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Draftees Sent to Camp Custer
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Group of WWI draftees assembled in front of the Ozaukee County Courthouse. In the background a man is holding up a flag between the center columns of the building. Text at foot of photo, "Third call of selectmen, Local Board, Ozaukee, Wis."
1917
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World War I Draftees
circa 1910-1919
Group portrait of World War I draftees dressed in suits, posing in front of the Court House.
Men Leaving for War
1918
Group of men from Washington County posed with flags leaving for Camp Grant and Army training for service in the first World War.
Sauk County Conscripts
May 6, 1918
A group of 32 draftees pose on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse before leaving Baraboo for Columbus Barracks in Ohio. There are paper tags attached to their clothing. A spotted dog sits on t...
Draftees
September 5, 1917
Eight men drafted to serve in World War I stand on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse. They would leave that day for the newly constructed Camp Grant, south of Rockford, Illinois.
Many Flags Waving from a Moving Car
1918
A driver and three or four passengers are in a moving car with the top down. Many American flags attached to the car are flying in the wind. The group may be celebrating the end of WWI.
Sauk County Conscripts
May 27, 1918
A group of more than 70 draftees poses on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse on the day they left Baraboo for Camp Grant near Rockford, Illinois. Most of the men have a paper tag attached to t...
