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These supply trains will continue moving as long as you folks buy bonds
Convoys of covered army trucks move in two directions. On back: "United States Army Post Card. Soldier's Mail Free" and "Bolster the Line with Liberty Bonds."
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.
Camp Library, American Library Association, Camp Grant, Ill.
A sign on the left end of the building reads "A.L.A. Camp Library" while a sign proclaiming "Camp Library" is atop the main entrance. Several men are on the front porch and there are a few off to the side in front of the building.
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.
"Post Office" - Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Several men stand in front of the long building designated as the camp's post office. Postmarked Rockford IL Camp Grant Branch on October 4, 1918 at 9:00 AM.
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…
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…
Special Entertainment at Recreation Hall, Camp Grant, Ill.
Soldiers in bench seating watch and listen to a band on stage. On back: "This is a typical interior view of one of Camp Grant's recreation buildings. Here are brand new soldiers, listening attentively as a concert orchestra from nearby Rockford,…
Colors on Parade, Camp Grant, Ill.
Color guard in front with men marching behind and barracks in the background. On back: "Guarding the Stars and Stripes are these three soldiers as Camp Grant trainees pass in review during an afternoon parade on the south drill field. One of the two…
Issuing Initial Outfit - Recruit Reception Center, Camp Grant, Ill.
Personnel helping soldiers with their new uniforms. On back: "Welcome to Camp Grant, Soldier! You're in the Army, now! Thousands of new recruits are measured for shirts, caps, trousers and shoes each month at Camp Grant's recruit reception center.…
Simulated Injury - Medical Dept. Field Exercises, Camp Grant, Ill.
Four men beside an ambulance tending to a "wounded" soldier on a stretcher. On back: "In action in the field at Camp Grant, Illinois, these new soldiers are getting practical experience in litter, or stretcher bearing, and are learning how to…
Typical Barracks, Camp Grant, Ill.
With identical fences and lawns in front, these barracks almost seem like crackerbox houses in a row. On the back: "These are the barracks in which Uncle Sam's new soldiers get their first taste of army life. Located at Camp Grant's recruit…
Typical Post Exchange, Camp Grant, Ill.
With counters on both sides and soldiers at tables in between, this is the place for "a cooling drink, a smoke, a pair of socks, a bar of soap - almost anything may be purchased at one of the United States Army's Post Exchange stores. This is an…
"On Review", Camp Grant, Ill.
Groups of marching soldiers. On back: "A battalion of Camp Grant trainees passes in review on one of the camp's two spacious drill fields. In addition to their training for service with ambulance, collecting, clearing, station hospital and general…
Gas Defense, Camp Grant, Ill.
A line of soldiers in a wooded area with clouds of white smoke before them. On back: "Defense against chemical warfare is being practiced by the Camp Grant soldiers in this picture. In addition to training for service with U. S. Army medical units,…
"Retreat", Camp Grant, Ill.
Showing a marching band in front of a flagpole. On back: "Saluting Old Glory at Camp Grant, Illinois, is the Medical Department Replacement Center's military band. On this spot the cannon's thundering report is the signal for the raising of the flag…
U.S. National Army - Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL. #1969
Looking down on rows of buildings. "Birds-eye view of Camp showing over 40 of the Cantonment Barracks in each of which 200 soldiers live. There are about 200 of these Barracks in the camp. The Barracks are each 43 feet by 140 feet."
Enlisted Men's Recreation Room, Base Hospital, Camp Grant, Ill.
A large, airy cabin-type room, featuring paneling and a beamed ceiling, with soldiers sitting at tables and on wicker chairs reading and relaxing.
Farming at Camp Grant
The top picture is labeled "use of tractor," with men laboring in the field; the bottom photo, labeled "Physical Reconstruction, Base Hospital, Camp Grant, ILL" shows six soldiers tending a garden.
Monday Night Convalescent Party, Base Hospital, Camp Grant
Men and women sitting at tables with a large band on stage.
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.
