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- Collection: Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois in World War I and World War II
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A Soldier's Club
An interior view of a soldier's club. Soldier clubs in downtown Rockford were operated by the Rockford War Camp Community Service.
A Street Scene - Wide streets etc.
These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. Soldiers with arms, and one on horseback. "Wide streets, allowing plenty of light and air. The camp covers several square miles and has about one thousand…
A Trio of Camp Grant Nurses
Three nurses pose on the grounds of Camp Grant.
A U.S.O. Show at Camp Grant
A U.S.O. Camp Show at Camp Grant during World War II. A man raises his hat to a woman with a parasol. A band plays behind them.
A USO Show.
A woman in a floral dress performs on stage. A banner behind her reads "Presented by U.S.O. Camp Shows." Part of the recreational activities at Camp Grant during World War II.
A Ventriloquist at Camp Grant
A ventriloquist performs on stage with his dummy. A pianist in a polka dot dress plays in the background. Part of the recreational activities at Camp Grant during World War II.
A.L.A. Base Hospital Library. Physical Reconstruction, Base Hospital, Camp Grant.
Showing men and women at the stacks and at tables reading in the American Library Association Library.
Accordion Performance at Camp Grant
A soldier in military uniform stands at the microphone on stage at Camp Grant. There is an accordion player behind him.
Air View Looking West, Camp Grant, Ill.
Aerial rendering of the crisscross patterns of roads, fields, and buildings that make up Camp Grant. On back: "Lower center is the Recruit Reception Center, where as many as 20,000 new soldiers may be outfitted and processed each month. Top left is…
Air View of Camp Grant, Illinois
Pictures the layout of the land and the buildings.
Airplane Landing at Camp Grant
Airplane landing at Camp Grant.
Al Kavelin
A promotional photo of Al Kavelin. He and his orchestra are believed to have been guest performers at Camp Grant during World War II.
Aptitude Tests - Recruit Reception Center, Camp Grant, Ill.
Contained in a souvenir booklet labeled "Set of Photographic Post Cards, Camp Grant, Illinois." Postmarked Rockford IL on June 3, 1942. This card depicts new recruits on benches while soldiers hand out paperwork for testing.
Armistice Celebration
A crowd of men and women in the 3rd block of West State Street in downtown Rockford celebrating the signing of the Armistice. Two men hold American flags. One man is dressed as Uncle Sam.
Army Barracks, Camp Grant, Ill.
Shows many two-story barracks in neat rows. A handwritten date on the back (Aug. 5, 1941) suggests that this postcard is World War 11 era.
Army Post Office
A makeshift tent serves as a post office, with a man working inside, mail sacks outside, and two soldiers perusing a bulletin board on the left.
Arrival at Recruit Reception Center, Camp Grant, Ill.
Contained in a souvenir booklet labeled "Set of Photographic Post Cards, Camp Grant, Illinois." Postmarked Rockford IL on June 3, 1942. This card depicts an assembly of civilian recruits with their bags disembarking from trains.
Base Hospital Band - Camp Grant
The photo, dated Nov. 1918, shows a 33-piece band and leader.
Baseball at Camp Grant
Group of men in striped shirts with baseball gloves. A military officer, Captain Cyril J. Ballam sits at the left. Part of the recreational activities at Camp Grant during World War II.
Baseball at Camp Grant
A baseball player in a Browns jersey stands at the plate to bat with a catcher behind him. The Browns were likely a St.Louis team affiliated with the Army's Granite City Depot of Engineering.
Baseball During World War II
Kids playing baseball with a crowd behind the backstop. Believed to be related to Camp Grant activities during World War II.
Baseball During World War II
An unidentified man in military uniform stands in a field with a baseball glove. Believed to be related to Camp Grant.
Basketball Player at Camp Grant
Basketball payer in a Camp Grant uniform prepares to shoot the ball.
