Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1917 – Historic Photograph 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 Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1917. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio
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Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1917
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Camp Sherman, outside Chillicothe in Ross County, Ohio, was built in 1917 as the United States Army began training men for service in the First World War. The camp was named for General William Tecumseh Sherman, and its construction brought a sudden wave of workers, contractors, and soldiers to a small city that had long lived on farming, milling, and its position on the Scioto River. Chillicothe, Ohio's first state capital, was used to a slower pace, so the influx of draftees and new payrolls reshaped local streets, boarding houses, and shops almost overnight. Residents who watched the camp rise would have seen it as the most important change in their town since the railroads, and before the year was out its barracks were filling with recruits. This view captures the camp in its first year, when raw wooden buildings stood in rows across the open country.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Creator | fuller, f. e. (frank e.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Ohio |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 703 px · prints to 18 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio |
| Reference | OH 1917 Camp Sherman, Chillicothe |
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