<p>The First Washington Volunteer Infantry was formed in May of 1898 at Camp Rogers, south of Tacoma, for service in the Spanish-American War. Over 1,000 men of the regiment served in the Philippines from November 1898 to September 1899. 
Company D was one of two companies from Seattle. This photograph of the company was a standard set up for group photographs taken before deployment, with the photographer B. F. Rahmeyer taking similar shots of companies from other parts of Washington and other states. </p>
<p>Handwritten on recto: Co. D 1st Wash Vols., B. F. Rahmeyer
Handwritten on verso: First Row Center, Zephiniah B. Rassen
Stamped on verso: B. F. Rahmeyer, N. 2750 Greenwich Street, San Francisco, Cal.

Caption information sources: Statistical Exhibit of Strength of Volunteer Forces Called Into Service During the War With Spain (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1899), <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://history.army.mil/documents/spanam/ws-stat.htm">https://history.army.mil/documents/spanam/ws-stat.htm</a>; "First Washington Volunteer Infantry Regiment musters for the Spanish American War on May 1, 1898," by David Wilma and Greg Lange, HistoryLink.org Essay 5526.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Group portraits; Military personnel--American--Washington (State)--Seattle; Militias--Washington (State);</li></ul>
Rahmeyer, B. F.
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