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Officers review as U.S. sailors march on grounds of U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes

U.S. sailors march at U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes (Naval Station Great Lakes) during World War I. A car driven across a long bridge. A freighter underway at sea. Brief slate between scenes reads, "Americans! The Navy needs Eyes to assist Lookouts on our Vessels. Will you help by loaning Binoculars, Spyglasses, and Telescopes? They will be returned to you after the war. Mark them with your name for identification and then send them to Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Naval Observatory, Washington D.C. Thanks! Uncle Sam." United States Navy sailors march. Officers review them. A building in the background and a cannon in the foreground.

Date: 1917
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077368
American sailors work unloading lumber and coal cars in the United States.

American sailors at work in the United States near grounds of U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes training facility (Naval Station Great Lakes) in World War I. A group of sailors walks along a street. Buildings along street sides. The sailors carry boxes and lumber boards. They unload coal cars with shovels from raiload cars labeled C&E (Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad). The sailors aboard a small vessel 'SP-1011' underway in water. The vessel is tied up at a dock. A sailor mends his cap. A propaganda slate urges American citizens to support the country and the President.

Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077369
Sailors at the U.S. Naval Training Center in North Chicago, Illinois.

The U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois, during World War I. (now called Naval Station Great Lakes, or NAVSTA Great Lakes). Trucks and cars are driven through the main entrance gate. Sailors in uniforms walk in and out of the gate. A building near the gate. A sign on the building reads: 'US Naval Training Station, Great Lakes Illinois'. A flag flutters from a flag pole outside a building. Smoke from chimneys of a factory. Wide ranging views of many buildings at the training station from elevated and ground positions. View of barracks.

Date: 1917
Duration: 2 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077376