During World War I a temporary Naval Training Station was set up on the University of Washington campus, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. The training camp was active from 1917-1919, during which time over 5,000 mostly college students were trained for both naval and naval aviation units.
This image show Naval Training Station cadets seated around a barrel peeling potatoes in or near the mess hall.
Photographer's number: 66157.
Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, July 18, 1918, page 17 Caption information source: U.S. Navy Naval Historical Center website at http://www.history.navy.mil
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on linen : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv19210
Credit: MOHAI, U.S. Naval Training Station at University of Washington Photograph Albums, Lib1993.35.1.22
