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.
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.
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.
The U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois (Naval Station Great Lakes) during World War I. United States Navy Captain William Adger Moffett, commanding the training station, poses on the steps of the building. Other officers join him. The group including enlisted men poses.
The U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. Recruits at the training center. A sailor seated at a desk. The recruits gather nearby. They sign papers. A group of men undresses. They receive bundles from a man behind a counter. They take a shower. Men wrapped in towels present slips of paper at the counter. They receive clothing. The men dress in uniforms.
The U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. A U.S. Navy sailor recruit gets a haircut. A barber using a hand clipper shaves a boy's head. Dental check up of a recruit.
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