The Human American Eagle; 12,500 Officers, Nurses And Men; Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.; Maj. Gen. George H. Cameron, Commanding – Historic Print
(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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The Human American Eagle; 12,500 Officers, Nurses And Men; Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.; Maj. Gen. George H. Cameron, Commanding
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Here, 12,500 officers, nurses and enlisted men stood in formation to form a single living American eagle, with the number of participants spelled out in the title. The display took place at Camp Gordon, the Army training post on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia, under Maj. Gen. George H. Cameron. Camp Gordon was a major training center during the First World War, and mass spectacles like this one were staged to build public enthusiasm for the war effort. The photograph was made by Atlanta studio Mole & Thomas.
| Created / published | c. 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photographic print |
| Notes | Photo by Mole & Thomas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,500 × 2,742 px · prints to 12 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-138494 |
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