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American military recruits for World War I undergo psychological tests in United States.

Draft and mobilization activities for U.S. Army soldiers of World War 1 in 1917-1918. American military recruits undergo psychological and mental acuity tests to determine their intelligence and ability to serve as soldiers. They undergo attention and observation tests. Figures drawn on a board as an instructor guides them, and Army recruits write on papers. Recruits must rapidly pick up their pencils on cue in a test of alertness. Rejected recruits discharged with payment and a discharge letter. The discharged soldiers stand in line at pay window. Close-up view of U.S. Army honorable discharge certificate. Slates indicate that most soldiers participated in the life insurance plan that was offered. Scene of soldiers seated at tables as they write letters home.

Date: 1917
Duration: 2 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048795
Secretary of War Newton D Baker works on a Man Power Bill for World War I in Washington DC

WWI draft and mobilization activities in 1917-1918. United States Secretary of War, Newton D Baker at his office in Washington DC, United States. He works on a Man Power Bill to make military registration compulsory for previously registered men between the ages of 18 and 45.

Date: 1918
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048797
Large crowd on streets of Detroit with a replica of Statue of Liberty during a Liberty Bond parade in World War 1

Detroit streets crowded with American men and women and children, some of them carry American flags, during a World War I Liberty Bond Parade. A Detroit streetcar moves amidst large crowd in front of the S.S. Kresge Co. 5&10 cent store. People walking in the street. Massive crowd in front of Central Savings Bank building. Crowd milling about near the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. A man holds a child on his shoulder and the child carries an American flag. A group carrying a mock stretcher. A group of nurses amidst large crowd in the square. A replica of the Statue of Liberty in the square as people throng around it. A superimposed picture of the Statue of Liberty.

Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048801
Large crowd in a parade on streets of Detroit, Michigan during World War I Liberty Bond drive

Aerial view of a large crowd on parade in Detroit Michigan, during a Liberty Bond drive. People move on the street carrying American flags. Close-up view of cheering crowd. Men with blackface (their faces painted black) carry a decorated casket on their shoulders through the crowd of cheering men, women, and children. Elevated view of American flags and a flag with 104 stars and a "104" stitched at the base, waving as they hang from a building. Cars, streetcars, and people move on a crowded street of Detroit below.

Date: 1917
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048802
World War I vintage cars in United States.

A Ford car of World War I era. Pictures of an open touring car of 1908 and a Sedan auto of 1915.

Date: 1917
Duration: 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048803
Newspaper headlines about start of World War 1; later U.S. entry into World War 1, and building of U.S. Navy ships for war effort

A map of Europe with German cross superimposed on it. Shows various newspaper headlines about World War I. First one indicating the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914; next "Germany Declares War - All Europe in Arms"; next "Germany Invades France"; then "French Resist at Marne"; then "Lusitania Sunk", followed by "U.S. Declares War." The latter is seen after an image of a newspaper printing press running at high speed. A worker at the printing plant stands beside the printing press and reads the newspaper. Various headlines about America entering into World War I, including "U.S. At War" and "U.S. Troops Land in France." Scene shows several posters to promote Liberty Bonds; one reads, "Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds." U.S. Navy ships being constructed during World War 1 at a shipyard. Ships at piers as men work on them. A U.S. vessel underway at sea. A United States Navy destroyer ship underway at sea.

Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048804