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1993.35.1.24
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Barber shop at the U.S. Naval Training Station, University of Washington, 1917-1918
Order an ImageIn 1917, a committee from the University of Washington offered campus facilities to the United States Navy, which decided to build a temporary Naval Training Station on campus grounds along Portage Bay on Lake Union (near the area now occupied by the UW Health Sciences Center). The station was established on August 1, 1917, largely through the efforts of Navy Commander Miller Freeman. Before the camp closed in 1919, over 5,000 men had been trained there for both naval and naval aviation units.
This photograph depicts twelve sailors, presumably trained as barbers, standing alongside barber chairs. A sign on the wall to the right reads "A sign on the wall to the right reads “Shave 5¢ Haircut 10¢.”
This photograph depicts twelve sailors, presumably trained as barbers, standing alongside barber chairs. A sign on the wall to the right reads "A sign on the wall to the right reads “Shave 5¢ Haircut 10¢.”
ID Number: Lib1993.35.1.24
Date: Circa 1917
Creator(s):
Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print ; b&w ; 7 x 9 in.
Credit: MOHAI, U.S. Naval Training Station at University of Washington Photograph Albums, Lib1993.35.1.24
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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