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Camp Grant, boys at mess
Soldiers sitting side-by-side at long tables laden with pitchers and plates of food.
"Rookies washing mess tins" - Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Men waiting their turn to clean their plates and cups in a wash tub.
Cleaning mess kits after hearty meal, Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL.
Men standing in line outside a building, holding plates and cups that they wait to wash.
"Plenty of Bread Here," Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Two men in a truck unload loaves of bread to men waiting to carry them in. On back: "We boys march to the tap of the drum / And our hearts are very light. / We're fighting for a noble cause / A cause both just and right."
Typical Night Crowd, Army YMCA Building, Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
A great crowd of soldiers lounging on long benches, socializing, reading, talking, and playing cards.
A popular place - refreshments at Canteen, Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL
Soldiers relaxing outside and underneath the portico of a building labeled "Regimental Exchange."
Camp Grant Section of Remount Station
Showing areas where horses were kept and cared for.
"After our Work is Done," Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Five soldiers grouped around a seated man playing guitar.
Retreat. Last formation of the day. Camp Grant. Rockford, ILL.
Frontal view of two-story building with soldiers at attention lined up in front.
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."
Squad Drill
Color rendering of knots of soldiers across the grounds. This card is postmarked from Atlanta GA Gordon Branch on September 21, 1918 at 6:30 PM.
Flag Raising, Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill. [double-size]
Dated September 4, 1917, this panoramic view shows men on the grounds and others on the road facing the flag, saluting, with cars and people observing along the roadside.
Ski & Toboggan Slide, Camp Grant
Soldiers lining both sides of the slide, some holding skis and what looks like snowshoes while some men are on the run wearing skis.
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.
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.
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.
Partial Bird's-eye View of Cantonment, Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Looking down on buildings blending into the distance, forming the cantonment, which is a military garrison or camp.
Company Street, Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Several groups of soldiers across the grounds with buildings in the background.
Selected Men's First Formation, Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
View down the center between rows of buildings with a formation of men to the left.
First call in the morning, Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL.
Men in street clothes lined up before a building.
Setting-Up Exercises, Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Two-story structure - showing men looking out some windows - with men marching below and others exercising in the foreground.
Scene in dining room of company barracks, Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL.
Soldiers seated at rows of long tables, eating, while others stand in the background.
Greetings from Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
The pictures on this card's four quarters depict various camp scenes, buildings, and soldiers performing drills and exercises.
Photo of soldier
This photo portrays a smiling, squinting soldier, his shadow thrown behind him to the right, with arms akimbo in front of a tent where two other soldiers stand.
"Our First Lesson" - Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
This card depicts crouching soldiers aiming their rifles. On back: "We are drilling every day, / For that land so far away, / To defend our country true / To represent Red, White and Blue." Postmarked from Rockford IL on April 25, 1919 at 2:00 PM.
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.
Unidentified soldier
A dignified pose of a uniformed soldier, with mustache, glasses, and hands behind his back.
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, /…
"Rookies carrying their bedding to Barracks" - Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Soldiers in front of a barracks building watching another group carrying their bulky bundles. Postmarked from Rockford IL Grant Branch on March 11, 1918 at 3:00 AM.
I'll bring you back some souvenirs
Cartoon of a uniformed soldier with a beer stein suspended on sausages hanging from his shouldered rifle as he leads a dachshund wearing a German spiked helmet. Postmarked from Waco Texas MacArthur Branch with an indiscernible date in 1918.
The House Guards
The photo, with a handwritten date of Oct. 28th 1918, portrays four uniformed nurses.
"Mess Line" - Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
With two men conversing in the background, a group of soldiers, two abreast, apparently march toward a meal. "Simple, but wholesome food is supplied to Uncle Sam's soldiers." This card is postmarked from Rockford IL on January 24, 1918 at 6:00 PM.
Camp Grant New C.B. & Q. R. R. Depot
The train depot building, with a portico area to the right, beside train tracks.
Camp Grant, section of hospital unit
Photo over telephone lines and trees depicting rows of long buildings with porch railings.
Camp Grant, section of birdseye view
Looking down on rows of long buildings with smaller structures in between.
Camp Grant, Y.M.C.A. Auditorium
View of this large structure showing four doorways with a bicycle by one of them.
Camp Grant, section of barracks
A road lined with telephone poles dissects rows of buildings on each side.
Camp Grant, pumping plant on beautiful Rock River
A building beside a raised reservoir with a wide vista of surrounding trees and the Rock River.
Camp Grant, army bake ovens
Men outside cook tents with smokestacks, telephone poles lined up in the background.
Camp Grant, Y.M.C.A. building
A building, with a chimney and a water tower behind, at the intersection of two streets; the street sign reads "S. 4th Ave." and "S. Service St."
Cecil Orford
A soldier, in full uniform, stands at attention by a house with a man on the porch in the background. On back: "Taken in 1917 at King Farm House - Apple River. Cecil Orford."
Ed Larson at Camp Grant, WWI
Depicts a man holding a child in one arm in front of a rickety fence with a bare tree to the left. On back: "Ed Larson - WWI - Camp Grant - in the only clothes he had all winter - uniforms issued in late spring when Camp Grant finally got them - and…
A Modern U.S. Army Camp
With tents in the background, soldiers march on the grounds in front.
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.
A portion of the Camp
These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. This picture depicts rows of long buildings; "each barrack is 43 by 140 feet, housing 200 men."
Guard House
These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. A line of ten soldiers in front of the guard house building, one on each end with rifles.
"Recreation - It's lots of fun dancing"
These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. A semi-circle of smiling men, many kicking up one leg, while one soldier provides music on his fiddle.
Post Office
These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. Several men are pictured outside a structure with a US flag atop.
"Getting into Form" - healthful exercises
These images are contained within an envelope (labeled as a "letterette"), ready for mailing. A group of soldiers, with hats on the ground and arms extended, get a dose of "healthful exercises [-] our daily program."