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Boeing Airplane Company Plant 1, June 8, 1917
Order an ImageThe Boeing Airplane Company got its first big military order when its "C" model seaplane was accepted as a trainer by the U.S. Navy during World War I. The company opened a new plant on the west side of the Duwamish River, south of Seattle, to handle all this new business. This photo, taken in June 1917, shows the new factory at its new location, known as the Red Barn or Plant 1 of the Boeing Airplane Company.
ID Number: SHS12999
Date: 1917
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : gelatin, b&w ; 7 x 9 in.
Credit: MOHAI, SHS12999
Copyright: No Known Copyright
