Three WWI U.S. soldiers on train, leaving for training camp

Title

Three WWI U.S. soldiers on train, leaving for training camp

Description

Sepia-toned image of three men in the window of a train car. The three men, Verne McKinney, Cliff Bagley, and Glen Taylor were new recruits to the military from the Washington County area and were headed out to training camp before being shipped overseas to fight in France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces, the armed forces sent by the United States to fight in Europe during World War I.

[back] [pencil] Taken at Ellensburg, Wa. in July, 1917. Verne McKinney, Cliff Bagley, Glen Taylor

Identifier

WCMpic_011845

Subject

Soldiers

World War, 1914-1918

United States--Armed Forces

United States--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.

Railroad trains

Bagley, Clifton S.

McKinney, Verne

Taylor, Glen

United States History

Military History & Science

Genealogy & Family History

Spatial Coverage

Ellensburg, Washington

Language

English

Date Created

1917-07

Date

1917

Medium

photographic prints

Rights

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum