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| Title | War bond sale in Victory Square, Seattle, July 4, 1944 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1944 |
| Caption | Victory Square, on University Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues, was the hub of Seattle's home front activities during World War II. Crowds gathered here for parades, war bond rallies and many other patriotic events. |
| Notes | Signs in image: Metropolitan Garage. Real Estate - Miller - Insurance. Invasion Bond Sales - Speed King County's Knockout Invasion on Berlin & Tokyo - King County Quota $114, 100, 000 - 5th War Loan Purchases To-Date 86, 637, 744 - Let's all "keep on the job" to finish this fight - Equipment purchase score - $114, 100, 000 will buy the following equipment:... Let's go over the top by July 4th.
Handwritten on sleeve: Fourth of July - Seattle (parade).
Caption by MOHAI staff.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): July 4, 1944. |
| Subjects | Fourth of July celebrations--Washington (State)--Seattle; Crowds--Washington (State)--Seattle; War bonds & funds--Washington (State)--Seattle; War rallies--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; World War, 1939-1945 |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | PI23299 |
| 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 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 safety film negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in.; dichroic fog |
| 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. |
