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| Title | Sailors training at naval training camp, Seattle, ca. 1918 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1918 |
| Caption | During World War I, the University of Washington had a U.S. Navy training station on the shores of Lake Union. Before the camp closed in 1919, over 5, 000 men had been trained there for both naval and naval aviation units.
In this image, taken on the deck of a moored ship, four sailors use an unidentified training apparatus. They may be learning how to sight and position deck guns. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: U.S.N.T. Camp [Gim] Fighters.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Military personnel--Washington (State)--Seattle; Sailors--Washington (State)--Seattle; Military training--Washington (State)--Seattle; Military uniforms--Washington (State)--Seattle; World War, 1914-1918 |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
University District (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.74 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in.; scratched |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 66171 |
