Fort Sam Houston, Tex., 1911-1912: Co. M, 11th Cavalry; lined up – Historic Print
![Fort Sam Houston, Tex., 1911-1912: Co. M, 11th Cavalry; lined up, [between 1911 and 1912] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2a/2a1063d5899c-L.webp)
(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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Fort Sam Houston, Tex., 1911-1912: Co. M, 11th Cavalry; lined up comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Fort Sam Houston, Tex., 1911-1912: Co. M, 11th Cavalry; lined up
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A company of mounted soldiers stands drawn up in formation at Fort Sam Houston, the army post in San Antonio, Texas, in a photograph identified as Company M of the 11th Cavalry. The record dates it only to sometime between 1911 and 1912, a period when cavalry still formed a large part of the U.S. Army. The image comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection of news photographs, and its catalog tags also mention quartermaster and barber subjects, hinting at the daily work of keeping a company running. The ranks and uniforms show how formal drill remained before motor transport began to change army life.
| Created / published | [between 1911 and 1912] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: PI; Army, U.S.--Quartermaster; Barbers...; Texas--San Antonio; Army, US--1911/12; Army, US--Cavalry; Forts...--Ft. Sam Houston; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,023 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-130467 |
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