"Our First Lesson" - Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.

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Title

"Our First Lesson" - Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.

Description

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.

Date

1919

Rights

Midway Village Museum

Format

jpeg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

80.13.54

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

3.5" x 5.5"

Citation

“"Our First Lesson" - Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed March 29, 2024, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/855.