Camp Custer from kites, Michigan, 1918 – 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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic image of Camp Custer from kites, Michigan, 1918. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Camp Custer, Michigan, photographed from kites, camera elevated 500 feet
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Camp Custer from kites, Michigan, 1918
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Camp Custer, near Battle Creek, Michigan, was built in 1917 as one of the large army cantonments the federal government raised for the First World War. By 1918 it held tens of thousands of draftees and volunteers training for service in France, and the 85th Division was organized there. The camp took its name from George Armstrong Custer, and it drew workers and supplies from a city already known for its cereal factories, including the Kellogg and Post plants. That fall, influenza swept through the crowded barracks and hospital wards, killing many men before the armistice in November. This view shows how quickly farmland outside Battle Creek had become a city of wooden barracks.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Creator | kaufmann & fabry co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Michigan |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,670 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Camp Custer, Michigan, photographed from kites, camera elevated 500 feet |
| Reference | MI Camp Custer from kites 1918 |
More from the Panoramic Photos collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
