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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.
A crowd gathers as the Great Lakes Naval Reserve Band under the direction American composer John Philip Sousa marches by.
John Philip Sousa's U.S.Navy Band of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station leading a World War I Liberty Loan parade on a city street (possibly in Chicago, Illinois). Behind them two cars are seen and other marchers carrying signs. One sign reads: "Chip In." Numerous spectators line the sidewalks. View from above of the band in formation for a concert. John Philip Sousa and his wife, Jane, pose in front of a residence. He wears the uniform of a Lieutenant in the Naval Reserve. (Note: During World War I, the Navy asked Sousa to train bandsmen at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. On May 31, 1917, at the age of 62, he accepted a commission as a Lieutenant, in the U.S.Naval Reserve and organized a new band at the Great Lakes Center. His fame attracted so many band recruits that he was able to form several Navy bands for other Navy bases and units.)
World War 1 training demonstrations by naval reservists at the Great Lakes training station in Illinois,United States.
Naval reservists at the Naval Station Great Lakes training center in Illinois, United States, circa 1917. The World War 1 U.S. Navy reservists standing on the parade ground and demonstrating their activities. The reservists demonstrating stretcher drill. People gather on the ground and watch the sailor demonstrations. The reservists demonstrate a machine gun. The soldiers firing the machine gun. Smoke rises from the firing of the machine gun.
Captain William Adger Moffett and enlisted men pose on the steps of building in Great Lakes, Illinois.
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.
New recruits receive uniforms at the U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois.
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.
Sailors hold their uniforms at the U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois.
The U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. Two sailors stand holding different clothes. One of the sailor holds up a pair of shorts, under shirts, one long and one short sleeved. He also holds long under pants, pajama pants, a parka, a sweater, puttees, a dark cap, a white cap and a stocking cap.
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