
ID Number:1986.5.2904.2
Date:1943
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