Provisional 2nd Div., Ft. Sam Houston, Texas: Bird's-eye view of Review – Historic Map 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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This rare historic photograph captures Provisional 2nd Div., Ft. Sam Houston, Texas: Bird's-eye view of Review in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Provisional 2nd Div., Ft. Sam Houston, Texas: Bird's-eye view of Review
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Aerial views of troops massed on a parade ground were a popular way to document military ceremony in the late 1930s, and this one shows a provisional division drawn up at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. The post, named for the Texas leader Sam Houston, has long been a home for Army units in the Southwest. In 1939 the Army was expanding as war grew more likely in Europe, and formal reviews like this one let commanders display their troops' discipline and readiness. The record for this photograph is thin, so the exact occasion and the units involved are not confirmed here.
| Created / published | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photo by Ekmark. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Forts...--Ft. Sam Houston; Texas--Ft. Sam Houston; Army, US--Reviews--1939; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,234 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-130830 |
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