DescriptionUSS Recruit (1917).jpg	English: New York, 1917. "Landship Recruit on Union Square." The U.S.S. Recruit, a wooden battleship erected by the Navy, served as a World War I recruiting station at Union Square from 1917 to 1920, when it "set sail" for Coney Island.
Date	1917
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Author	George Grantham Bain Collection
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• 2008-06-11 12:47:35 | Benea | 565158 | 1100×1481 | {{Information |Description=New York, 1917. "Landship Recruit on Union Square." The U.S.S. Recruit, a wooden battleship erected by the Navy, served as a World War I recruiting station at Union Square from 1917 to 1920, when it "set sail" for Coney Island.