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W.J. Reilly (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • B-59 said:
    See www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/28245549231/
  • Seuss. said:
    The building in the background still stands at 860 Broadway. The first floor is now a Petco. I don't know if they sell Goat Chow. This photo is looking north from what is now the Union Square Farmers Market - a good place to get goat's milk cheese.

W.J. Reilly (LOC)

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  • B-59 said:
    William J. Reilly, U.S. Navy sailor, stationed on the battleship U.S.S. Michigan, was a popular singer. pages.stolaf.edu/americanmusic/tag/william-j-reilly/
  • B-59 said:
    The photos were taken on the USS Recruit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Recruit_(1917)
  • Art Siegel said:
    According to this September, 1917 item from The New York Clipper, he was doing recruiting and (presumably patriotic) vaudeville: "SAILOR REILLY GETS 16 WEEKS William J. Reilly, who appeared in vaudeville recently, putting over a piano-logue and aiding in the recruiting for the Navy, will receive four months' leave from the battleship Michigan on December 28. He will use the time in playing sixteen weeks of vaudeville, opening January 7 at Keith's Theatre, Washington." fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?uri=http%... In August, 1918, he was identified as a sergeant and was performing at a childrens war savings rally in Madison Square Garden with the U.S.S. Recruit band: "Sergeant William J. Reilly. who is now on recruiting duty, claimed the undivided attention of the large audience of youngsters when he sang "Keep Your Head Down, Frltzie Boy." and "Over There." fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?uri=http%...
  • Art Siegel said:
    He recorded as "Sailor Reilly" for Victor in March, 1918: adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/talent/detail/30053/Reilly... Here's one of the recordings: WE'RE ALL GOING CALLING ON THE KAISER by William J 'Sailor' Reilly www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBFewy2eT4w
  • jessica cook said:
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RECRUIT (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • swanq said:
    See RECRUIT (LOC)
  • Art Siegel said:
    and Camouflaging RECRUIT (LOC)
  • Seuss. said:
    The taller building on the right is the Bank of the Metropolis building (1903). This building still stands and, appropriately for a building which was once adjacent to a battleship, is now home to the Blue Water Grill. The narrow building adjacent to it is the Decker Building (1892) and also still stands (albeit without it's cupola), From 1968-1973 Andy Warhol's Factory was on Decker's 6th floor.
  • swanq said:
    commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:31-41_Union_Square_West.jpg is a recent photo showing the buildings Seuss. identified. The other tall building, left of center, also still exists. See commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:17-27_Union_Square_West.jpg
  • Art Siegel said:
    The camouflage paint is apparently the work of the Woman's Camouflage Corps. In the hi-res version of this photo, you can see the scaffolding and the painters working. See notes under
    Theater, Times Sq. being painted (LOC)
    and see theunwrittenrecord.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/165-ww-599...