Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, 1917 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, 1917, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
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Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois, 1917
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Camp Grant, on farmland outside Rockford, Illinois, was established in 1917, after the United States entered the First World War. The federal government chose the site to train draftees and volunteers for the new National Army, and the camp filled with thousands of men learning drill and marksmanship. Rockford was a manufacturing city on the Rock River, known for its furniture factories and machine and implement works, which turned out goods for the war effort. Residents saw troop trains come and go, and soldiers on passes became a familiar sight downtown. This 1917 view shows a camp still new and raw, its barracks laid out in rows across ground that had recently been fields.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Creator | rockford illustrating co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 609 px · prints to 18 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill. |
| Reference | IL Camp Grant, Rockford, 1917 |
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