Food for U.S. Navy sailors in training in the United States during World War I. At the Naval Station Great Lakes training facility, sailors seen near a large bin. A sign on the bin reads: 'The quickest way to reach a man's heart is through his stomach'. The sailors get plates from the bin and stand in a chow line. They choose food from trays and platters. Workers behind counters place food on plates as the sailors pass. Officers in a hall. Pictures on a wall. Men walk past. Officers, one with a notepad and a pencil in hand, watch a kitchen worker working out on a punching bag. A seaman poses on steps with a cut-out of the Statue of Liberty.
Group of U.S. Navy sailors in training during World War I, having completed initial training at Natal Station Great Lakes, prepare to depart for training at new camps or other assignments. American sailors stand in ranks with sea bags or duffel bags. Some of them leave the barracks with the sea bags. They march out past a guard shack.
U.S. Navy sailors in barracks at the Naval Station Great Lakes during World War 1 training. Men stand in ranks in the barracks. Hammocks rolled and tied to rafters. Men let down the hammocks, unroll and untie them. They sleep in the hammocks. The men wake up. Some of the men swing down from the hammocks, roll and tie them up. The men walk in a line to shower area. The sailors take showers.
U.S. Navy sailors march during training exercises in the United States at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station near North Chicago. The sailors march in ranks on a parade field. They hold rifles. Buildings of the Station in the far background. Some of the sailors stand at attention. They undergo a rifle drill. They put bayonets in scabbards and pretend to aim and fire from standing position. The sailors march in formation. Smoke from a chimney in the foreground.
U.S. Navy sailors in training at a parade field of the Great Lakes Naval training station north of Chicago Illinois. The sailors march in formation. Smoke from a chimney in the background. Buildings in the foreground. A sailor blows a bugle. The sailors carrying rifles march beside troops. They stand at attention in formation. They stand in ranks and go through a rifle drill. They put bayonets on rifles and perform drill. They put the bayonets in scabbards. Men march and stand in a rank. They stack rifles and move backwards. Some of them move forward and pick up the rifles.
U.S. Navy sailors in training during World War I take time to play cards for fun. Sailors seated around a table at the Naval Station Great Lakes. They play cards. Several other sailors watch them playing.