Military Brigade at Illinois Field (2) | University of Illinois Archives

Title:
Military Brigade at Illinois Field (2)
Date:
Spring 1918
Description:

Featured is the Military Day review field. The featured field is the former Illinois Field, home of the football team prior to Memorial Stadiums completion in 1923. It was then used for the display of the reserve officer training corps (ROTC) program. Military Day was treated as a university holiday where all (then) branches of service march and display their training. The reinforced brigade was comprised of Infantry, Cavalry, Field Artillery, Coast Artillery, Engineers, and the Signal Corps.

Due to the volatile nature of Nitrate Film, digital file can be found at:

https://medusa.library.illinois.edu/cfs_files/54034997

Phys. Desc:
Digital File can be found in JP_2 and TIF
ID:
2630002_MIL_3_BrigadeatStadium_1918_2
Repository:
University of Illinois Archives
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Copyright Bernard A. Strauch.

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