Bird's-eye View - Camp Grant
These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. Portrays a number of buildings on flat, barren land. "200 men live in a barrack. Ten barracks house one regiment. One hundred barracks house one division."
Bird's-eye View - Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Looking down on rows of long buildings. On back: "The time has come, how well I know, / I hear our nation's call. / Farewell, my friends, till victory's won. / For liberty must not fall."
Bird's-eye View, Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Looking down on extended stretches of long buildings. On back: "Come, arm for the conflict, O sons of the sires, / Who on freedom's fair altars enkindled the fires; / That light, the way of the heroes, that fight / For home and for country, for…
Bivouac on Field Exercises - Medical Dept., Camp Grant, Ill.
Looking down a wooded slope to a clearing filled with strings of tents, comprising a bivouac, or temporary encampment of soldiers. On back: "The tiny triangular dots in the center of picture are 'pup' tents, or shelter-halves erected by trainees at…
Blue Barron
A promotional photo of "Blue Barron". He and his orchestra are believed to have been guest performers at Camp Grant during World War II.
Bob Cross
A promotional photo of performer Bob Cross. He is identified as Bob Cross and his orchestra "Mellow Music". He is believed to have been a guest performer at Camp Grant during World War II.
Boxing Match at Camp Grant
A boxing match on the grounds of Camp Grant during World War II.
Boyd Raeburn
A promotional photo of Boyd Raeburn. He and his orchestra are believed to have been guest performers at Camp Grant during World War II.
Building Toboggan Slide, Camp Grant, Ill.
With men working atop a multi-tiered snow mound, there are additional men in front and horse-drawn wagons to the sides. This card is postmarked from Rockford IL Grant Branch on June 13, 1918 at 3:00 AM.
Bunk Houses & Mess Hall, Rockford Cantonment
Buildings, tents, and more construction by the side of the railroad tracks.
Camp Grant
With tents in the background and men sitting and lying on the ground in front, this seems like a picnic scene.
Camp Grant - Pup Tent Inspection
Rows of small tents with two soldiers at attention outside each.
Camp Grant Barracks
Barracks at Camp Grant.
Camp Grant Barracks
Camp Grant barracks. The Property Office is the second building from the left.
Camp Grant Barracks
Camp Grant barracks under construction.
Camp Grant Baseball Team
The Camp Grant Baseball team playing at an unidentified location.
Camp Grant Basketball
Seven basketball players with Captain Cyril J. Ballam at right. At Camp Grant during World War II.
Camp Grant Basketball Player #13
Captain Cyril J. Ballam, dressed in military uniform, stands with Camp Grant basketball player number 13 and two other men in military uniform.
Camp Grant Basketball Player #13
Camp Grant basketball player number 13 shakes hands with an unidentified officer.
Camp Grant Basketball Team
The Camp Grant basketball team poses with two men in military uniform.
Camp Grant Basketball Team
The Camp Grant basketball team stand on the court under the hoop. Cyril J. Ballam stands at the far right in his military uniform.
Camp Grant Basketball Team with Captain Cyril Ballam
Captain Cyril Ballam stands at the right in military uniform. With him is a basketball team believed to be related to Camp Grant.
Camp Grant Chapel
A chapel at Camp Grant during World War II.
Camp Grant Chorus Line of Soldiers
A chorus line of soldiers performing at Camp Grant. Performance was related to Camp Grant activities.
Camp Grant Chorus Line of Soldiers
A chorus line of soldiers performing at Camp Grant. Dwight C. Austin is third from the left. Harry Trunk is fourth from the left. Performance was related to Camp Grant activities.
Camp Grant Cook
A soldier in uniform cooks a large vat of sausages at Camp Grant during World War II.
Camp Grant Horsemen
Uniformed soldiers out on horseback at Camp Grant. Belonged to Floyd W. Hanford. Hanford enlisted in the Army on October 16, 1917 and was stationed at Camp Grant.