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YMCA Building [on outside of folder]
These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. This photo portrays thirteen men standing in front of the Y.M.C.A. building.
Yards at Camp Grant
View of yards and sheds at Camp Grant during World War I.
Y.M.C.A. Hostess House at Camp Grant
The Y.M.C.A. Hostess House at Camp Grant.
Y.M.C.A. Hostess House at Camp Grant
The Y.M.C.A. Hostess House at Camp Grant.
Wounded Soldiers at Camp Grant
Wounded soldiers at Camp Grant pose together on the stairs of a building.
World War II Workplace Safety
Man in military uniform seated at a desk. The sign behind him reads "Make Every Day Your Careful Day." Taken at Camp Grant.
World War II Soldiers on Stage
Five men in military uniform stand on stage in front of an American flag. Believed to be Camp Grant.
World War II Soldiers at Camp Grant
Four military officers stand at the door of a building at Camp Grant during World War II.
World War II Soldiers
Eleven unidentified soldiers in uniform seated in front of the American flag. Believed to be at Camp Grant during World War II.
World War II Soldiers
Three men in military uniforms seated on a bench. Believed to be at Camp Grant.
World War II Soldier
Unidentified soldier in uniform standing with man in civilian clothes. Believed to be at Camp Grant.
World War II Performance
Three men in military uniform stand at the microphone. Behind them is a group of soldiers playing musical instruments. Believe to be Camp Grant during World War II.
World War II Performance
Five men and a woman stand at the microphone on stage with a band behind them. In the audience are soldiers in uniform. Believed to be at Camp Grant during World War II.
World War II Officers at Camp Grant
Two army officers in front of a building at Camp Grant during World War II.
World War II Ceremony
A man in a civilian suit hands a soldier dressed in uniform a piece of paper. Another soldier looks on. The men are standing in front of an array of American flags. Believed to be at Camp Grant.
World War I Training Camp
Nine photos mounted on matte board, depict scenes from a World War I training camp. Soldiers walk across bridges, practice with rifles, and ride horses. Believed to be Camp Grant.
World War I Sergeant Armstrong
Man dressed in circa world War I military uniform seated in a chair, holding a cigarette. He is identified on the back of the photo as Sergeant Armstrong. He may have been one of the British soldiers stationed at Camp Grant as part of the Allied…
World War I Parade on Court Street
Men in circa world War I military uniforms , riding in horse drawn wagons in a parade. Looking north up Court Street from State Street, circa 1918. Lerch's Restaurant on West State Street is in the background.
World War I Parade on Court Street
Men in circa world War I military uniforms, riding in horse drawn wagons in a parade. Looking north up Court Street from State Street, circa 1918. Lerch's Restaurant on West State Street is in the background.
World War I Parade on Court Street
Men in circa world War I military uniform carrying rifles, marching in a parade. Looking north up Court Street from State Street, circa 1918. Lerch's Restaurant on West State Street is in the background.
World War I Parade on Court Street
Men in circa world War I military uniforms riding horses, marching in parade. Looking north up Court Street from State Street, circa 1918. Court Street Methodist Church is in the background.
World War I Military Parade
WWI soldiers on parade in Rockford, Illinois. A close-up of two soldiers on horseback
World War I Military Parade
WWI soldiers on parade in Rockford Illinois
World War I Military
Portrait of circa World War I unidentified man in military uniform with the numeral "2" on his collar tabs. He may have been a French officer who was stationed at Camp Grant as part of the Allied Officers Mission at Camp Grant from the fall of…
World War I General George Bell
Military portrait of General George Bell, Camp Grant, Illinois, 1919. "Herzog - 1921, Rockford, Ill" imprinted on front.
Winter sports, Camp Grant, ILL.
A large group of men bundled against the weather with others on top of a wooden constructed toboggan run while some are even seated on a sled. Postmarked from Rockford IL Grant Branch on June 13, 1918 at 3:00 AM.
Western Show at Camp Grant
Performers in cowboy hats and boots performing on stage. Soldiers in uniform play in a band in the pit below. Part of the recreational activities at Camp Grant during World War II.
West End of Camp Grant in World War I
View of the west end of Camp Grant taken from the top of the water tower. Appears to be the area immediately to the left of photograph 77.107.25 that shows the African American soldier's barracks.
Water Tower, Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
With a blue, white-clouded background, the buildings below - with a few people on the grounds - surround a water tower. On back: "Our hearts exulting swell as we think / Of victories we have gloriously won. / We've never lost our cause, as yet, /…
Water Tower - First class water tower and sewerage system for perfect sanitation
These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. Shows a water tower on the grounds with buildings on either side.
View of Camp Grant During World War I
View of Camp Grant during World War I. A road follows a line of one-story buildings that may be officer's quarters. Boxes fastened at one end contain potted plants. A bugler stand is at the left.
US Army Soldier Floyd Hanford
Floyd W. Hanford in US Army uniform. Hanford was born in Rockford in 1894. He enlisted in the Army on October 16, 1917 and was stationed at Camp Grant.
Untitled [soldiers in camp]
With tents on either side, the men in the middle have their gear rolled out in rows. This card is postmarked from Frankford (?) on July 30, 1907 at 1:30 PM.
Untitled [probably Walter R. Julian]
Photo of a soldier standing in front of a brick wall with arms crossed. Handwritten on the back is "probably Walter R. Julian WWI."
Untitled [mounted troops on parade]
Troops on horseback carry a flag that reads "171 86" with foot soldiers behind and pedestrians lining the street.
Untitled [men marching]
Soldiers on the march.
Untitled [men in civilian dress in lines]
Are they working or walking somewhere?!
Untitled [group photo, soldiers & women]
With a backdrop of a train's engine - with people even in its two front windows - poses a group of fourteen soldiers and women, with handwritten names by some.
Untitled [framing in]
As the frames of buildings go up, so do the men - to the emerging floors, rafters, and roofs!
Untitled [construction almost completed]
The labor on this building is almost finished, with some workers outside to the right and others no doubt toiling inside the structure.
Untitled [building buildings]
The workers on this building are mostly on the roof as two men in the foreground discuss plans.
Untitled [barracks under construction]
With completed buildings to the right, skeletal frames go up on the left, some with men on the roofs.
Untitled - building construction, Camp Grant
A building going up has several workers on the roof, many boards leaning up against the outside, and a small group of people watching.
Unidentified soldier
A dignified pose of a uniformed soldier, with mustache, glasses, and hands behind his back.
U.S.O. Show at Camp Grant
A man on stage throws a female acrobat into the air as soldiers in uniform play musical instruments behind him. A banner reads "Presented by U.S.O. Cap Shows." Believed to be at Camp Grant during World War II.
U.S.O. Show at Camp Grant
A man in uniform plays the violin at the microphone. A banner behind him reads "Presented by U.S.O. Camp Shows." Believed to be at Camp Grant during World War II.
U.S. National Army - Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill. The men of the new army at mess in the Mess Hall
Soldiers seated at rows of long tables and others who stand behind face and smile for the camera.
U.S. National Army - Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL. Officer giving the boys the Guard Manual in front of barracks #1987
Soldiers seated on the ground before a barracks while an officer seated in a chair reads and offers instructions.
U.S. National Army - Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL. A workout on the parade ground. #2012
A group of soldiers running with camp buildings in the background. Postmarked Rockford IL Grant Branch on July 3, 1918.
U.S. National Army - Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill. A school of instruction in a camp street, showing line of barracks #1988
Soldiers sit on the ground while an officer seated in a chair gives instruction. A row of barracks are in the background with a few men milling about.