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Facsimile of a 1917 photograph of recruits (wearing civilian clothes) in a barracks at Camp Upton. Printed text on verso states that while songwriter Irving Berlin, who wrote “Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning,” was not pictured in the…

Facsimile of a 1917 image of the exterior of the Bachelor’s Officers Quarters building at Camp Upton. Caption on front of card reads, “Camp Upton, L.I.–‘Officers’ House.’” (B&W)

Facsimile of a 1917 image of soldiers undergoing warfare training at Camp Upton. (B&W)

Facsimile of a c.1864 portrait photograph of Brig. Gen. Emory Upton, a Union Civil War general and the namesake of Camp Upton. Text on verso reads, “Brig Gen. Emery [misspelled] Upton, U.S.M.A Class of 1861, Civil War Hero and Military Tactician,…

Aerial view of the Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor (BGRR) under construction. (B&W)

Facsimile of a 1917 photograph of “doughboys” (recruits) standing near a train after arriving at Camp Upton during World War I. (B&W)

Facsimile of a 1917 photograph of soldiers standing by their government issue uniforms and gear, which are being inspected. The uniforms and gear are laid out in rows on the ground. (B&W)

Facsimile of a 1917 photograph of a “doughboy” (recruit) holding a rifle. (B&W)

Facsimile of a 1917 photograph of the War Department Theatre at Camp Upton. (B&W)

Facsimile of a 1917 photograph of workers raising the sides of a new barracks at Camp Upton. (B&W)