Rookies leave U.S.S. Recruit for Newport, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service.

Rookies leave U.S.S. Recruit for Newport, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service.

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Rookies leave U.S.S. Recruit for Newport, 1917. Navy recruits disembarking from the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds during World War I. The men are leaving for training in Newport, Rhode Island.

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