[Draftees leaving for Camp Grant, hanging out train windows, crowd of men with American flags and instruments is standing by the train]

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  • Collection ID DN-0068899
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Draftees leaving for Camp Grant, hanging out train windows, crowd of men with American flags and instruments is standing by the train] [graphic].
  • Dates 1917.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Image of drafted men leaving for Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois, hanging out the windows of a train at a station in Chicago, Illinois. Crowd of men with American flags and some with instruments (a saxophone, a guitar, an accordion and a banjo) are standing on the platform by the train. One man has climbed up a support beam in the background.
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  • Subjects
    • Draft United States 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Soldiers Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Arrivals & departures Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Railroads Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Flags American 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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