The Home Front: 1914-1919

(32169) Army, Training Camp, Religious Services, 1917-1918

eclemens — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:31:28 -0400

A clergyman prepares to deliver Mass at an U.S. Army training camp, likely Camp Custer or Camp Grayling.

(11255) Base Hospital #17, Celebration, Detroit, Michigan, 1917

eclemens — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 21:17:09 -0400

A view of the flag presentation ceremony of Base Hospital #17 prior to the departure of Harper Hospital staff for France.

Left to right: Mrs. Alden; Dr. Stewart Hamilton; Mrs. L. E. Gretter; Emily A. McLaughlin

Courtesy of the Emily McLaughlin Photographs

(11256) Base Hospital #17, Celebration, Detroit, Michigan, 1917

eclemens — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 21:17:09 -0400

A view of the flag presentation ceremony of Base Hospital #17 prior to the departure of Harper Hospital staff for France.

(11259) Rest Home for Enlisted Nurses, Detroit, 1910s

eclemens — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:31:26 -0400

Exterior view of the former home of the sister of Cleveland Dodge, Detroit, Michigan. The home was loaned it to U. S. Army as rest house for enlisted nurses during the First World War.

(32226) First World War, Civilian Support, Parade, 1918

eclemens — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 16:05:59 -0400

A view of Woodward Avenue during a parade sponsored by the American Red Cross. and the Detroit Department of Recreation.

(32093) 21st Regiment Essex Fusiliers, Recruitment, Ontario, Canada, 1914-1915

eclemens — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:16:56 -0400

The band of the 21st Regiment Essex Fusiliers lead soldiers departing for service in the First World War.

(32094) Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF), Recruitment, Ontario, Canada, 1914-1915

eclemens — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:21:48 -0400

Recent recruits of the 1st Hussars, based out of London, Ontario, report for duty.

(32095) 21st Regiment Essex Fusiliers, Recruitment, Ontario, Canada, 1914-1915

eclemens — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:23:25 -0400

Family members and friends say goodbye to members of the 21st Regiment Essex Fusiliers as they depart for service in the First World War.

(32096) 21st Regiment Essex Fusiliers, Recruitment, Ontario, Canada, 1914-1915

eclemens — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:27:21 -0400

Family members and friends say goodbye to members of the 21st Regiment Essex Fusiliers as they depart for service in the First World War.

(32097) 21st Regiment Essex Fusiliers, Recruitment, Ontario, Canada, 1914-1915

eclemens — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:29:03 -0400

Family members and friends say goodbye to members of the 21st Regiment Essex Fusiliers as they depart for service in the First World War.

(32098) 241st Overseas Battalion, Canadian Scottish Borderers, Ontario, 1917

eclemens — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:30:45 -0400

Family members and friends say goodbye to members of the 241st Overseas Battalion, Canadian Scottish Borderers as they depart for service in the First World War.

(32099) 21st Regiment Essex Fusiliers, Recruitment, Ontario, Canada, 1914-1915

eclemens — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:32:14 -0400

Members of the 21st Regiment Essex Fusiliers prepare to depart for service in the First World War.

(32100) 21st Regiment Essex Fusiliers, Recruitment, Ontario, Canada, 1914-1915

eclemens — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:34:13 -0400

Members of the 21st Regiment Essex Fusiliers arrive are the train depot as they prepare to depart for service in the First World War.

(32101) Belgian Evacuees, Children, Detroit, 1915

eclemens — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:44:31 -0400

Father Syoens, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, poses with some of the 116 Belgian war refugees he helped bring over from Eastern Flanders. The majority of the refugees had family already established in the area and settled on Detroit's lower east side.

(32102) Belgian Evacuees, Children, Detroit, 1915

eclemens — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:43:08 -0400

Young Belgian war evacuees wait for guidance from sponsor families and relatives at the Immigration Bureau on Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.

(32103) Officers, 99th Batallion, Deployment, Canada, 1910s

eclemens — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:31:26 -0400

A group of officers from the 99th Battalion and a small child pose for a photograph.

(32104) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1917-1918

eclemens — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:31:26 -0400

A sea of well wishers in downtown Detroit watch as soldiers and recent recruits make their way to to train station to depart for Camp Custer. In view, women, joined by a wounded soldier, carry flags from Allied countries.

(32105) Draft & Recruitment, Deployment, Detroit, 1917-1918