Pope County World War I recruits at the Glenwood Depot waiting for transportation to Fort Dodge, Iowa. Pictured are Gustav A. Danielson, (1892-1943); Henry Snetting; John Edward Erickson (1861-1940); Alfred M. Avok (1893-1967); Edward Ellertson (1849-1934); Chester P. Lysen (1894-1948); Herman Karnegresser; Fredrick V. Jensen; Albert Opdahl (1893-1926); Julius A. Billehus (1893-1967); Gerhard T. Johnson; Carl J. Hagstrom; Clarence Hagstrom (1894-1970); Martin L. Holden (1890-1958); Robert A. Lee ( -1918); Robert H. McGowan; Glenn D. Scott (1895-1972); George L. Hedrick (1860-1927); Oscar L. Vantries (1894-1966); John a. Torguson (1888-1976); Ambrose D. Gannon (1883-1941); Henry O. Westrud (1892-1917); Martin Lea (1895-1918); Herbert Stenson; Carl Kjolsberg; Herbert Nordstrom (1892-1924); Magnus Grondahl (1984-1918); Joe Cabal; Eugene Scott; Albin Stromseth (1896-1990); Ole A. Stone (1895-1986); Bertine Brandanger; Carl J. Opheim ( -1919); Richard Johnson ( -1918); Alfred Bjornstad; Carrol C. Roll (1896-1918); Howard C. Hallett (1890-1986).
Parade of the first soldiers who left Morris for training camp during World War I. Businesses in the background are, from the left: Stewart's Mill, Stewart's Mill Office, Max Trantow's Saloon, the Stevens County Creamery, and Walker Towle [dry goods].
Group of of World War I serviceman who formed the American Legion Post in Belle Plaine. Very back row: John Clark, James Wilson, Walter Moore, John Brandl, Joe McRaith, Lou Rasmussen.
Women of the Young Judea Auxiliary gathered around a table. Young Judea was founded in the United States in 1909 to generate support for Zionism among young American Jews.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives