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Title	Thousands marching, our national army
Alternate Title	Thousands marching, thousands watching, our national army, Chicago, Aug. 4, 1917
Publisher	[United States] : Underwood & Underwood, 1917
Physical Description	1 photograph : black and white ; dimensions
Summary	"This is a sight to bring pride to the heart of every American- out National army, thousands and thousands of stalwart men, from every rank of life, enlisted in the service of their country, sworn to defend its honor and its rights. These are the men who afterwards went to France and on many a bloody field, in many a desperate battle, rushed like a cyclone upon the German ranks, smashed through their supposedly impregnable defenses, sent their troops reeling backward in defeat. Here our men are marching through the streets of one of our great cities. In these ranks were poor and rich, educated and uneducated, native and foreign born, undergoing the same training, eating the same food, united in a common cause. For months they drilled and marched and coutermarched until their muscles became like steel bands; learned to use rifle, grenade and bayonet; were welded into a fighting machine fit to cope with Germany's proud battalions. These men went to war in grim and serious mood. They knew what hardships and horrors would be their lot. They knew that many of their number would fall on the soil of France; that many would return crippled for life; that many would suffer agony from grievous wounds. Yet their country was menaced; because all they held most hear was in danger. They went because they were patriots. America had for these "boys" a sacred place in the inner shrine of her heart. They were bone of her bone, blood of her blood, Sons of Freedom, offering up their lives on the alter of their country."-Taken from back of resource
Notes	Title supplied on resource.; Date taken from resource.
LC Subject Headings	Armed Forces. Soldiers. Military art and science. Marching. Chicago (Ill.) United States.
Type	Image
Time Period	World War I (1914-1918)
Added Entry	Keystone View Company.
Personal Collection	WWI Hunter Collection
Call #	PHOTO 03373
Item #	703198
OCLC number	1028752071

Thousands marching, our national army

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