A turning point
Navy and manned by a crew of trainee sailors, Recruit was located in Union Square from 1917 until the end of the war.
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Looking closer…
Looking closer…
Move through the dated record of USS Recruit (1917), separating what is documented, what is visible today and what still needs archival evidence.
Navy and manned by a crew of trainee sailors, Recruit was located in Union Square from 1917 until the end of the war.
Aha will show a draggable historical comparison here only when a sourced archival image and a sourced current view are available. Until then, the dated record stays textual and verifiable.
Maps reveal position. Satellite imagery reveals the present landscape. Historical imagery is labeled separately because coverage varies.
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Inspect evidence ↗mediaUSS Recruit (1917).jpg · Public domain
Inspect evidence ↗mediaUSS Recruit in Union Square NYC 1917.jpg · Public domain
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