Source: Rockford Morning Star, Feb. 2, 1919, by Paul B. Riis
WWI
James Carleton Van Duzer, 1888-1918, bird watcher and photographer
Source: Birds of the Mississippi Watershed, by Paul B. Riis.
Gauze masks for Camp Grant, 1918
Source: Rockford Daily Register-Gazette, September 30, 1918
Camp Grant Ready for First City Parade
Source: Rockford Daily Register-Gazette, April 11, 198
Camp Grant Liberty Loan Parade, April 12, 1918
Source: A private collection.
Sergeant Joseph F. Bold 1918 photograph
Photograph of Sergeant Joseph F. Bold    Rockford Public Library Local History Archives Military Collection
Diary of Sergeant Joseph F Bold
Sgt. J.F. Bold (Ambulance Company 344 -311th Sanitation Train), a Rockford resident, details his activities in WWI in an unusual 55 page typed diary, from august 24,1918 (Camp Grant IL) to his discharge on January 31, 1919.
Rockford Public Library Local History Archives – Military Collection
Education, Business and Social Interests Important to First African-Americans
