Collection	Hellard
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print on postcard of the 2nd Wisconsin National Guard boarding Train for Camp Douglas prior to World War I.
Event	World War I
Notes	Outdoor view of Companies B & F, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard filling passenger cars at the Soo Line freight train depot in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The men are dressed in Campaign Hats, shirts and black ties, and breeches. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad (later the Soo Line) freight depot is in the background. A large crowd of people are waving good by. The photograph was taken when the men shipped out in July 1917 for Camp Douglas for mobilization for Wolrd War I.
Object ID	P2000.34.93
Object Name	Postcard, Photographic
People	Hellard, Robert A.
Place	Oshkosh, WI
Print size	3.5" x 5.5"
Subjects	World War I Crowds Soldiers 2nd Wisconsin National Guard Railroad depots Railroad cars Railroad passenger cars Infantry Soo Line Rail Road Oshkosh Streets Market Street Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Title	2nd Wisconsin National Guard boarding Train
Year Range from	1917
Year range to	1917

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