136 results for: World War I, 1917-1918 (WWI)
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Must They Go Homeless? While Seattle's Industries Grow, circa 1917
Two of Seattle’s biggest industries during the World War I era were lumber (for ships and planes) and shipbuilding (both wood and metal). Shipyards in the U.S. grew in number and size—first to provide ships overseas, then to provide ships for the US government. Seattle’s shipping industry boomed as well, and was one of the most productive in the country.…
ID Number:1952.56.4
Date:Circa 1917
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"Rally 'Round The Flag" poster, 1916
This poster was created in 1916 by artist Sidney H. Riesenberg for the United States Marine Corps. It encourages Americans to enlist in the Marines with taglines including "Soldiers of the Sea," "Your Country Needs You!" and "First in Defense on Land or Sea." The poster features an illustration of a group of Marines landing on a beach with a…
ID Number:1952.56.50
Date:1916
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Nursing caps used at Minor Private Hospital before and during World War I, circa 1918
Minor Private Hospital was built in 1906 on the corner of Spring and Harvard Streets in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood. In September 1906, a school for nurses was established at the hospital. In a three-year course of training, the hospital provided the nursing students with the basic clinical and practical experience considered necessary. There was a minimum of formal classroom…
ID Number:1954.683.11.1
Date:Circa 1918
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Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar sign, 1917
After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, base hospitals were mobilized at universities and civilian hospitals across the country. In October 1917, the American Red Cross authorized the University of Washington to organize an army hospital, with the provision that the local Seattle Chapter raise $50,000 to equip the unit. The War Relief Bazaar was the…
ID Number:1956.1124.11
Date:1917
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Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Anita Miller, 1917
After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, base hospitals were mobilized at universities and civilian hospitals across the country. In October 1917, the American Red Cross authorized the University of Washington to organize an army hospital, with the provision that the local Seattle Chapter raise $50,000 to equip the unit. The War Relief Bazaar was the…
ID Number:1956.1124.12
Date:1917
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WWI aviators Lieutenant Stuart Torney and friend, circa 1921
U. S. Army Air Corps pilot Stuart Wellington Torney (1899-1923) was born in Chicago and raised in Seattle. After graduating high school in Medford, Oregon, he enlisted in the United States Air Service. He married Edna Hutton (1902-1977) in 1920 and their daughter, Jacqueline Stuart Torney (1922-2001), was born in Illinois. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant in 1921, Torney participated in…
ID Number:1968.4514.2
Date:Circa 1921
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Members of Co. C, 318th National Guard, posing in front of barracks, Vancouver, Washington, 1917
In preparation for and during World War I, many local National Guard units were called into service, both in foreign service and in service protecting the home front. This picture shows Company C, 318th National Guard Unit, Engineers, which was mobilized from the Vancouver (Washington) Barracks to serve in France. One of the individuals in the group is Lt. George…
ID Number:1970.4969.29
Date:1917
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Elliott Bay Shipbuilding Company on Harbor Island, Seattle, circa 1918
Elliott Bay Shipbuilding Company was located on Harbor Island in the Duwamish waterway in Seattle, at 1710 South Spokane Street. This view of the shipyard was taken between 1918-1919, and is facing northwest from Harbor Island so that the West Waterway is visible, with West Seattle beyond it in the distance.
ID Number:1972.5503.161.1
Date:Circa 1918
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Henry Dollart's Discharge Papers from the U.S. Army, Seattle, Washington, August 13, 1919
Henry F. Dollart served in the U.S. Army during World War I. He was a Private First Class in Fed. Sg. Bn #308, serving in the Army of Occupation in Germany. His discharge papers were issued on August 13, 1919 from Camp Lewis. His parents were Russian immigrants of German heritage who settled in Roslyn, Washington before moving to Seattle…
ID Number:1972.5567.116.12.1
Date:1919
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Henry F. Dollart , Seattle, Washington, circa 1919
Henry Dollart was a World War I veteran, serving in the 116th Signal Battalion #308 in the Army of Occupation in Germany in 1919. His parents were immigrants from Russia of German hertiage who settled in Roslyn, Washington before moving to Seattle in 1907. Handwritten caption by Cora Dollart
ID Number:1972.5567.125.13
Date:Circa 1919