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Sailors peeling potatoes at naval training camp, Seattle, circa 1918

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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 image shows sailors at the training station peeling potatoes.

Handwritten on sleeve: U.S.N.T. Camp Spud Peeling
Webster & Stevens number: 66157
ID Number: 1983.10.69
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, 1983.10.69
Copyright: No Known Copyright