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Three tanks move across a dusty landscape.

This page of the Knox College yearbook is dedicated to the members of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity Quite a few members of Tau Kappa Epsilon served in the war, and Jared Smith gave his life in 1918.

This page of Knox's 1918 yearbook (including the senior class of 1917) includes photographs of all the students in the Knox College fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon. William Ray Euard (second from right, bottom row) and Jared Smith (second from right,…

McClelland discusses college business with Knox president James L. McConaughy. McClelland clarifies reimbursements the College can expect for housing and training soldiers.

McClelland accepts his appointment as a first lieutenant in the Ordnance Reserve.

McClelland appointed as a first lieutenant in the Ordnance Reserve.

The east wing of Alumni Hall was devoted to this 'Red Triangle' hut, in which lectures, boxing matches, and sings took place. This 'hut' also temporarily housed Knox soldiers who contracted influenza.

Three soldiers laugh and chat next to an American Red Cross vehicle.

William Mead Ferris III identified this photograph as "The Parade" at Fort Sheridan, when it is actually a baseball game.

This page documents Knox women's service in the Knox Red Cross Auxiliary, stating: "Knitting forms an important part in the life of the Knox girl. There are comparatively few things she can do in the war, and this one being the most important, she…

The 1919 yearbook of Knox College (produced in 1918) featured a notice by the Illinois State Council of Defense, asking high school students to continue their education, "that the country may not lack an adequate supply of trained men and women."

Newspaper story detailing how Lieut. Howard C. Knotts, Knox class of 1916 and an "ace" aviator, was shot down behind the enemy line and was captured by the Germans.

The Tower was a notable architectural feature at Fort Sheridan.

This Liberty Loan window flag indicated the owner displaying the flag was an owner of a Third Liberty Loan Bond.

The lawn at Knox College southwest of Old Main is transformed into a battlefield for training exercises.