Camp Hancock Augusta, Georgia, 1918 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Camp Hancock Augusta, Georgia, 1918, preserved in this historic image. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Base Hospital, Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., Feb. 1918
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Camp Hancock Augusta, Georgia, 1918
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Camp Hancock, on the edge of Augusta, Georgia, was one of the National Army cantonments built in 1917 to train American draftees for the First World War, and in 1918 it was filled with tents, barracks, and drilling men. Augusta had long depended on cotton, the textile mills powered by the Augusta Canal, and its rail connections, so the arrival of a large camp brought soldiers, construction work, and new business to a city of modest size. The war shaped daily life in town through patriotic rallies, Liberty Loan drives, and rationing of food and fuel. That autumn, influenza swept through military camps across the country, and Augusta residents would have known the camp as both a source of local prosperity and a place of anxiety for families whose sons were stationed there.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Creator | shulman, isaac |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Georgia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,222 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Base Hospital, Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., Feb. 1918 |
| Reference | GA Camp Hancock Augusta 1918 |
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