444 results for: Military
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University cadet band, 1915
The University of Washington's military science department trained men for the U.S. Army. Some of the cadets in the program played in a marching band. In this photo, probably taken in 1915, the members of the cadet band pose with their instruments on the steps of Meany Hall. Webster & Stevens number: 43960
ID Number:1983.10.10040.2
Date:1915
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Parade of draft men, September 20, 1917
In September 1917, King County and Seattle gave a rousing farewell to a second large group of draftees leaving for World War I. Over 700 men marched to King Street Station, where they boarded a special train for Fort Lewis. In this 1917 photo, draftees from Seattle and King County march down Fourth Avenue to King Street Station with suitcases…
ID Number:1983.10.10510.2
Date:1917
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Marine Corps recruiting motorcycles with sidecars, Seattle, 1918
During World War I, all branches of the armed forces recruited new enlistees in Seattle. In this 1918 photo, four members of the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Service pose with their motorcycles in downtown Seattle. Two of the men sit in sidecars decorated with the slogan "First to Fight. Join the U.S. Marines," and "Enlist for War Only."
ID Number:1983.10.10535.2
Date:1918
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Veterans marching in Memorial Day Parade, Seattle, May 30, 1917
This image of First Avenue in downtown Seattle was taken facing north from just south of the intersection of First Avenue and Madison Street. The streets of First Avenue are lined with spectators of the Memorial Day parade which began at First Avenue and Pine Street. Various active members of the military marched in the parade, as well as veterans…
ID Number:1983.10.10554.1
Date:1917
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Men constructing buildings for military on University of Washington campus, Seattle, 1917
The University of Washington hosted military facilities for both the Army and Navy during World War I. The campus had a branch of the Student Army Training Corps (SATC), with nearly 2000 male students registered, and the University providing room and mess while the military provided training. SATC began recruitment in September 1918, and was demobilized in November 1918, eventually…
ID Number:1983.10.10583.2
Date:1917
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U.S. Naval Training Station, 1917
During World War I, the U.S. Navy had a training station on the University of Washington campus. The Navy buildings were on the shore of Lake Union, near where the university's health sciences center is now located.This 1917 photo shows sailors moving supplies at the Naval Training Station on Lake Union, near the Varsity Boat Club. The crates are filled…
ID Number:1983.10.10602
Date:1917
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Soldier, probably in Seattle, 1917
Handwritten on sleeve: Soldier, 1917.Webster & Stevens number: 59836
ID Number:1983.10.10622
Date:1917
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Soldiers and trucks outside National Guard Armory, Seattle, February 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle begun on February 6, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers…
ID Number:1983.10.10696
Date:1919
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Mr. Wood, probably in Seattle, circa 1918
Note from MOHAI records: Canadian uniform.Handwritten on sleeve: Mr. Wood.Webster & Stevens number: 69812
ID Number:1983.10.10729
Date:Circa 1918
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Float at Labor Day parade, Seattle, September 2, 1918
For many years, Seattle's industries closed on Labor Day, and trade union members marched in the annual Labor Day parade. In 1918, the United States' armed forces were still fighting in Europe. Union members serving at forts and naval stations in the Seattle area marched in the parade in uniform. The Seattle Times reported that 50,000 union members took part…
ID Number:1983.10.10777.1
Date:1918