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Fort Sam Houston, Tex., 1911-1912: horse-drawn commissary wagon of unbleached flour – Antique Print

Fort Sam Houston, Tex., 1911-1912: horse-drawn commissary wagon of unbleached flour, [between 1911 and 1912] — historic photograph
Fort Sam Houston, Tex., 1911-1912: horse-drawn commissary wagon of unbleached flour, [between 1911 and 1912]. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(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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Step back in time with Fort Sam Houston, Tex., 1911-1912: horse-drawn commissary wagon of unbleached flour, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Fort Sam Houston, Tex., 1911-1912: horse-drawn commissary wagon of unbleached flour

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Supplies moved on four legs at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, where a team pulls a commissary wagon loaded with unbleached flour. The post, established in 1876, was an active Army base in the early 1910s, with cavalry and artillery units drawing rations and equipment through the quartermaster and commissary system. George Grantham Bain's news photography agency often recorded routine military work like this, offering a view of everyday army logistics before the First World War. The harness, the load, and the reliance on horses at a time when motor vehicles were spreading are all worth a closer look.

Created / published[between 1911 and 1912]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsTitle 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; Army, US--Equipment & Supplies; Texas--San Antonio; Army--US--Artillery; Army, US--1911/12; Cookery, Military; Army, US--Cavalry; Forts...--Ft. Sam Houston; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,096 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-130465

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