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Happy 100th Anniversary! On July 7, 1917, the Hiram Chittenden Locks officially opening marking the completion of a Federal government project to connect Lake Washington and the Puget Sound by way of Lake Union. Built and still operated by the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, the Lake Washington Ship Canal and Government Locks are heavily documented in the holdings of the National Archives in Seattle. Many of the photos, drawings, and other records about the design, construction and operation of this technological marvel have not been digitized and must be viewed in our search room. Interested? Email our staff at [email protected] with your question. We'd love to share what we're saving for you. Meanwhile here are just a few of the photos that can be found on line. Now, about the time the Navy barged an airplane through the Locks. . . Photo sources: 1916 View from Lake Union to Lake Washington (under construction) ... https://catalog.archives.gov/id/298871 1914 One of the gates under construction ...https://catalog.archives.gov/id/298877 1939 Arial view of locks ... https://catalog.archives.gov/id/298861 1944 B-29 being transported through the Locks ... https://catalog.archives.gov/id/298878

Happy National Teacher's Day!! As a commemoration, here is a small group of records from various agencies, highlighting the work and struggles of just a handful of our country's dedicated teachers: "Carter G. Woodson - Teacher, Historian, Publisher. 1943."" Series, Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston, ca. 1942 - ca. 1945. Agency: Office of War Information (Record Group 208). https://catalog.archives.gov/id/535622 "Landaff, Grafton County, New Hampshire. Blue School teacher is a Massachusetts girl, new this year. She boards with the Chandlers for $7.50 a week, receives a salary of $800.00. Most of Landaff teachers don't stay on since if they are well-qualified, they can get better paying jobs elsewhere. 3/3/1941." Record from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (Record Group 83) https://catalog.archives.gov/id/521532 Students and Teacher at Medicine Bow Day School Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Record Group 75) Series: Pine Ridge Agency (South Dakota): Miscellaneous Photographs, 1923 - 1955. (Exact date of photograph unknown.) https://catalog.archives.gov/id/12460930 "11/22/1942 Rohwer {Japanese} Relocation Center, McGehee, Arkansas. Miss Velma Mullins, teacher. A third grade class at this relocation center." (George Takei, from Star Trek, was at this relocation camp but would have only been 5 years old at the time of this photo.) https://catalog.archives.gov/id/538961

National Prisoner of War Recognition Day April 9, 2017 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16801975 Photograph of Allied Prisonersof War at Aomori Camp Near Yokohama, Cheering Rescuers from the U.S. Navy, 8/29/1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1633553 Photograph of John McCainAfter Being Released as Prisoner of War (Senator McCain was released on March 14, 1973) https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7925828 From the Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally, on behalf of the Prisoners of War-Missing in Action 5/26/2008 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/532511 Photograph of Marine Wives at Camp Pendleton, California Waiting for the Return of Prisoners of War, 2/12/1973

APRIL FOOL'S DAY IS HERE ! Thought you might like a few Clifford Berryman Cartoons to commemorate the day and compare the early 1900's with today. 1/11/1905 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6010519 4/1/1919 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6011557 4/1/1920 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6011595 4/1/1924 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6011849

HAPPY 148TH BIRTHDAY, OREGON ! February 14, 1859. Here is just a taste of the thousands of documents available from the holdings of the National Archives at Seattle about Oregon, just for YOU! https://catalog.archives.gov/id/298434 Exerpt from a report concerning a conspiracy to smuggle whiskey into Oregon from ships off the coast. 1927 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/299308 View of Tillamook Fire, Oregon from airplane, August, 1933 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/299681 Building 18, Fort Stevens, Oregon. 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/299241 Crater National Forest, Oregon, 1913 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/299282 - Oregon Coast Highway Recreation Areas, Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon, 1936. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22440085 Celilo Falls, Columbia River, Oregon, 1911

ROSA PARKS BIRTHDAY, February 4, 1913 Here are some National Archives records of Rosa Parks, the face of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in December of 1955. For the whole story of the boycott see https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2015/11/30/the-montgomery-bus-boycott/ Photo list: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7718884 Photo of bus. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/596069 Rosa Parks Bus Diagram https://catalog.archives.gov/id/596074 Arrest Record https://catalog.archives.gov/id/641627 Fingerprint card of Rosa Parks Photo of Rosa Parks is not yet in the National Archives catalog, but comes directly from the prologue article listed above. Lesson plans and classroom/homework activities are available at https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/rosa-parks https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/examining-rosa-parkss-arrest-record https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/examining-where-rosa-parks-sat

Daylight Savings Time has been discussed, used, amended and abandoned off and on throughout U.S. history starting about the time of the First World War. At times it was used in some locations across the country and not in others, sometimes even to the local level. Since 1974, following the Energy Crisis, most states have used daylight savings time during the summer months and reverted to standard time during the winter. States and territories still not using Daylight Savings today are most of Arizona, and all of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The documents included in this group are not from NARA Seattle, but ARE in the National Archives Online Catalog: * https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6011733 * https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1668702 (2 Pages) * https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6860503

We are starting Fire Prevention Week with just a tiny sample of the hundreds of photographs, documents and maps of historic fires and fire-prevention materials we hold at the National Archives at Seattle. A reminder to always be prepared and careful! Photo list. • View of Metlakahtla, Alaska after the fire of February 12, 1893. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/297889 • View of Tillamook Fire, Oregon, from an airplane. August 1933. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/299308 • Quinaielt Indian Reservation. Cook Creek Fire Lookout. Ca. 1925 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/298661 • Forest fire in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. October, 1937. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/298711 • CCC man using backpack pump on snag. South Arm fire. Fremont Camp. Ca 1935. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/299305

National Aviation Day (August 19th). Aviation was an important factor during World War I and the National Archives has records! Contributions were made from many federal agencies, including the Army Air Forces – Spruce Production Division (Record Group 18), who provided lumber for the growing demand for airplanes; the Bureau of Aeronautics (Record Group 72) who kept records on their associations with private corporations, like the Boeing Aircraft Company; and many other federal agencies, including the War Department General and Special Staffs (Record Group 165) and the Chief Signal Officer (Record Group 111). The following photos include (From [email protected]) 1. Placing fabricated under-body planking on hull (Boeing Corporation) https://catalog.archives.gov/id/298554 2. Splitting Spruce Logs Using Wooden Wedges With Iron Band Around End. Metal Was Very Scarce in World War I. Spruce Production Division, Olympic National Park. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5585779 (From [email protected]) 3.Close-up view of an American major in the basket of an observation balloon flying over territory near front lines. Chief Signal Officer. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/530737 4. Airplanes - Types – Model R4. Curtiss Aeroplane Company. War Department General and Special Staffs. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17341904 .