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A town is decimated by the war.

Ten ambulances pause on the side of a road.

A bespectacled naval officer wears a life jacket aboard ship.

William Mead Ferris relaxes on a pier in Milwaukee in July of 1917.

Soldiers set up a picket line while camping at Fort Sheridan.

Captains Marley and Deacon while out camping at Fort Sheridan during military training.

Instruction in how to ride a horse was given at Fort Sheridan. This photograph was taken in July of 1917.

Ferris wrote about the photograph: "That hot, dusty gun spark at Ft Sheridan".

Captain 'Judge' Marley of Fort Sheridan stands next to a horse in this photograph taken in July of 1917.

William Mead Ferris III took this photograph of Captain 'Judge' Marley in July of 1917.

The Tower was a notable architectural feature at Fort Sheridan.

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

Several men sit on the ground during a signal drill at Fort Sheridan.

A soldier identified as Lieutenant Benson stands at attention in Fort Sheridan in July of 1917.

Captain 'Judge' Marley oversees soldiers working to dismantle guns efficiently at Fort Sheridan in Illinois.