Draftees Leaving for Camp

2017.3.4 96dpi wm.jpg

Title

Draftees Leaving for Camp

Description

WWI soldier draftees leaving for camp by train from the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Depot at 609 South Main Street. A large crowd watches their departure. Floyd W. Hanford was in the 2nd coach of train. Hanford was born in Rockford in 1894. He enlisted in the Army on October 16, 1917 and was stationed at Camp Grant.

Date

October 1917

Rights

Midway Village Museum

Format

jpeg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

2017.3.4

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7.50" x 9.50"

Citation

“Draftees Leaving for Camp,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/3362.