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1983.10.66
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West Seattle Naval Training Camp, Seattle, circa 1918
Order an ImageIn 1918 the U. S. government chartered the steamships Chippewa and Iroquois for service in World War I as school ships to be based at the Seattle Yacht Club buildings in West Seattle. The yacht club had recently been purchased by the U. S. government for $3,000. William Jacob Grambs (1862-1943), previously an engineer at the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company, was appointed supervisor of the Sea Training Bureau of the United States Shipping Board for the Pacific Northwest.
This image shows the docks and buildings at the Seattle Yacht Club around 1918.
Handwritten on sleeve: West Seattle Naval Training Camp.
Webster & Stevens number: 66135
This image shows the docks and buildings at the Seattle Yacht Club around 1918.
Handwritten on sleeve: West Seattle Naval Training Camp.
Webster & Stevens number: 66135
ID Number: 1983.10.66
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, 1983.10.66
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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