Military

Materials include training guides, handbooks, reporting forms, first aid notes, newspaper clippings, and ephemera related to the Air Raid Warden program in Seattle, WA circa 1941-1945.

The collection includes nine pencil drawings. They are believed to be created by John Caldwell, a Black serviceman, during World War II. One drawing depicts Seattle’s Camp George Jordan, a camp for Black soldiers located at 1st Ave. S. and Spokane St., which operated between 1942 and 1947. The other drawings are portraits of unknown women and famous entertainers.

Photographs of servicemen taken at Liberty Studio in downtown Seattle in the 1940s.

The collection documents the activities at McChord Air Force base in the 1940s including portraits of commanding officers and photographs depicting events such as medal ceremonies, training exercises and leisure activities.

This collection includes 43 photographs showing events, dances and other daily activities of Army service clubs at Camp George Jordan, Fort Lewis and Fort Lawton between 1944 and 1951. The collection is notable for photographs of Black soldiers based at Camp Jordan and images of integrated service club events.

Photographic postcards documenting the work of the Spruce Production Division during World War I. Some photographs of earlier logging scenes are also included.

Photographs taken during World War II that were subsequently used in news publications to document important moments of the war.