Camp Custer, Michigan, 1917 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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 Custer, Michigan, 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 Custer, 1917
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Camp Custer, Michigan, 1917
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In 1917 Battle Creek, Michigan, was a city of factories and rail lines, and the new Camp Custer on its western edge had to house and feed a training population within months. Contractors hauled in lumber, plumbing pipe, and electrical wire, and local men found steady work as carpenters, laborers, and teamsters on the building crews. Because the post drew workers and recruits from well outside the county, boarding houses and rooms for rent in town filled far beyond their usual capacity. Schools and churches adjusted their schedules and crowded their rooms to fit the newcomers, and the camp soon became a regular subject of talk in the city's shops and on its front porches.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Creator | spencer & wyckoff |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Michigan |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 940 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Camp Custer, 1917 |
| Reference | MI Camp Custer 1917 |
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