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Sailors drilling at naval training camp, Seattle, circa 1918

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During World War I, the University of Washington had a U.S. Navy training station on the shores of Lake Union. Before the camp closed in 1919, over 5,000 men had been trained there for both naval and naval aviation units.

Handwritten on sleeve: Naval Training Camp Drill
Webster & Stevens number: 65659
ID Number: 1983.10.1217
Date: Circa 1918
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. ; sulfiding
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.1217
Copyright: No Known Copyright