Physio Therapy/Electro Therapy/Accounting & Banking/ Physical Reconstruction, Base Hospital, Camp Grant, ILL
The three depictions show various scenes of men in beds and others bedside.
Patients Mess Hall, Base Hospital, Camp Grant, Illinois
Empty seats alongside long tables laden with food, plates, and pitchers.
Operating Pavilion, Base Hospital, Camp Grant, Ill.
A team of six medical professionals around a patient on a table with an empty table to the left.
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 [men in civilian dress in lines]
Are they working or walking somewhere?!
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…
Bunk Houses & Mess Hall, Rockford Cantonment
Buildings, tents, and more construction by the side of the railroad tracks.
U.S. National Army - Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL. #1968
Depiction of a building with cars parked in front. "Headquarters building where the staff officers transact business. In the camp are divisional headquarters, also the various brigade headquarters for the 40,000 men in camp."
Untitled [men marching]
Soldiers on the march.
Camp Grant
With tents in the background and men sitting and lying on the ground in front, this seems like a picnic scene.
Construction Work, Rockford Cantonment
With workers and materials high, low, and in between, this construction scene seems chaotic, but the men know what they're doing!
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 [framing in]
As the frames of buildings go up, so do the men - to the emerging floors, rafters, and roofs!
Untitled [barracks under construction]
With completed buildings to the right, skeletal frames go up on the left, some with men on the roofs.
"Orders to Leave," Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Soldiers in front of barracks rolling tents and preparing gear. On back: "Banner and badge and name alone / At our President's call we tender, / The loyal truth that guards our land / Will keep, and - No Surrender!"
Untitled [mounted troops on parade]
Troops on horseback carry a flag that reads "171 86" with foot soldiers behind and pedestrians lining the street.
Rockford Cantonment Work Train
A locomotive steams by tents and people to the left.
Railroad Depot, Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
A soldier stands by the train tracks on the left and the depot itself sits on the right. On back: "I am thinking of you, / While you are far away. / And am eagerly watching / For that home-coming day."
U.S. National Army - Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL. # 1970
A wide street with buildings on either side and sentries and other soldiers on the left. Also on the front: "The Camp streets are broad and there is plenty of light and air for the men. The Barracks seen on either side are each occupied by a…
U.S. National Army - Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL. #1964
Buildings with trucks and men in front and two airplanes flying overhead. Also on front: "The camp is laid out in rectangular form with wide streets on which are the Barracks for the soldiers, officers' quarters, hospital, etc. Accommodations for…
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.
Photo collage, Camp Grant
Twelve separate views of camp experience labeled "arrival at camp," "aptitude tests," "our new living room," "in our new home," "headquarters flag," "colors on parade," "safety health inspection," "first army outfit," "recruit reception center Camp…
Social "Mixer" - Service Club, Camp Grant, Ill.
A large room with those above looking over a railing at the dancers and socializers mingling below. On back: "Dancing at the Camp Grant Service Club is enjoyed by every soldier. All types of entertainment are to be had here: include books, concerts,…
Exterior, All Saints' Chapel, Reception Center, Camp Grant, Illinois
Color rendering of the All Saints' Chapel with a cross over the door and a steeple towering above this while two soldiers stand in front.
Regimental Colors, Third Liberty Loan Parade
Led by the color guard, and followed by soldiers on foot and on horseback, crowds watch this street parade from the sidewalks.
"Maj. Gen. Barry's Quarters" - Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
A large house with a wrap-around porch in the ample shade of several trees with other camp buildings in the background (right).
Interior of Barracks, Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Two rows of cots against each wall, with a few men lounging while two in the back stand at attention and some clothes hang from rafters. On back: "I am thinking of you, / While you are far away. / And am eagerly watching / For that home-coming day."
Divisional Headquarters, Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Buildings surrounded by trees and a soldier on guard duty before a flagpole proudly flying Old Glory. On back: "I am glad you joined the army, / Because such men as you / Will restore peace to our nation / To the Red, the White, the Blue."