Camp Greenleaf, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, 1917 – Vintage Photo Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Camp Greenleaf, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, 1917. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Camp Greenleaf, M.O.T.C., Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., Aug. 27, 1917
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Camp Greenleaf, Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, 1917
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Camp Greenleaf was a Medical Department training camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, in 1917, after the United States entered the First World War that spring. The post sat near Chattanooga and the Chickamauga battlefield, where Union and Confederate armies had fought one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War in 1863, so the local landscape was already known for its war memories. Chattanooga's rail lines, iron and textile mills, and river trade drew workers and visitors, and the Army's expansion brought new soldiers, officers, and supply traffic into the region. Panoramic views of the camp, with its rows of tents and wooden buildings, show how quickly a quiet military reservation was turned into a place for training men to care for the wounded overseas.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Creator | knowles & head |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Georgia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,147 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Camp Greenleaf, M.O.T.C., Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., Aug. 27, 1917 |
| Reference | GA Camp Greenleaf, Ft. Oglethorpe, 1917 |
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