Fort Sheridan part 2
Today we see some more Fort Sheridan photos.
Fort Sheridan was an Army base just north of Chicago. During World War II, it was an induction and training center, processing over half a million inductees.
As part of an Army project to study different body types, some of these inductees were photographed nude.
These photos are sometimes confused with the Ivy League nude posture photos or the Navy pre-flight school nude photos at St. Mary's, but these photos are easily distinguished because each man stands on a base labeled "Ft. Sheridan".
A few dozen of these photos have been found (I have 36 of them), but the numbers on the base that each recruit stands on makes me wonder whether over 9000 inductees were photographed.
Next time: more Fort Sheridan photos.
2 comments:
The differences between the rear-view and the side-view of their butts always fascinates me.
Curious if all those photographed were accepted in the army or if pictures taken early on prior to being tested to see if they had what it took to be in the army. Notable many still with foreskins in those images.
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