THE MAKING OF A MAN-O-WARSMAN (AT GREAT LAKES) Great Lakes, Illinois (1917) Part 2

Description

1) MCU Front view, group of Infantry personnel marching on the double over drill field. 2) CU Infantry personnel marching in formation. SV DA 3) HA MCU PAN view, personnel at attention in division ranks (one entire division of army personnel). 4) HA MCU Personnel "right facing" and preparing to march off. 5) CU Gate to NTC, Great Lakes, Illinois; Ford cars and trucks seen entering gate; Administration bldg. seen in distant BG. 6) MS Front view, Administration building and Drill Hall; smoke coming from homes in surrounding area. 7) HA MS PAN view, barracks buildings, smoke coming from the tall chimneys. 8) LA LS Roof tops of bldgs. showing several sailors on roof tops;, PAN over bldgs. 9) CU CAPTAIN W. J. MOFFETT, USN, Commanding Officer of Great Lakes NTC; CAPT. MOFFETT and staff posing at steps of Adm. building; PAN R to LTCDR and LTJG; enlisted personnel in watch caps and white hats; PAN L with MOFFETT and staff in BG. SV 10) CU Recruits, in civilian clothing, signing forms at a desk; PO having men sign form. 11) CU New "Boots" removing civilian clothing; recruits in their undershorts walking by and receiving parts of their clothing issue; recruits putting slips of paper on desk in Clothing Issue Room and receiving their clothing. SV DA 12) CU Recruits donning their new sailor uniforms, assisted by CPO, believed to be their Company Commander. 13) CU Recruit getting a navy haircut with hand clippers. 14) CU Recruit having his teeth examined by dentist. 15) CU Two recruits, in blues, passing clothing from scene to R and out of scene to L. QUALITY OF ROLL: Fair to Poor

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities