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"My Soldier - Buy United States Government Bonds - Third Liberty Loan" poster, 1918

This poster was created by artist H.H. Green in 1918 to encourage Americans to buy war bonds for the Third Liberty Loan. It features a US flag design with biplanes in the upper corners and an illustration in the center showing a mother and child praying for the safety of a soldier in their family, whose portrait is behind them.…
ID Number:2008.3.8
Date:1918
Image of Letter from the Red Cross to Silas Archibald, Washington DC, October 14, 1918
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Letter from the Red Cross to Silas Archibald, Washington DC, October 14, 1918

Both Norman ("Jim") Archibald and his older sister Hazel 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 and he was taken prisoner by the Germans. A month later, Hazel, a talented pianist and songwriter,…
ID Number:2009.3.4.1.1
Date:1918
Image of Letter from Jim Archibald to Joseph Waterhouse, October 10, 1918
Correspondence

Letter from Jim Archibald to Joseph Waterhouse, October 10, 1918

During World War I, Seattleite Norman S. "Jim" Archibald served as a lieutenant with the 95th Aero Squadron, U. S. Army. On September 8, 1918, his SPAD biplane fighter aircraft was shot down behind enemy lines and he was imprisoned in Villingen (Baden), Germany. On October 10, 1918, Jim wrote a letter to his friend Joseph Waterhouse in London describing…
ID Number:2009.3.4.14.1
Date:1918
Image of Letter to Hazel Archibald from Phelps Newberry, December 7, 1918
Correspondence

Letter to Hazel Archibald from Phelps Newberry, December 7, 1918

Both Norman Archibald and his older sister Hazel 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 and he was taken prisoner by the Germans. A month later, Hazel, a talented pianist and songwriter, joined…
ID Number:2009.3.4.14.2
Date:1918
Image of Hazel Archibald's passport and permit, circa 1919
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Hazel Archibald's passport and permit, circa 1919

Hazel Marjorie (Archibald) Draper (1891-1973) and Norman Silas "Jim" Archibald (1894-1975) were born in Seattle to real estate developer Silas W. Archibald (1864-aft 1952) and Elizabeth Jane (Langille) Archibald (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 95th Aero…
ID Number:2009.3.4.18.1
Date:Circa 1919
Image of Norman Archibald standing next to his SPAD plane, France, 1918
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Norman Archibald standing next to his SPAD plane, France, 1918

Hazel Marjorie (Archibald) Draper (1891-1973) and Norman Silas "Jim" Archibald (1894-1975) were born in Seattle to real estate developer Silas W. Archibald (1864-aft 1952) and Elizabeth Jane (Langille) Archibald (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 95th Aero…
ID Number:2009.3.4.18.2
Date:1918
Image of Students’ Army Training Corps group on steps of Washington State Museum, University of Washington campus, 1918
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Students’ Army Training Corps group on steps of Washington State Museum, University of Washington campus, 1918

The establishment of Students' Army Training Corps (SATC) units during World War I was authorized by the Selective Service Act of 1917, and implemented by the newly created Committee on Education and Special Training of the US War Department. The short-lived SATC program utilized the facilities, equipment, and faculty of colleges and universities to select and train officer candidates and…
ID Number:2009.32.1
Date:1918
Image of Carrie Rodgers and spectators at SS Edmore launch, Seattle, May 24, 1919
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Carrie Rodgers and spectators at SS Edmore launch, Seattle, May 24, 1919

David Rodgers (1865-1923) was a master shipfitter who worked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, Moran Brothers Company, Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, and was general manager at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard in Seattle from 1916 until 1919. Under Rodgers’ management, the crew broke production speed records for ship construction and completed more ships for the U. S.…
ID Number:2009.56.20
Date:1919
Image of Captain's quarters of USS West Elcasco, Seattle, September 1918
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Captain's quarters of USS West Elcasco, Seattle, September 1918

USS West Elcasco was a steel-hulled cargo ship built in 1918 by Skinner & Eddy Corp. shipyard in Seattle—one of a series built by Skinner & Eddy for the United States Shipping Board's emergency wartime shipbuilding program. The ship saw service as an auxiliary with the U.S Navy in World War I and as an Army transport in World War…
ID Number:2009.56.42
Date:1918
Image of S.S. West Elcasco preparing to launch at Skinner & Eddy shipyard, Seattle, September 21, 1918
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S.S. West Elcasco preparing to launch at Skinner & Eddy shipyard, Seattle, September 21, 1918

The SS West Elcasco was a steel-hulled cargo ship built in 1918 by Skinner & Eddy Corp. shipyard in Seattle'one of a series built by Skinner & Eddy for the United States Shipping Board's emergency wartime shipbuilding program. The ship saw service as an auxiliary with the U.S Navy in World War I and as an Army transport in World…
ID Number:2009.56.46
Date:1918
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