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| Title | Construction site at the U.S. Naval Training Station on University of Washington campus, 1917-1918 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1917-1918 |
| Caption | In 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 photographs depicts sailors at a construction site for the training station. This view looks toward the southeast corner of Portage Bay, with camp tents to the left and the Varsity Boat Club, home of the UW crew team, to the right. |
| Subjects | Boathouses—Washington (State) —Seattle; Construction—Washington (State)—Seattle; Military cadets—Washington (State)—Seattle ; Sailors—Washington (State) —Seattle; United States. Naval Training Station (University of Washington) |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1993.35.1.16 |
| 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 | U.S. Naval Training Station at University of Washington photograph albums, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | U.S. Naval Training Station at University of Washington Photograph Albums |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print; b&w; 7 x 9 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2. |
